Accounting Manager, AWS Supply Chain Accounting

About the role

AWS is looking for individuals who bring both accounting experience and entrepreneurial aptitude to accelerate decision-making and management of the business and accounting. The ideal candidate will demonstrate intellectual capacity to produce innovative ideas and analysis, along with the willingness to execute these decisions.

Responsibilities

• Support various aspects of the accounting and reporting process.
• 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.
• Enhance partnerships between accounting and business, finance, tax, trade compliance, and IT groups.
• Research, conclude, and memorialize technical accounting position papers.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in accounting or related field, or 5+ years of multiple finance and accounting roles experience.
• CPA preferred.
• Experience in accounting management in Big Four with Fortune 500 clients.
• Experience identifying incomplete or inaccurate data, identifying the root cause, and creating/implementing an escalation plan.
• Experience solving complex business challenges by delivering accurate and timely financial models, analysis, and recommendations that have a proven impact on business.
• Experience working with large-scale data mining and reporting tools (e.g., SQL, MS Access, Essbase, Cognos) and other financial systems (e.g., Oracle, SAP, Lawson, JD Edwards).
• 4+ years of transactional accounting field experience.

Qualifications

• Strong analytical skills and a passion for analytics and accountability.
• High standards and razor-sharp accuracy.
• Ability to identify process improvement and automation opportunities to drive positive change across the organization.

Skills

• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Knowledge of internal control design concepts.
• Experience with large-scale data mining and reporting tools.
• Experience with financial systems.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, vision, prescription, life insurance, AD&D, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage.
• 401(k) matching.
• Paid time off.
• Parental leave.

Pay

The base salary range for this position is $95,400.00 - $163,200.00 USD annually.

Schedule

Full-time.