Senior Accountant - Ownership, Controls & Process

Amazon; Portland (OR); On-site; USD 67,000 - 117,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon is seeking a finance professional to join its accounting organization in Portland, OR. The role focuses on end-to-end accounting processes, internal controls, and partnering with business teams to close books each month.

The position requires 3+ years in finance and a Bachelor's in accounting; CPA is preferred. The team emphasizes ownership, continuous improvement, and opportunities across various accounting domains within the company.

Qualifications

• 3+ 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 memorialise technical accounting position papers.

Skills

3+ years in finance

analytical thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting

Job description

Amazon is seeking a finance professional to join its accounting organization in Portland, OR. The role focuses on end-to-end accounting processes, internal controls, and partnering with business teams to close books each month.

The position requires 3+ years in finance and a Bachelor's in accounting; CPA is preferred. The team emphasizes ownership, continuous improvement, and opportunities across various accounting domains within the company.