Sr. Accountant, AWS Technology Infrastructure

Description

Amazon is a pioneering and dynamic company that thrives on unique and peculiar ways. We take pride in our single-minded obsession over customer satisfaction and our ability to maintain a curious and creative culture no matter how large the company grows. We endeavor to build our legacy as Earth’s most customer-centric company and to continue to cultivate and nourish our innovative environment through our mission to hire the best. If you are a financial accounting professional who consistently exceeds expectations, who dares to make bold decisions, and whose ears perk up at the prospect of a challenge, then Amazon is a place where your career can flourish.

Key job responsibilities

• Supporting various aspects of our accounting and reporting process.
• End-to-end process ownership to support finance and business partners.
• Understand internal control design concepts sufficient to assess the effectiveness of controls in their area and to design new processes and controls for emerging and growing business activities.
• Execute judgments to keep projects moving and ensure the right decisions are reached to close the books each month.
• Escalate risks and issues as necessary to leadership.
• Strong sense of ownership.
• Able to 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 memorialize technical accounting position papers.

Basic Qualifications

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

Preferred Qualifications

• CPA
• Knowledge of internal control framework (specifically COSO) to assess control design and operational efficiency
• 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
• Experience researching and documenting support for accounting conclusions

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

Pay

The base salary range for this position is listed below. 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.

• 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