Stores Finance & Leasing Accounting Leader

Amazon Inc.; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 139,000 - 188,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Paid time off

RSUs

Parental leave

Job summary

Amazon's Stores division seeks a Principal Accounting Manager to own end-to-end accounting for leasing and financing activities across real estate, fleet, and equipment. You will set accounting policy, ensure strong controls, and partner across Finance, Treasury, Tax, Legal, FP&A, and Tech.

You will lead monthly closes, develop models, and drive new financing structures with a high controllership standard. MBA/CPA preferred; 12+ years of experience required.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of finance, accounting, or related analytical field experience
• Bachelor's degree in business, finance, accounting, tax, economics, or related analytical field

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end accounting lifecycle for Stores CapEx, infra, and leasing financing.
• Assess accounting for new events per ASC 842/ASC 815/ASC 360.
• Lead the design of lease structures across the Stores network.
• Drive accounting processes for lease origination, modification, termination in Amazon systems.
• Develop lease/financing models including present value and ASC 842 measurements.
• Partner with Treasury, Tax, Legal, FP&A, Finance, Business, and Tech to evaluate new financing structures.
• Set and enforce a high controllership bar with SOX-compliant controls.
• Prepare technical accounting memos for complex arrangements (sale-leaseback, embedded leases).
• Own monthly close activities for leasing/financing portfolio.
• Lead cross-functional projects to stand up new leasing programs.
• Identify and drive process improvements and automation.

Skills

Leadership

Analytical thinking

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in business, finance, accounting, tax, economics, or related analytical field

MBA or CPA

Job description

Amazon's Stores division seeks a Principal Accounting Manager to own end-to-end accounting for leasing and financing activities across real estate, fleet, and equipment. You will set accounting policy, ensure strong controls, and partner across Finance, Treasury, Tax, Legal, FP&A, and Tech.

You will lead monthly closes, develop models, and drive new financing structures with a high controllership standard. MBA/CPA preferred; 12+ years of experience required.