Principal, Advertising Accounting, Advertising Accounting

About the role

The Advertising Accounting organization is seeking a highly motivated Principal to serve as a key accounting partner to the Amazon Advertising business. This role is central to strengthening controllership across the organization, with primary responsibility for managing and developing scalable financial controls and processes that simplify monthly reviews, enhance controllership rigor, and enable sustainable growth.

You will partner closely with tech, finance, accounting, and business teams to develop long-term strategies and drive new initiatives that support our mission, while working with key stakeholders and central teams to drive global standardization of metric and reporting definitions. This position requires collaboration across organizations to define financial and non-financial trade-offs in ambiguous environments, ensuring robust financial governance and control frameworks are maintained throughout.

Responsibilities

• Deliver accurate financial reporting as the primary accounting leader for the business area, directly influencing senior leaders
• Partnering and strategizing with business, accounting, finance, and tax stakeholders to ensure seamless coordination, compliance, and scalability
• Owning critical financial reporting deliverables, including 10-K and 10-Q disclosures, and presenting key findings to Advertising senior accounting leadership
• Driving AI and automation solutions for operational improvements to enhance efficiency and accuracy across accounting processes
• Collaborating with business teams to evaluate new contracts and incentives (ASC 606), championing accounting controllership considerations in new business terms and launches
• Preparing and reviewing technical accounting memos under US GAAP, ensuring regulatory compliance
• Leading cross-functional projects including process improvements, controls enhancement, and integration of accounting processes with Amazon systems
• Coordinating quarterly reviews and approvals of estimates, presenting conclusions to senior leadership
• Executing quarterly reviews and sign-offs on SOX 404 key controls, ensuring robust internal control framework

Requirements

• 12+ years of tax, finance or a related analytical field experience
• 7+ years of finance technology, forecast & budgeting, or other finance-focused competency experience
• Experience with Tableau, Python, SQB, Quicksight, Cognos or other BI packages

Preferred Qualifications

• MBA, or CPA
• Experience in a leadership position managing finance, accounting and operational processes
• Amazon experience

Pay

The base salary range for this position is $139,100.00 - $188,200.00 USD annually in CA, MA, OR, TX, VA, and WA, and $125,200.00 - $169,400.00 USD annually in TN. 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.

Benefits

Amazon also 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.