Accounting Manager, AWS Supply Chain 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.
- 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, trade compliance and IT groups.
- Research, conclude and memorialize technical accounting position papers.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in accounting or related field, or Bachelor's degree
- 5+ years of multiple finance and accounting roles experience
- Experience in accounting management in Big Four with Fortune 500 clients (preferred)
- 5+ years of identifying incomplete or inaccurate data, identifying the root cause and creating/implementing an escalation plan experience
- 5+ years of solving complex business challenges by delivering accurate and timely financial models, analysis, and recommendations that have a proven impact on business (e.g., financial savings, operational improvements, or customer benefits) experience
- Experience working with large-scale data mining and reporting tools (examples: SQL, MS Access, Essbase, Cognos) and other financial systems (examples: Oracle, SAP, Lawson, JD Edwards)
- 4+ years of transactional accounting field experience
Qualifications
- CPA (preferred)
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
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.
- USA, CA, Culver City - 95,400.00 - 163,200.00 USD annually
- USA, MA, Boston - 95,400.00 - 163,200.00 USD annually
- USA, OR, Portland - 95,400.00 - 163,200.00 USD annually
- USA, TN, Nashville - 85,900.00 - 146,900.00 USD annually
- USA, TX, Austin - 95,400.00 - 163,200.00 USD annually
- USA, VA, Arlington - 95,400.00 - 163,200.00 USD annually
- USA, WA, Seattle - 95,400.00 - 163,200.00 USD annually
Schedule
Not specified