Accounting Manager, AWS Revenue Accounting
About the role
Amazon has a history and tradition of leading the world in web-related technologies and services. One of those products is Amazon Web Services (AWS). Since early 2006, AWS has provided companies of all sizes with an infrastructure platform in the cloud. AWS needs individuals that bring the accounting experience AND the entrepreneurial aptitude to accelerate decision making and management of the business and accounting. Also needed is the intellectual capacity to produce innovative ideas/analysis and the willingness to do the heavy lifting to implement those decisions.
Responsibilities
- Supporting various aspects of our accounting and reporting process for AWS revenue, including billing, AR, aging, deferred revenue, bad debt, and write-offs.
- End-to-end process ownership to support finance and business partners.
- Lead delivery of accounting tasks and projects.
- Execute judgments to keep business and accounting projects moving and ensure the right decisions are reached to close the books each month.
- Understand internal control design concepts sufficient to assess the effectiveness of controls in their area and to design new processes and controls for emerging and growing business activities.
- Escalate risks and issues as necessary to leadership.
- Strong sense of ownership.
- Able to identify process improvement and automation opportunities to drive positive change across the organization.
- Enhance partnerships between accounting and business, finance, tax, and IT groups.
- Research, conclude and memorialize technical accounting position papers.
Requirements
- 5+ years of finance or a related analytical field experience
- Bachelor's degree in accounting or related field
Qualifications
- 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 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 (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.
Pay
The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location.
Schedule
Details on the schedule are not specified in the job posting.