Finance Transformation Manager, Project Kuiper Accounting PMO, GTM

Its a new Day 1 for Kuiper and we are looking for team members to join the Accounting PMO supporting this emerging business.

This position supports and can directly influence the launches of some of Amazons newest global business initiatives in the consumer products digital initiatives merchant operations logistics payments and cloud computing lines of business. This role will work closely with the global financial systems team accounting operations teams tax treasury and others representing the accounting organization to various stakeholders. In this role the candidate will be part of a team that collaborates with business finance and technical teams to deliver world class solutions that are highly scalable secure and flexible.

This person will have operated successfully in a fast-paced global results-oriented environment. Strong oral and written communication skills are crucial as well as ability to think clearly analyze quantitatively problem-solve scope business requirements and prioritize.

Key job responsibilities
Own and Manage: Youll support lifecycle activities from beginning to end (planning requirements gathering technology team partnerships UAT planning and performance project closing and stakeholder engagement) for your area of responsibility

Automate: Youll work on automation projects and support coordination of designing processes and tools to make financial statement processes easier and more accurate.

Support Expansion: Youll drive expansion of Amazon business by ensuring implementation of controlled processes to keep Amazons financial statements materially correct (expansions will be both along geographical and feature dimensions)

Consult and Collaborate: Youll operate as a valued consultant to partner with many different stakeholder teams across Amazon. Youll collaborate with Amazonians of diverse backgrounds.

Successful candidates will have experience in Accounting operations/support Program Management Process Design and Development and Financial Systems integrations/support. Candidate experience should reflect emerging leadership skills (managing up out and down; contributing to team culture; working through ambiguity with highly complex first-in-kind challenges) street-smart project management (including familiarity with requirements lifecycle testing support conflict/stakeholder/change management with a keen eye for future-proofing as we go) and a passion for scalable and sustainable financial record processes.

A day in the life
This role will support the consumer-facing operations of Kuiper both for the initial launch and as Kuiper expands beyond. There are tremendous complexities and nuances in this space providing significant opportunity (and demand) for Accounting to collaborate on solution/process build and design and work through tradeoff decisions requiring us to engage shoulder-to-shoulder with product management and engineering. This is a fast-paced volatile space as is expected in a new business - candidates should expect to be highly engaged in not just the immediate work but also thinking ahead to scaling the ways of working to continue to drive momentum for Kuiper.

- 5 years of finance or a related analytical field experience
- Bachelors degree in accounting or related field
- 5 Years of program or project management experience
- Experience using data and metrics to determine and drive improvements
- Experience owning program strategy end to end delivery and communicating results to senior leadership
- Experience managing accounting/finance process improvements and/or technology projects with aggressive schedules

- CPA
- PMP or other program management certifications
- Experience in accounting operational processes

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Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $85900/year in our lowest geographic market up to $179500/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge skills and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered equity sign-on payments and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package in addition to a full range of medical financial and/or other benefits. For more information please visit This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.