Senior Corporate Accountant — Global Close & Compliance

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

Job summary

Amazon.com Services LLC in Seattle, WA is seeking a financial accounting professional to join the Global Transfer Pricing Close and Reporting team. You will own monthly closes, prepare journal entries, and manage external filings while partnering with Finance, Legal, Tax, and Treasury to understand business initiatives.

Ideal candidates have 3+ years in finance, a CPA is preferred, and COSO/GAAP knowledge will be leveraged to improve controls and drive process improvements at a global scale.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Perform and/or manage monthly, quarterly, and annual close activities including reconciliations, journal entries, and financial statement preparation.
• Support the preparation, review, and filing of SEC reports (10‑Q, 8‑K, 10‑K) and other external filings as applicable.
• End‑to‑end process ownership to support finance and business partners; Lead delivery of accounting tasks and projects.
• Execute judgments to keep projects moving and ensure the right decisions are reached to close the books each month.
• Partner with cross‑functional stakeholders including Finance, Legal, Tax, Treasury, Technology, and Statutory Accounting teams to understand business initiatives and assess accounting implications.
• Assess the effectiveness of controls in your area and participate in the design of new controls for emerging and growing business activities.
• Identify and implement process improvement and automation opportunities; drive impactful global projects that enhance efficiency, accuracy, and scalability.
• Proactively identify, research, and document technical accounting positions and memorandums on significant transactions.
• Assess risks, evaluate internal control considerations, and elevate issues to leadership with appropriate context and recommendations.
• Analyze complex processes and systems data to identify root causes and surface insights.

Skills

Fortune 500 accounting

CPA

COSO framework

GAAP knowledge

Big Four experience

Accounting research

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting or related field

Tools

GAAP research tools

FASB codification

Job description

Amazon.com Services LLC in Seattle, WA is seeking a financial accounting professional to join the Global Transfer Pricing Close and Reporting team. You will own monthly closes, prepare journal entries, and manage external filings while partnering with Finance, Legal, Tax, and Treasury to understand business initiatives.

Ideal candidates have 3+ years in finance, a CPA is preferred, and COSO/GAAP knowledge will be leveraged to improve controls and drive process improvements at a global scale.