Risks and Controls Manager, Amazon Leo Accounting, Amazon Leo Accounting Controllership

Amazon Leo Accounting Controllership team has an immediate opening for a Risk and Controls Manager.

We are searching for bar-raising professionals who consistently exceed expectations who thrive in a challenging workplace and who can actively contribute to our talented team.

This position is expected to have a deep sense of ownership strong passion in understanding complex processes ability to identify financial statement risks drive positive change across the organization and deliver results.
Amazon Leo Controllership team drives internal controls over financial reporting for Amazon Leo launches performs internal process system and control readiness assessments collaborates with business tech finance accounting teams to design controls that mitigates financial statement risks. We are subject matter experts that consult process control and system owners across Amazon Leo processes. This role will require a deep understanding and experience with all aspects of internal controls including financial information technology systems for a complex high-growth stage organization.

Requirements for this position also include a deep knowledge the COSO 2013 framework and SEC/PCAOB regulations as well as the demonstrated ability to design and monitor an effective global risk-based internal control environment.

We are currently looking for experienced candidates who have held similar positions in large public companies or who have held a similar position within the advisory practice of a Big 4 public accounting firm serving Fortune 500 clients for 6 years. Demonstrated experience in working collaboratively to accomplish challenges will be expected as this is an ongoing requirement for this position. Candidates will be expected to demonstrate they were top performers at their level.


Key job responsibilities
Driving end to end process discovery and documentation exercises for complex processes
Driving control design and implementation with engineering business finance and accounting teams
Assisting with system implementation and migration and respective SDLC controls
Plan and manage multiple parallel projects
Advising on and designing controls and compliance programs
Providing ongoing support to process owners/control owners and cross-functional teams to ensure controls are designed and implemented effectively
Participating in annual walkthroughs with process/application/control owners across the company and external auditors
Train control owners and technical teams about controls testing and risk management. Perform control testing as needed.
Assisting in the evaluation of identified control deficiencies and monitoring of remediation efforts

About the team
In this role the candidate will be part of a team that collaborates with business finance and technical teams to deliver world class control 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.

- 5 years of compliance audit or risk management experience
- Bachelors degree or equivalent
- Export Control Requirement: Due to applicable export control laws and regulations candidates must be a U.S. citizen or national U.S. permanent resident (i.e. current Green Card holder) or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.

- Experience in accounting management in Big Four with Fortune 500 clients

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.

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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 Culver City - 121200.00 - 163900.00 USD annually
USA MA Boston - 121200.00 - 163900.00 USD annually
USA OR Portland - 121200.00 - 163900.00 USD annually
USA TN Nashville - 109000.00 - 155400.00 USD annually
USA TX Austin - 121200.00 - 163900.00 USD annually
USA VA Arlington - 121200.00 - 163900.00 USD annually
USA WA Seattle - 121200.00 - 163900.00 USD annually