Finance Manager, Digital Accounting & Controls

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

Job summary

Amazon is seeking an experienced Accounting Manager to lead financial reporting within the Accounting department. This role focuses on end-to-end process ownership, internal control design, and collaboration with business and IT teams to close monthly books accurately.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years in finance or accounting, a bachelor's degree, and a strong foundation in COSO, GAAP, and research of accounting conclusions.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Supporting various aspects of our accounting and reporting process.
• End-to-end process ownership to support finance and business partners.
• Understand internal control design concepts sufficient to assess the effectiveness of controls in their area and to design new processes and controls for emerging and growing business activities.
• Execute judgments to keep projects moving and ensure the right decisions are reached to close the books each month.
• Escalating risks and issues as necessary to leadership.
• Strong sense of ownership.
• Ability to identify process improvement and automation opportunities to drive positive change across the organization.
• Lead delivery of accounting tasks and projects.
• Enhance partnerships between Accounting and various business and IT groups.
• Research, conclude and memorialize technical accounting position papers.

Skills

Finance experience

Analytical

Internal controls

GAAP knowledge

Research accounting conclusions

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting or related field

Job description

Amazon is seeking an experienced Accounting Manager to lead financial reporting within the Accounting department. This role focuses on end-to-end process ownership, internal control design, and collaboration with business and IT teams to close monthly books accurately.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years in finance or accounting, a bachelor's degree, and a strong foundation in COSO, GAAP, and research of accounting conclusions.