Accounting Controller, eero

Wifi is the foundation of the modern home. Without it nothing works. eero an Amazon company is the first company to deliver a whole home WiFi experience using mesh technology ensuring there isnt a home layout or connected device we cant handle. Fixing connectivity is however just the start. Were working on the building blocks of the smart home by designing our own hardware enabling it with software and tying it all together to the cloud.

Amazon seeks an Accounting Controller to lead the eero accounting team. This role will report directly to the Finance Director eero CFO and will have responsibility for supporting all parts of our financial reporting process with a heavy emphasis on providing technical accounting guidance to the organization on commercial revenue contracts.

Were looking for a strong accounting leader and people manager who demonstrates good judgment and ensures the right decisions are reached. This role will lead and guide a team who is responsible for ensuring accuracy of financial statements compliance with GAAP and local accounting standards and developing and maintaining scalable management controls and processes. Experience with technical accounting research and position paper writing will also be a requirement of this position.

The candidate will have extensive technical accounting knowledge of ASC 606 ideally in a SaaS and/or B2B hardware sales environment and is comfortable performing review of non-standard complex contracts and determining accounting treatment.

We are currently looking for candidates who are at the senior manager level. Many of our candidates for this position will also have held similar positions in larger public companies or who have held a senior manager level position with a Big 4 public accounting firm serving Fortune 500 clients for 2 or more years. Candidates for this position may have held controller or accounting director positions in public or private companies. Demonstrated experience in leading teams to accomplish unusually complex challenges will be expected as this is an ongoing requirement for this position.


Key job responsibilities
- Manage and develop a high performing team of accounting professionals
- Provide technical accounting guidance to the eero business including research and interpretation of accounting standards preparation of accounting memos and analysis of complex accounting transactions
- Manage relationships with Corporate Accounting Team and External Advisors to lead reviews of key non-standard judgmental and complex transactions
- Stay up-to-date on changes to accounting standards and regulatory requirements to ensure financial compliance with regulations
- Lead and contribute to large-scale projects to implement process improvements and internal controls for financial reporting and technical accounting. Work cross-functionally to manage change and enhance communications with stakeholders.
- Support new business initiatives and other major change management impacting financial statements and related systems

- 3 years of performing financial and ad hoc analysis using data reporting tools experience
- 10 years of positions that require analysis and reporting financial results experience
- 10 years of Accounts Receivable or Account Payable experience
- 8 years of applying key financial performance indicators (KPIs) to analyses experience
- 8 years of building financial and operational reports/data sets that inform business decision-making experience
- 8 years of creating process improvements with automation and analysis experience
- 7 years of directly managing and leading a team of 10 members experience
- 12 years of finance accounting or related analytical field experience
- Bachelors degree in finance accounting or related field

- 5 years of hiring leading and developing teams experience
- 8 years of participating in continuous improvement projects in your team to scale and improve controllership with measurable results experience
- 8 years of identifying incomplete or inaccurate data identifying the root cause and creating/implementing an escalation plan experience
- 8 years of mentoring junior finance and/or business team members experience
- 5 years of working with senior staff (e.g. c-suite) experience
- MBA or CPA

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status disability or other legally protected status.

Los Angeles County applicants: Job duties for this position include: work safely and cooperatively with other employees supervisors and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees supervisors and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal state and local laws and Company policies. Criminal history may have a direct adverse and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies exercise sound judgment effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism and safeguard business operations and the Companys reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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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 CA San Francisco - 168300.00 - 227700.00 USD annually