AR Finance Manager: Controllership & Analytics

Amazon; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 95,000 - 163,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon is seeking an experienced Finance Manager to lead Accounts Receivable Accounting within Finance Operations Accounting & Analysis (FOAA). The role emphasizes controllership, analytics, and scalable frameworks to support financial reporting and strategic decisions across multiple teams.

You’ll shape processes, drive improvements, and influence senior partners while upholding strong governance. The position requires extensive audit and corporate accounting experience, with a focus on risk

Qualifications

• 5+ years of tax, finance or a related analytical field experience
• 6+ years of applying key financial performance indicators (KPIs) to analyses experience
• 6+ years of building financial and operational reports/data sets that inform business decision-making experience
• 6+ years of creating process improvements with automation and analysis experience
• 6+ years of participating in continuous improvement projects in your team to scale and improve controllership with measurable results experience
• Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, business, economics, or a related analytical field (e.g., engineering, math, computer science)

Responsibilities

• Lead operational excellence initiatives with strategic significance and high organizational exposure
• Improve controllership by identifying risks, documenting findings, and designing scalable solutions
• Execute recurring and holistic analytics to support business decisions
• Build analytical frameworks for use by multiple cross-functional teams
• Design and implement process improvements across operational and accounting functions
• Cultivate an organizational environment that values development, diversity, and growth opportunities for all FOAA employees
• Partner with and influence key stakeholders across multiple organizations
• Demonstrate ownership and sound judgment in decisions with financial, business, operational, or customer implications
• Drive innovation by leading the team to take smart risks
• Evaluate and streamline existing operational and accounting processes, controls, and metrics
• Apply extensive financial statement audit and corporate accounting expertise to problem-solving

Skills

Tax/Finance experience

KPI analysis

Financial reporting

Automation & analysis

Continuous improvement

Stakeholder influence

Education

Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, business, economics, or related analytical field

MBA or CPA (preferred)

SQL knowledge (preferred)

Tools

SQL/ETL

Oracle/SAP/Lawson/JD Edwards

Essbase

Cognos

MS Access

Job description

Amazon is seeking an experienced Finance Manager to lead Accounts Receivable Accounting within Finance Operations Accounting & Analysis (FOAA). The role emphasizes controllership, analytics, and scalable frameworks to support financial reporting and strategic decisions across multiple teams.

You’ll shape processes, drive improvements, and influence senior partners while upholding strong governance. The position requires extensive audit and corporate accounting experience, with a focus on risk