Accounting Manager, Finance Operations Accounting & Analysis (FOAA)

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Finance Operations Accounting & Analysis (FOAA) performs accounting and financial planning & analysis services and our primary customers are Finance Operations Central Accounting and other Amazon Finance teams. Our vision is to create a world-class Accounting and Finance organization that raises the controllership bar fosters continuous improvement builds scalable processes and intelligent tools to support financial reporting and the strategic decision-making of our partners and lowers the companys cost structure. We focus on controllership and financial stewardship.

FOAA seeks an experienced Accounting Manager to support Accounts Receivable Accounting based in Seattle WA. This role will lead operational excellence initiatives improve controllership execute on recurring and holistic analytics; with strategic significance and high exposure. This role will focus on controllership with a mission to identify risk document design and implement improvements and build scalable analytical frameworks to be leveraged by multiple cross-functional teams. This role cultivates an organizational environment that values development diversity and growth opportunities for all FOAA employees. This role works with and effectively influences partner teams and key stakeholders across multiple organizations. The ideal candidate demonstrates ownership and sound judgment in decisions that have financial business operational or customer implications which leads the team to take smart risks and innovate. The ideal candidate has extensive financial statement audit and corporate accounting experience and who excels at problem solving pays attention to details and drives positive change by evaluating and streamlining existing operational and accounting processes controls and metrics.

- 5 years of tax finance or a related analytical field experience
- 5 years of multiple finance and accounting roles experience
- 6 years of applying key financial performance indicators (KPIs) to analyses experience
- 6 years of building financial and operational reports/data sets that inform business decision-making experience
- 6 years of creating process improvements with automation and analysis experience
- Bachelors degree in Finance Accounting Business Economics or a highly analytical field (e.g. Engineering Math and Computer Science)

- 6 years of solving complex business challenges by delivering accurate and timely financial models analysis and recommendations that have a proven impact on business (e.g. financial savings operational improvements or customer benefits) experience
- MBA or CPA
- Knowledge of SQL/ETL
- Experience working with large-scale data mining and reporting tools (examples: SQL MS Access Essbase Cognos) and other financial systems (examples: Oracle SAP Lawson JD Edwards)
- Experience delivering forecasting budgeting and variance analysis and data interpretation of results
- 6 years of participating in continuous improvement projects in your team to scale and improve controllership with measurable results experience

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The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience qualifications and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical dental vision prescription Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans EAP Mental Health Support Medical Advice Line Flexible Spending Accounts Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage) 401(k) matching paid time off and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at WA Seattle - 95400.00 - 163200.00 USD annually