Senior Accountant, Digital Accounting — RSUs & Growth

Amazon; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 83,000 - 117,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

RSUs

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Job summary

Amazon is seeking an experienced accounting professional in Seattle to join our dynamic finance team. You will own end-to-end accounting processes, drive improvements, and partner with business teams to ensure accurate monthly close and strong internal controls.

This role supports GAAP compliance, technical accounting research, and the advancement of the Accounting organization across Legal Entity & Intercompany, Policy & Reporting, and Operations. CPA preferred.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of finance or a related analytical field experience.
• Bachelor's degree in accounting or related field.
• CPA (preferred).
• Knowledge of COSO internal control framework.
• Knowledge of GAAP research tools and the FASB codification.
• Experience in accounting management in Big Four with Fortune 500 clients.
• Experience researching and documenting support for accounting conclusions.
• Experience in project management.

Responsibilities

• Support various aspects of the 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/Accounting experience

Analytical skills

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting or related field

Tools

COSO internal control framework

GAAP research tools

FASB codification

Job description

Amazon is seeking an experienced accounting professional in Seattle to join our dynamic finance team. You will own end-to-end accounting processes, drive improvements, and partner with business teams to ensure accurate monthly close and strong internal controls.

This role supports GAAP compliance, technical accounting research, and the advancement of the Accounting organization across Legal Entity & Intercompany, Policy & Reporting, and Operations. CPA preferred.