Principal, Revenue Accounting, Advertising, Advertising Accounting

About the role

Amazon Advertising is seeking a highly motivated Principal to serve as a key accounting partner. This role is central to strengthening controllership, managing and developing scalable financial controls and processes that simplify monthly reviews, enhance 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, while working with key stakeholders and central teams to standardize global 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. The ideal candidate will have exceptional accounting skills, strong leadership and people management capabilities, and solid business judgment to drive results. Experience in fast-paced, global, results-oriented environments is essential, along with the ability to lead teams and influence senior business leaders through effective communication and logical reasoning.

The successful candidate will collaborate with partner accounting teams across the U.S. and work closely with business and financial systems teams to support new launches, design high-impact AI initiatives, and drive productivity improvements. They must think and act both strategically and tactically while building and mentoring a high-performing accounting team.

Responsibilities

• Deliver accurate financial reporting as the primary accounting leader for the business area, directly influencing senior leaders.
• Partner and strategize with business, accounting, finance, and tax stakeholders to ensure seamless coordination, compliance, and scalability.
• Own critical financial reporting deliverables, including 10-K and 10-Q disclosures, and present key findings to Advertising senior accounting leadership.
• Drive AI and automation solutions for operational improvements to enhance efficiency and accuracy across accounting processes.
• Collaborate with business teams to evaluate new contracts and incentives (ASC 606), championing accounting controllership considerations in new business terms and launches.
• Prepare and review technical accounting memos under US GAAP, ensuring regulatory compliance.
• Lead cross-functional projects including process improvements, controls enhancement, and integration of accounting processes with Amazon systems.
• Coordinate quarterly reviews and approvals of estimates, presenting conclusions to senior leadership.
• Execute quarterly reviews and sign-offs on SOX 404 key controls, ensuring a 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, SQL, Quicksight, Cognos, or other BI packages.

Preferred Qualifications

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

Pay

• USA, CA, Culver City: $139,100.00 - $188,200.00 USD annually
• USA, MA, Boston: $139,100.00 - $188,200.00 USD annually
• USA, OR, Portland: $139,100.00 - $188,200.00 USD annually
• USA, TX, Austin: $139,100.00 - $188,200.00 USD annually
• USA, VA, Arlington: $139,100.00 - $188,200.00 USD annually
• USA, WA, Seattle: $139,100.00 - $188,200.00 USD annually

Benefits

Amazon offers comprehensive benefits including:

• Health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance, and optional supplemental life plans).
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and 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).