Amazon is looking for a Finance Risk Manager to join Finance Operations Accounting & Analysis (FOAA). In this role you will be the team site leader and drive global controllership across FOAA. You identify risks perform inspections and apply your subject matter expertise to assess controls that impact accounting and financial reporting. You will collaborate with process owners to develop actions that remediate or mitigate risks. You will collaborate crossfunctionally with Corporate Accounting tech engineers project managers and FOAA accountants to validate that automated solutions meet the controllership bar. You will own and/or contribute to the FOAA MBR and QBRs. You will also lead ad hoc projects that improve controllership (e.g. increasing quality of documentation to substantiate transactions support Amazons environmental sustainability reporting review FOAA policies for consistency and completeness etc.). You will also act as a mentor that guides and coaches junior team members. In addition you will help develop the annual project roadmap. You will partner with Amazon Global Financial Risk and Controls (GFRC) to drive FOAAs completion of SOX requirements. The ideal candidate has strong accounting audit analytical and problemsolving skills.
FOAA owns the accounting for accounts payable accounts receivable payroll plus the reconciliation of 46K balance sheet accounts.
Key job responsibilities
Operate independently work well with crossfunctional teams and ambiguous situations.
Influence without authority.
Propose controls to solve risks identified and influence the adoption of best practices.
Influence business decisions with effective verbal and written communication data driven analysis and presentation of alternatives.
Collaborate directly with global teams.
Lead quarterly business reviews and contribute to annual goal planning.
Develop project proposals.
Monitor and improve the operational excellence of FOAA internal controls evolving from reactive to proactive mindset.
Monitor that FOAA SOX documentation is current within GRC and drive timely completion of GRC controls.
Utilize knowledge of SOX controls and business processes to evaluate redesign and simplify complex systems and business controls.
Manage multiple concurrent projects under tight deadlines.
6 years of compliance audit or risk management experience
Knowledge of Microsoft Office products and applications at an advanced level
Bachelors degree or equivalent
Experience in compliance audit or risk management
Experience leveraging technology and implementing lean principles / Six Sigma methodologies to drive process improvements or equivalent
Masters degree or equivalent
Experience building crossfunctional partnerships and influencing stakeholders across the organization to act without having a direct reporting relationship
Experience developing and implementing of standards policies and programs or equivalent
Hold a CPA CIA CISA or other equivalent
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