Staff Accountant

Overview

Amazon is a US-based multinational electronic commerce company headquartered in Seattle, Washington. Amazon.com started as an online bookstore, but soon diversified into many other categories, with a vision to be earth's most customer-centric company & to build a place where people can come to find and discover anything they might want to buy online.

Amazon's Finance Operations, Accounting & Analysis (FOAA) team is a fast-paced, team-focused, dynamic environment and delivering great experiences for our customers is top priority. FOAA is seeking a Staff Accountant to support our accounting team.

Responsibilities

• Month end closing activities, preparation of monthly/quarterly/annually reconciliations and balance sheet analysis.
• Support the Management in all aspects of financial accounting, reporting systems, procedures, and policies.
• Promote systems/process development within the department to ensure ongoing efficiency and control improvements.
• Innovate processes and exceed expectations in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.

Knowledge, Skills, and Experience

• Must be a Certified Accountant with CA / ICWA / CIMA / CMA or CPA.
• Prior experience in Retail or Market Place or Financial Retail Services is a plus.
• Strong interpersonal skills — including written and oral communication skills.
• Zeal towards Operational Excellence/Process improvement & simplifications.
• Excellent knowledge of financial controls and procedures; US GAAP knowledge would be a plus.
• Advanced level Excel and knowledge of SQL is a must.
• Experience of Oracle/SAP.
• Flexible, adaptable, well organized.
• Knowledge of Six Sigma defect reduction techniques (Lean, etc) preferred.
• Proactive behavior.
• Strong team skills.
• Self motivated, enthusiastic.

Basic Qualifications

• Knowledge of standard software including Excel, Access, Oracle, Essbase, SQL and VBA skills.
• Experience using data to influence business decisions.
• Experience in corporate finance including budgeting/planning, forecasting and reporting.
• CA with upto 0-4 years of post-qualification experience in month end closing of books of accounts / working on various sub-ledgers / accounting knowledge / balance sheet reconciliation & reporting activities.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in TM1, Data Warehouse and SQL.

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