Revenue Accounting Manager, Leo Revenue Accounting
About the role
Join Amazon Leo, Amazon's long-term initiative to design, launch, and maintain a constellation of Low Earth Orbit satellites providing low-latency, high-speed broadband connectivity to unserved and underserved communities worldwide. This is a ground-floor opportunity in one of Amazon's next billion-dollar businesses, seeking an entrepreneurial-minded Accounting Manager who thrives in a start-up environment and is passionate about space, technology, and global connectivity.
At Amazon, you'll work in a collaborative, team-driven environment that encourages learning, curiosity, and action. This role offers the chance to make significant contributions while solving complex challenges in a fast-paced, global setting. Amazon Leo's accounting group focuses on Revenue, Supply Chain, and Infrastructure Accounting.
Responsibilities
- Drive projects, provide accounting guidance, and serve as the first point of contact for finance and business partners to resolve issues.
- Take end-to-end process ownership to support finance and business partners across the accounting and reporting process.
- Research, conclude, and document technical accounting position papers for new business initiatives and complex transactions.
- Assess internal control design to influence systems, processes, and controls for emerging business activities.
- Ensure accurate financial reporting and monthly book closure through sound judgment and decision-making.
- Analyze complex processes and systems data to identify automation and process improvement opportunities.
- Lead accounting tasks and projects, enhancing partnerships between Accounting and business/IT groups.
- Navigate ambiguity, prioritize effectively, and escalate risks/issues to leadership as needed.
Requirements
- 5+ years of experience in finance or a related analytical field.
- Bachelor's degree in accounting or a related field.
Qualifications
- CPA certification.
- Experience researching and documenting accounting conclusions.
- Knowledge of internal control frameworks (e.g., COSO) to assess control design and operational efficiency.
- Familiarity with GAAP research tools and the FASB codification.
- Experience in accounting management at a Big Four firm with Fortune 500 clients.
- Experience in the satellite internet and/or telecommunications industries.
Pay
The base salary range for this position varies by location:
- Culver City, CA: $95,400 - $163,200 USD annually
- Boston, MA: $95,400 - $163,200 USD annually
- Portland, OR: $95,400 - $163,200 USD annually
- Nashville, TN: $85,900 - $146,900 USD annually
- Austin, TX: $95,400 - $163,200 USD annually
- Arlington, VA: $95,400 - $163,200 USD annually
- Seattle, WA: $95,400 - $163,200 USD annually
Compensation includes sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation is determined by experience, qualifications, and location.
Benefits
- Comprehensive health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D, with options for 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.
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