Senior Accountant, Kindle Content Accounting

About the role

The Kindle Content Accounting team supports many of Amazon’s Digital Content businesses, including eBooks and Kindle Unlimited. This position requires a self-starter that will be responsible for supporting new product launches, expansion efforts, and various aspects of our monthly accounting and reporting process. Amazon offers a collaborative, team-driven environment that encourages employees to learn, be curious, and have a bias for action. The company strongly encourages movement and growth within the Accounting department and across the company, aiming to hire and develop individuals who will raise the bar over the course of their career at Amazon.

Responsibilities

• Support various aspects of accounting and reporting processes.
• Own end-to-end processes to support finance and business partners.
• Apply accounting and financial principles to real-world scenarios.
• Assess the effectiveness of internal controls and design new processes and controls for emerging and growing business activities.
• Exercise judgment 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.
• Lead delivery of accounting tasks and projects.
• Analyze complex processes and systems data.

Requirements

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

Qualifications

• 2+ years of Fortune 500 operational accounting experience.
• CPA certification.
• Knowledge of internal control frameworks (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.

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

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

Learn more about our benefits at Amazon Jobs Benefits.