Based in Seattle Amazon is a pioneering and dynamic company that thrives on unique and peculiar ways. We take pride in our single-minded obsession over customer satisfaction and our ability to maintain a curious culture no matter how large the company grows. We endeavor to build our legacy as Earths most customer-centric company and to continue to cultivate and nourish our innovative environment through our mission to hire the best. If you are a financial accounting professional who consistently exceeds expectations who dares to make bold decisions and whose ears perk up at the prospect of a challenge then Amazon is a place where your career can flourish.
When working at Amazon your ability to make a difference and take ownership of your career begins on day one. You can expect a collaborative team-driven environment that encourages employees to learn be curious and have a bias for action. Part of this propensity for continuous learning shows itself in Amazons strong encouragement of movement and growth within the Accounting department and within the company as a whole. We aim to hire and develop those who will raise the bar over the course of their career at Amazon (and not just in their first position). Amazons accounting group offers opportunities at the Accountant level in Legal Entity & Intercompany Accounting Policy & Reporting Operations and Capital Transportation Payments & Merchant Services Retail Operations Digital and AWS Accounting.
Key job responsibilities
This position will have responsibility for:
Supporting various aspects of our accounting and reporting process.
Understanding accounting and financial principles and how to apply them.
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.
Strong sense of ownership.
Analysis of complex processes and systems data.
- 3 years of finance or a related analytical field experience
- Bachelors degree in accounting or related field
- 2 years of Fortune 500 operational accounting experience
- CPA
- Knowledge of internal control framework (specifically COSO) to assess control design and operational efficiency
- Knowledge of GAAP research tools and the FASB codification
- Experience in accounting management in Big Four with Fortune 500 clients
- Experience researching and documenting support for accounting conclusions
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