Accounting Manager, Accounting, Amazon Stores Accounting

About the role

We are seeking an experienced Finance Manager to join the Stores Accounting team (supporting Zappos & Shopbop).

Responsibilities

• Own Operational Accounting: Manage the monthly close cycle, account reconciliations, flux and variance analysis, and audit support activities while partnering with technology teams and stakeholders to ensure accurate, timely financial reporting.
• Automate: Work on automation projects and lead the coordination of designing processes and tools to make financial statement processes easier and more accurate.
• Support Expansion: Support the expansion of Amazon's Retail business by ensuring implementation of controlled processes to keep Amazon's financial statements materially correct.
• Consult: Operate as a valued consultant to partner with many different stakeholder teams across Amazon.
• Make Decisions: Be an empowered, impactful decision maker who drives the direction of accounting operations and process improvements to completion.
• Collaborate: Collaborate with Amazonians of diverse backgrounds.

Requirements

• Deep expertise in Accounting and Financial Systems.
• Demonstrated experience in operational accounting, month-end close processes, account reconciliation ownership, variance analysis, audit support, accounting requirements documentation, and process design.
• Demonstrated experience in leading and influencing teams to accomplish unusually complex challenges.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of finance or a related analytical field experience.
• Bachelor's degree in accounting or related field.

Skills

• Knowledge of internal control framework (specifically COSO) to assess control design and operational efficiency.
• Experience in accounting management in Big Four with Fortune 500 clients.
• Experience researching and documenting support for accounting conclusions.

Benefits

Amazon offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance, 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.