Sr. Accountant, AWS Technology Infrastructure

About the role

Supporting AWS Data Center accounting and reporting process.
End-to-end process ownership on Capex and Opex to support finance and business partners.
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.
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.

Responsibilities

• 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.
• Ability 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.

Requirements

• 3+ years of finance or a related analytical field experience.
• Bachelor's degree in accounting or related field.
• CPA preferred.
• 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 framework (specifically COSO) to assess control design and operational efficiency.
• Experience researching and documenting support for accounting conclusions.

Qualifications

• Basic Qualifications:
• 3+ years of finance or a related analytical field experience.
• Bachelor's degree in accounting or related field.
• PREFERRED Qualifications:
• CPA preferred.
• 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 framework (specifically COSO) to assess control design and operational efficiency.
• Experience researching and documenting support for accounting conclusions.

Skills

• Strong sense of ownership.
• Ability to identify process improvement and automation opportunities to drive positive change across the organization.
• Leadership skills to lead delivery of accounting tasks and projects.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills to enhance partnerships between Accounting and various business and IT groups.
• Technical accounting knowledge to research, conclude and memorialize position papers.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits including health insurance, retirement plans, paid time off, and parental leave.
• Amazon also offers sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs).

Pay

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.

Schedule

Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location.