AWS Controls Lead — Internal Controls & Compliance

Amazon Web Services (AWS); Austin (TX); On-site; USD 67,000 - 117,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Parental leave

Job summary

Amazon.com Services LLC is seeking a controls professional to drive internal controls over financial reporting for AWS CapEx and Leasing. You will partner with engineering and business teams to design and implement effective controls and support audit activities across a fast‑growing environment.

The role involves evaluating control deficiencies, coordinating remediation, and engaging with process owners and external auditors to ensure robust compliance with COSO and GAAP standards.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of controls/audit/compliance/SOX roles experience.
• Bachelor's degree in accounting or related field.
• Experience designing and implementing controls or experience performing audits over financial reporting environment.

Responsibilities

• Executing on controls strategies.
• Driving control design and implementation with engineering and business teams.
• Driving deep dives on process areas to define the set of risk and controls in addressing financial reporting risk.
• Advising on and designing controls and compliance programs.
• Providing ongoing support to process owners/control owners and cross-functional teams to ensure controls are designed and implemented effectively.
• Participating in annual walkthroughs with process/application/control owners across the company and external auditors.
• Assisting in the evaluation of identified control deficiencies and monitoring of remediation efforts.

Skills

Controls/audit/compliance experience

SOX

GAAP knowledge

COSO framework

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting or related field

Tools

COSO framework knowledge

GAAP research tools / FASB codification

Job description

Amazon.com Services LLC is seeking a controls professional to drive internal controls over financial reporting for AWS CapEx and Leasing. You will partner with engineering and business teams to design and implement effective controls and support audit activities across a fast‑growing environment.

The role involves evaluating control deficiencies, coordinating remediation, and engaging with process owners and external auditors to ensure robust compliance with COSO and GAAP standards.