Stores Leasing & Financing Accounting Lead

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

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Parental leave

Job summary

Amazon's Stores business seeks a high-analytic Principal Accounting Manager to own end-to-end accounting for leasing and financing activities across the network. You will design frameworks, strengthen controls, and drive system implementations with cross-functional partners in Finance, Treasury, Tax, Legal, FP&A, and Tech.

Responsibilities include leading close processes, policy memos, and cash flow modeling under ASC 842, ASC 815, and ASC 360, ensuring audit readiness and scalable operations

Qualifications

• 12+ years of finance, accounting, or related analytical field experience.
• Bachelor's degree in business, finance, accounting, tax, economics, or a related analytical field.
• MBA or CPA preferred to strengthen leadership and technical depth.

Responsibilities

• Own the end-to-end accounting lifecycle for Stores CapEx, infrastructure, and leasing financing transactions.
• Assess accounting for new events and structures across ASC 842, ASC 815, ASC 360 and determine treatment.
• Lead the implementation of accounting structures for new lease structures across Stores network.
• Design and execute accounting processes in Amazon systems to support lease and financing workflows.
• Develop and maintain lease and financing accounting models including PV calculations and ASC 842 assessments.
• Partner with Treasury, Tax, Legal, FP&A, Finance, Business, and Tech to evaluate financing structures and provide guidance.
• Set and enforce a high controllership bar with SOX-compliant internal controls and full audit-readiness.
• Prepare and review technical accounting memos for complex lease/financing arrangements.
• Own monthly close activities for leasing and financing portfolio including journal entries and reconciliations.
• Lead cross-functional projects to stand up new leasing and financing programs.
• Identify and drive process improvements and automation to scale operations.

Skills

12+ years of finance, accounting, or A

Education

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

MBA or CPA (preferred)

Job description

Amazon's Stores business seeks a high-analytic Principal Accounting Manager to own end-to-end accounting for leasing and financing activities across the network. You will design frameworks, strengthen controls, and drive system implementations with cross-functional partners in Finance, Treasury, Tax, Legal, FP&A, and Tech.

Responsibilities include leading close processes, policy memos, and cash flow modeling under ASC 842, ASC 815, and ASC 360, ensuring audit readiness and scalable operations