Accounting Manager, Foreign Exchange (FX) Accounting

Role Overview

The Foreign Exchange (FX) Accounting team manages global FX results and provides strategic FX guidance for new business initiatives and system launches. With Amazon operating in over 100 countries and managing approximately 1,100 currency pairs, our team handles diverse and complex FX matters, exposures, and system integrations.

What You'll Do

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including accounting, Treasury, Tax, technology, and Corporate Reporting in a complex, high-growth environment.
• Work closely with internal system teams to drive automation and system enhancements that improve our FX processes.

Key job responsibilities

• FX Subject Matter Expertise:
• Partner with diverse business teams to understand new initiatives and assess FX implications.
• Serve as the primary FX accounting expert, providing guidance and requirements to accounting and technology teams.
• Conduct US GAAP research and provide proactive FX guidance on projects to prevent future technical accounting challenges.
• Monthly Close & Financial Reporting:
• Perform monthly close activities including reconciliations and journal entries.
• Drive continuous process improvements in monthly close processes.
• Support financial reporting processes and ensure accurate FX accounting treatment.
• Research technical accounting issues and coordinate with the technical accounting team to develop and document accounting position papers as needed.
• Escalate risks and issues to leadership with appropriate context and recommendations.

Basic Qualifications

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

Preferred Qualifications

• CPA.
• Experience in accounting management in Big Four with Fortune 500 clients.
• Knowledge of GAAP research tools and the FASB codification.
• Experience researching and documenting support for accounting conclusions.
• 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).
• Experience working with large-scale data mining and reporting tools (i.e. SQL, MS Power Query, Python).

Pay

• Base salary range: $85,900.00 - $146,900.00 USD annually

Schedule

• Not specified

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits including health insurance, retirement plans, paid time off, and parental leave.
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