Senior Accountant, AWS Technology Infrastructure

About the role

Amazon is a pioneering and dynamic company that thrives on unique and customer-centric ways. We take pride in our obsession with customer satisfaction and our ability to maintain a curious and creative culture. If you are a financial accounting professional who consistently exceeds expectations, makes bold decisions, and embraces challenges, Amazon offers a collaborative, team-driven environment that encourages learning, curiosity, and action.

This role is part of Amazon’s accounting group, offering opportunities at the Accounting Manager level in areas such as Legal Entity & Intercompany, Accounting Policy & Reporting, Operations and Capital, Transportation, Payments & Merchant Services, Retail Operations, Digital, and AWS Accounting. The position focuses on supporting AWS Data Center accounting and reporting processes.

Responsibilities

• Support AWS Data Center accounting and reporting processes with end-to-end ownership of Capex and Opex to support finance and business partners.
• Understand internal control design concepts to assess control effectiveness and design new processes for emerging business activities.
• Execute judgments to keep projects moving and ensure timely decision-making for monthly book closures.
• Escalate risks and issues to leadership as necessary.
• 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 document technical accounting position papers.

Requirements

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

Qualifications

• CPA certification.
• 2+ years of Fortune 500 operational accounting experience.
• Knowledge of GAAP research tools and the FASB codification.
• Experience in accounting management in Big Four with Fortune 500 clients.
• Knowledge of internal control frameworks (specifically COSO) to assess control design and operational efficiency.
• Experience researching and documenting support for accounting conclusions.

Pay

• USA, CA, Culver City: $72,600.00 - $117,100.00 USD annually
• USA, MA, Boston: $66,900.00 - $117,100.00 USD annually
• USA, OR, Portland: $66,900.00 - $117,100.00 USD annually
• USA, TN, Nashville: $60,200.00 - $105,400.00 USD annually
• USA, TX, Austin: $66,900.00 - $117,100.00 USD annually
• USA, VA, Arlington: $66,900.00 - $117,100.00 USD annually
• USA, WA, Seattle: $82,700.00 - $117,100.00 USD annually

Benefits

• 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.
• Sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs).

For more details on benefits, visit Amazon Jobs Benefits.