Accounting Manager, AWS Supply Chain Accounting
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.
Escalating 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
- 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
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.