Accounting Manager: Controllership & Automation Lead

Amazon; Portland (OR); On-site; USD 95,000 - 163,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Parental leave

Job summary

Amazon's Fuse Accounting team leads financial controllership for a growing global business, partnering with business, tech, finance, and accounting teams to build scalable controls and drive automation.

The right candidate will influence senior leaders, oversee monthly closes, and push AI-driven productivity improvements across accounting operations, ensuring scalable, accurate reporting and compliant processes.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Own and manage the monthly/quarterly close process, including preparing journal entries, analyzing variances, and delivering meaningful financial reporting to management.
• Review new contracts and interpret contractual terms to determine appropriate revenue recognition under ASC 606.
• Prepare and review technical accounting memos under US GAAP, ensuring regulatory compliance.
• Understand internal control design concepts sufficient to assess the effectiveness of controls and design new processes and controls for emerging and growing business activities.
• Partner closely with cross-functional teams including Business, Finance, and Tax to ensure alignment, compliance, and scalability.
• Drive projects, provide accounting guidance, and often serve as first point of contact for finance and business partners to launch new projects and resolve issues.
• Evaluate existing processes and recommend, develop, and drive improvements to increase efficiency and scalability.
• Drive AI and automation solutions for operational improvements to enhance efficiency and accuracy across accounting processes.

Skills

Accounting

Leadership

Communication

Financial analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting

MBA

Tools

GAAP research tools

FASB codification

COSO framework

Job description

Amazon's Fuse Accounting team leads financial controllership for a growing global business, partnering with business, tech, finance, and accounting teams to build scalable controls and drive automation.

The right candidate will influence senior leaders, oversee monthly closes, and push AI-driven productivity improvements across accounting operations, ensuring scalable, accurate reporting and compliant processes.