Sr. Accounting Program Manager, Global Entity Expansion and Restructure
About the role
The Global Entity Expansion and Restructure team is the centralized accounting function responsible for program management of legal entity formation, restructure, and closure. The team establishes processes and standards to support diligence, document preparation, and leadership approval for these corporate projects. Program managers collaborate with global stakeholders, including Business teams, Tax, Legal, FinOps, Treasury, HR, and Accounting, ensuring controllership, consistency, and visibility of critical corporate initiatives.
In this role, you will act as a program manager, advising and guiding business teams while owning the transaction approval workflow for director review. You will support global entity formation and restructure projects across diverse business teams, working with cross-department leaders and functional accounting teams to ensure seamless execution from proposal to approval and financial system setup.
This fast-paced environment requires managing ambiguity, complexity, and multiple simultaneous projects impacting the global organization. Key leadership principles for this role include Earn Trust, Learn and Be Curious, Ownership, Invent and Simplify, Bias for Action, and Deliver Results.
Responsibilities
- Work independently to lead projects supporting Amazon’s corporate structure, ensuring appropriate business support and controllership.
- Deliver complex cross-functional projects while prioritizing work for global project teams and monitoring transactions to maintain standards.
- Identify and communicate project risks to senior leadership, providing clear recommendations for resolution or mitigation.
- Manage risks across disparate business functions, driving mitigation and resolution.
- Build relationships across multiple teams within Amazon to foster collaboration and productivity.
- Work cross-functionally on global business launches, influencing strategy and communicating with senior leadership both within and outside of accounting.
Requirements
- 5+ years of experience in finance or a related analytical field.
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting or a related field.
Preferred Qualifications
- CPA certification.
- 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 researching and documenting support for accounting conclusions.
Skills
- Excellent communication and organization skills, including the ability to anticipate, identify, and communicate risks to senior leadership.
- Strong project management skills, with experience in financial processes, accounting conclusion documentation, and process design.
- Ability to manage ambiguity and complexity in a fast-paced environment.
- Collaborative mindset with a focus on building productive working relationships across teams.
Pay
The base salary range for this position varies by location:
- Culver City, CA: $95,400 – $163,200 USD annually
- North Reading, 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
Final compensation will be determined based on experience, qualifications, and location. The package includes sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs).
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.
Learn more about our benefits at amazon.jobs/en/benefits.