Accounting Manager, Accounting, Amazon Stores Accounting

Amazon.com Inc

Seattle, WA

JOB DETAILS
SKILLS
Accounting, Accounting Close, Accounting Policies, Automation, Consulting, Diversity, External Audit, Financial Management, Financial Reporting, Financial Statements, Financial Systems, Flux Analysis, Healthcare, Internal Audit, Leadership, Medical Billing, Operational Improvement, Operations Processes, Process Improvement, Process Management, Product Requirements Document (PRD), Reconciliation, Retail, Strategic Planning, Team Lead/Manager, Time Management, Variance Analysis
LOCATION
Seattle, WA
POSTED
5 days ago

We are seeking an experienced Finance Manager to join the Stores Accounting team (supporting Zappos & Shopbop), where you will own critical operational accounting processes that ensure the accuracy and integrity of Amazon"s Retail Subsidiaries financial statements. In this role, you will manage the monthly close cycle, oversee account reconciliations, and provide detailed flux and variance explanations while supporting internal and external audit requirements.

As a Finance Manager, you will serve as a trusted consultant and decision-maker, partnering with technology teams and diverse stakeholders to design and implement automated financial processes that improve accuracy and efficiency. You will be responsible for ensuring controlled, compliant accounting operations as Amazon"s healthcare business scales, while leading initiatives that streamline financial statement preparation.

The ideal candidate brings deep expertise in Accounting and Financial Systems. You should have demonstrated experience in operational accounting, month-end close processes, account reconciliation ownership, variance analysis, and audit support, with a proven track record of leading and influencing teams to accomplish complex, ambiguous initiatives. This role requires someone who can operate as an empowered leader, driving strategic direction while maintaining the day-to-day rigor of accounting operations to keep Amazon"s financial statements materially correct.

Key job responsibilities

Key job responsibilities

o Own Operational Accounting: You"ll own and manage the monthly close cycle, account reconciliations, flux and variance analysis, and audit support activities while partnering with technology teams and stakeholders to ensure accurate, timely financial reporting.

o Automate: You"ll work on automation projects and lead the coordination of designing processes and tools to make financial statement processes easier and more accurate.

o Support Expansion: You"ll support the expansion of Amazon"s healthcare business by ensuring implementation of controlled processes to keep Amazon"s financial statements materially correct.

o Consult: You"ll operate as a valued consultant to partner with many different stakeholder teams across Amazon.

o Make Decisions: You"ll be an empowered, impactful decision maker who drives the direction of accounting operations and process improvements to completion.

o Collaborate: You"ll collaborate with Amazonians of diverse backgrounds.

Successful candidates will have deep experience in the following two disciplines - Accounting and Financial Systems. Candidate experience should cover operational accounting, month-end close processes, account reconciliation ownership, variance analysis, audit support, accounting requirements documentation, and process design. Demonstrated experience in leading and influencing teams to accomplish unusually complex challenges is expected as this is an ongoing requirement for this position.

About the Company

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Amazon.com Inc

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COMPANY SIZE
10,000 employees or more
INDUSTRY
Retail
FOUNDED
1994
WEBSITE
http://Amazon.com/militaryroles