Ryan Teachout
Portland
Summary
Corporate finance professional with over 11 years of progressive experience in financial planning and analysis, strategic modeling, and operational finance leadership across Fortune 500 organizations. Proven success in driving profitability, efficiency, and cost optimization within high-growth technology and manufacturing environments. Adept at partnering with cross-functional leaders to deliver data-driven insights, evaluate investments, and guide multi-million-dollar P&L decisions. Recognized for analytical rigor, strategic thinking, and the ability to align financial outcomes with business objectives.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
Finance Manager – AWS Network Services
Amazon.com
Portland
12.2024 - Current
- Manage private pricing deal desk initiatives for Amazon CloudFront, a content delivery network service with annual revenues exceeding $1B within AWS.
- Improve CloudFront Deal Desk SLA performance by 5,000 bps.
- Revise the CloudFront marginal unit cost model utilized for assessing private pricing requests.
- Streamlined private pricing by crafting multiple pre-approved rate cards, featuring CloudFront and service bundles, eliminating up to 200 hours of manual deal reviews annually.
- Present data-driven pricing strategies to senior leadership derived from analysis of customer usage trends and revenue projections.
- Direct P&L management for Interactive Video Services, driving a 21% year-over-year annual revenue increase.
Finance Manager – Mechatronics & Sustainable Packaging
Amazon.com
Portland
03.2022 - 12.2024
- Oversaw $385M annual operating budget and directed FP&A processes for organization of 1,000+ employees.
- Assessed a $25M licensing opportunity for automation technology, uncovering a $17M annual cost savings opportunity.
- Collaborated with engineering and product teams to establish KPIs assessing automation effectiveness; executed workflow enhancements that elevated efficiency by 30% and generated $1M in annual savings.
Senior Financial Analyst – Global Robotics
Amazon.com
Seattle
05.2019 - 02.2022
- Developed comprehensive ROI and cost-benefit models facilitating $115M in automation technology investments resulting in $96M reduction in operating expenses within two years.
- Managed workforce planning strategy for 500-person deployment organization; formulated staffing models to enhance headcount efficiency by 29% based on project volume and deployment cadence.
- Developed financial frameworks calculating variable cost per unit across Amazon Operations; analysis identified $4B in potential cost savings opportunities.
Financial Analyst – Health, Safety, Security, Sustainability & Compliance
Amazon.com
Seattle
06.2017 - 04.2019
- Oversaw FP&A for $321M annual operating budget involving 15 cost centers supporting 4,000 employees.
- Achieved reliable forecast accuracy within 97% of controllable costs, while delivering actionable variance analysis that supports organizational cost discipline.
Financial Analyst
The Boeing Company
Seattle
08.2014 - 06.2017
- Formulated pricing and cost models for V-22 and CH-47 Chinook aircraft programs.
- Conducted capital investment analyses for Boeing’s Everett manufacturing facility, increasing ROI transparency for large-scale infrastructure projects.
- Administered FP&A processes for fabrication operations, guaranteeing robust cost control and reliable financial reporting accuracy.
Education
BBA - Finance
Gonzaga University
Spokane, WA05.2014
Skills
- Financial expertise: FP&A, P&L management, forecasting, strategic modeling, ROI/NPV analysis, cost optimization, headcount management
- Financial analysis tools: IBM Cognos TM1, IBM Planning Analytics for Excel (PAX), Hyperion Essbase, Oracle Financials, Citrix Business Applications, Microsoft Excel, Office Suite, SQL, AI prompting
- Data visualization: Tableau, Power BI
INTERESTS
Home brewing, pickup basketball, reading fiction, cooking, travel
Timeline
Finance Manager – AWS Network Services
Amazon.com
12.2024 - Current
Finance Manager – Mechatronics & Sustainable Packaging
Amazon.com
03.2022 - 12.2024
Senior Financial Analyst – Global Robotics
Amazon.com
05.2019 - 02.2022
Financial Analyst – Health, Safety, Security, Sustainability & Compliance
Amazon.com
06.2017 - 04.2019
Financial Analyst
The Boeing Company
08.2014 - 06.2017
BBA - Finance
Gonzaga University