Finance Transformation Leader, Global PMO & Automation

Amazon; Culver City (CA); 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 is seeking a leader for the Accounting PMO to support the launch and expansion of the Amazon Leo initiative. This role partners with global stakeholders across business product managers, financial engineering, accounting operations, tax, treasury and others to deliver scalable financial solutions with strong controllership.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years in finance, accounting, program management, and experience implementing financial systems.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of finance or related analytical field experience.
• Bachelor's degree in accounting or related field.
• CPA preferred.
• COSO knowledge of internal control framework.
• GAAP knowledge and FASB codification.
• Experience in accounting management in Big Four with Fortune 500 clients.

Responsibilities

• Develop and drive new programs with cross-functional stakeholders, defining end to end strategy, owning and managing implementation activities, developing processes, metrics, documentation and communications, and supporting continuous improvement of programs.
• Partner with worldwide business, tech, product/ program teams on delivering high-quality program; provide feedback on priorities, outcomes and timelines.
• Partner with business teams to influence business processes and decision making to scale financial recordkeeping health while meeting business objectives.
• Communicate and influence adoption of new/updated programs and processes to leaders, employees, and cross functional organizations.
• Collaborate and build relationships with business, accounting, technology, and finance owners globally to build scalable financial automation with the highest degree of controllership.
• Partner with technical and controllership teams to design and deliver key reports and controls.
• Look around corners, is biased for action in ensuring the team is set up for success in achieving our goals, and earns trust through broad stakeholder influence.
• Implement and manage the launch policies and exception mechanisms to identify, inventory, track, and resource automation with multiple technology teams, as well as report status of financial automation initiatives and hold leaders accountable across multiple functional organizations.

Skills

Finance experience

Communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting or related field

Job description

Amazon is seeking a leader for the Accounting PMO to support the launch and expansion of the Amazon Leo initiative. This role partners with global stakeholders across business product managers, financial engineering, accounting operations, tax, treasury and others to deliver scalable financial solutions with strong controllership.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years in finance, accounting, program management, and experience implementing financial systems.