Accounting Manager, Amazon Publishing Accounting

About the role

Join Amazon Publishing Accounting to support the global growth of Amazon Publishing, a leading trade publisher focused on empowering storytellers and connecting them with readers worldwide.

Responsibilities

• Guiding the accounting function for Amazon Publishing including recoupable advances, royalty calculation, content ingestion, multi-channel distribution, inter-company transactions, and marketing expenses.
• Developing, integrating, and improving accounting processes and procedures for subsidiaries while increasing controllership.
• Managing the month-end financial close and financial reporting deliverables.
• End-to-end process ownership to support finance and business partners.
• Executing judgment and ensuring the right decisions are reached to accurately report financial results.
• Driving projects, providing accounting guidance, and serving as the first point of contact for finance and business partners to launch new projects and resolve issues.

Qualifications

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

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in accounting management in Big Four with Fortune 500 clients
• CPA
• Knowledge of internal control framework (specifically COSO) to assess control design and operational efficiency
• Knowledge of GAAP research tools and the FASB codification
• Experience participating in continuous improvement projects in your team to scale and improve controllership with measurable results
• Experience in creating process improvements with automation and analysis

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.