Jim Mills

About Jim Mills

The views expressed are my own.I have a passion for finance, a drive to make a positive difference, and a proven record of success.Professional highlights: o Multiple levels of increasing financial experience coupled with well-rounded roles in financial services/call center, sales operations, supply chain, internal advising/consulting, and business transformation.o Achieved $1.4B in EBITDA benefits by working with business partners to identify opportunities, refine, forecast financials, and implement more than 150 initiatives.o Revitalized a large, geographically dispersed organization and earned the West Area President’s Award for Culture.o Led teams ranging in size from two to ten direct reports and 700+ employees, with strong manager scores.o Spearheaded a project on store device inventory service level and developed a two-tier model that reduced $44M in slow-selling inventory.o Earned multiple awards, including: The Platinum Hammer Award (Lowe\'s), Lean Six Sigma Phoenix Award for top performance as a change agent (Verizon), Multiple Operating Cash Flow leadership awards for top region performance, West Area President\'s Award for Culture, and President\'s Club Service Legend Award for outstanding individual performance.Key Financial Skills: Financial Management & Strategy, Financial & Customer Reporting, Analytics, Budgeting, Forecasting, Investment analysis, Modeling, Variance & KPI analysis, NPV, Cost/Benefit, Monthly Close, and P&L Management.Other Key Skills: Diverse Functional Experience, Business Acumen, Thought Leader, Team Development, Business Transformation, Process Improvement, Executive presentations, and Change Management.

Experience

1. Principal Finance, Aws Security

   Amazon

   Jun 2025 — Present · Seattle, WA, US

   Partnering with AWS Security leadership to drive financial management, insights, and strategy.

Education

• University of Nevada-Las Vegas

  Business, Finance

• W. P. Carey School of Business – Arizona State University

  MBA, Business