Accounting Manager, Global OpEx Accounting
Amazon is a pioneering, dynamic, and energetic company that thrives on unique and peculiar ways. We take pride in our single-minded obsession over customer satisfaction and our ability to maintain a curious and vibrant culture no matter how large the company grows. We endeavor to build our legacy as Earth’s most customer-centric company and to continue to cultivate and nourish our innovative environment through our mission to hire the best.
About the role
If you are a financial accounting professional who consistently exceeds expectations, who dares to make bold decisions, and whose ears perk up at the prospect of a challenge, then Amazon is a place where your career can flourish. When working at Amazon, your ability to make a difference and take ownership of your career begins on day one. You can expect a collaborative, team-driven environment that encourages employees to learn, be curious, and have a bias for action.
Amazon’s accounting group offers opportunities at the Accounting Manager level in Legal Entity & Intercompany, Accounting Policy & Reporting, Operations and Capital, Transportation, Payments & Merchant Services, Retail Operations, Digital, and AWS Accounting.
Responsibilities
- Support various aspects of our accounting and reporting process.
- End-to-end process ownership to support finance and business partners.
- 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.
- Execute judgments to keep projects moving and ensure the right decisions are reached to close the books each month.
- Escalate risks and issues as necessary to leadership.
- Identify process improvement and automation opportunities to drive positive change across the organization.
- Lead delivery of accounting tasks and projects.
- Enhance partnerships between Accounting and various business and IT groups.
- Research, conclude, and memorialize technical accounting position papers.
About the team
The Global OpEx Accounting team's responsibility is to ensure the complete and accurate recognition of global operating expenditures for Amazon. The team supports global initiatives designed to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of month-end close processes.
Qualifications
Basic Qualifications
- 5+ years of finance or a related analytical field experience
- Bachelor's degree in accounting or related field
Preferred 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
Los Angeles County applicants: Job duties for this position include: work safely and cooperatively with other employees, supervisors, and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees, supervisors, and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal, state, and local laws and Company policies. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position.
Pay
- 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
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
- Sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs)
Learn more about our benefits at amazon.jobs/en/benefits.