Accounting Transformation Program Lead

Amazon

Portland (OR)

On-site

USD 139,000 - 188,000

Full time

4 days ago

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Job summary

Amazon.com Services LLC is seeking a Delivery and Integrated Program Management Lead to drive end-to-end execution for a multi-year transformation of Amazon’s accounting technology landscape. This leader will coordinate across Accounting, Finance, Product, Engineering, and external partners to deliver data migration, release, change and training, business readiness, and testing workstreams.

The role requires strong Finance/Accounting technology knowledge, with experience in large-scale SAP

Qualifications

12+ years of tax, finance or a related analytical field experience.
Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, business or related field.
Experience leading data migration, testing, release, organizational change, training, or business-readiness activities.
Experience establishing program governance, integrated plans, executive reporting, risk management, and decision-making mechanisms.
Proven ability to influence senior business and technology leaders without direct authority.
Strong written and verbal communication skills, including experience preparing executive-level program updates and decision materials.

Responsibilities

Own end-to-end delivery and integrated program management for complex, multi-year accounting technology initiatives.
Lead the Data Migration and Release strategy, including migration planning, data validation, cutover coordination, deployment readiness, and release governance.
Lead Change and Training, including stakeholder engagement, change-impact assessments, communications, training strategy, and user adoption.
Lead Business Readiness, ensuring affected organizations, processes, controls, teams, and operating mechanisms are prepared for deployment and ongoing operations.
Lead Testing and Quality, establishing the integrated testing strategy, quality standards, entry and exit criteria, defect governance, and business acceptance processes.
Establish the integrated program plan, governance structure, operating cadence, delivery standards, and mechanisms for measuring progress.
Integrate data migration, testing, change, training, business readiness, and release activities with solution design and engineering milestones.
Identify and manage cross-workstream dependencies, critical-path activities, resource constraints, and delivery risks.
Establish mechanisms to surface, escape, and resolve material issues and decisions with clear owners and target dates.
Maintain transparent reporting on program health, accomplishments, risks, dependencies, financial implications, and decisions requiring leadership attention.
Manage technology vendors, systems integrators, and consulting partners, including their deliverables, dependencies, performance, and accountability.