Thomas Parks
Finance Director - Controller - CFO
- Role
- Regional Finance Leader at Amazon
- Location
- Houston, TX, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Thomas Parks
I’m a finance executive with 15+ years of experience helping organizations—from fast-moving tech companies to global energy firms—grow smarter, operate leaner, and scale profitably.As an executive Finance Leader at Amazon, I lead financial operations for a robotics-enabled fulfillment region with annual revenue of $10B. I manage a team of finance professionals across a region employing associates and occupying 5m square feet of warehouse space. I\'ve led initiatives that delivered $500M+ in annualized savings. Previously, as Controller at SGS North America, I improved net working capital and led margin expansion projects that increased profit margins by 2% annually.I specialize in:Financial planning and analysis (FP & A)Cost containment and profitability improvementERP implementation and systems leadership (Oracle, SAP, Power BI)Capital investment analysis and M&A integrationBuilding and mentoring high-performing finance teamsI thrive in fast-paced, high-accountability environments and enjoy working closely with executive teams to align financial strategy with business goals.
Experience
Regional Finance Leader
Jul 2022 — Present
Key Achievements- Led an initiative to optimize Amazon’s supply chain capacity planning in 2025 by ensuring orders were routed (cost effectively) to warehouses that had excess capacity first. This generated $400M in annualized savings- Led an initiative optimizing Amazon’s fulfillment engine to prioritize sending work to more efficient warehouses, generating an annual savings of $88M- Improved labor efficiency by 6%, delivering $101M in annual savings.
Education
University of Delaware
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Accounting and Finance
2002 — 2006
University of Delaware
Bachelor Science, Accounting
2003 — 2007
Skills
- Consolidation
- Us Gaap
- Sap Products
- Lean Manufacturing
- Sap
- Hyperion
- Ifrs
- Forecasting
- Managerial Finance
- Fixed Assets
- Energy Industry
- Oracle
- Financial Reporting
- Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (Gaap)
- Sarbanes-Oxley Act
- Financial Accounting
- Financial Modeling
- Manufacturing
- Microsoft Excel
- Finance
- Gaap
- Management
- Variance Analysis
- Corporate Finance
- Financial Analysis
- Hyperion Enterprise
- Project Planning
- Cost Accounting
- Internal Controls
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