Accounting Manager, Leo Revenue Accounting

Are you ready to get in on the ground floor of Amazon Leo, Amazon"s long-term initiative to design, launch, and maintain a constellation of Low Earth Orbit satellites that will provide low-latency, high-speed broadband connectivity to unserved and underserved communities around the world? It"s Day 1 for one of Amazon"s next billion-dollar businesses, and we are looking for an entrepreneurial-minded Accounting Manager who thrives in a start-up environment and is passionate about space, technology, and bringing broadband internet to communities worldwide.

If you are a financial accounting professional who consistently exceeds expectations, who dares to make bold decisions, and whose ears perk up at the prospect of a challenge, then Amazon is a place where your career can flourish. When working at Amazon, your ability to make a difference and take ownership of your career begins on day one. You can expect a collaborative, team-driven environment that encourages employees to learn, be curious, and have a bias for action. This role offers the opportunity to make significant contributions to the business while collaborating with diverse teams to solve unusually complex challenges in a fast-paced, global environment.

Amazon Leo"s accounting group offers opportunities in Revenue, Supply Chain, and Infrastructure Accounting.

Key job responsibilities

• Drive projects, provide accounting guidance, and often serve as the first point of contact for finance and business partners to resolve issues.
• Take end-to-end process ownership to support finance and business partners across the accounting and reporting process.
• Research, conclude, and memorialize technical accounting position papers pertaining to new business initiatives and complex arrangements/transactions.
• Understand internal control design concepts sufficient to assess the effectiveness of controls in your area and to influence the design of systems, processes, and controls for emerging and growing business activities.
• Execute judgment and ensure the right decisions are reached to accurately report financial results and close the books each month.
• Analyze complex processes and systems data.
• Identify process improvement and automation opportunities to drive positive change across the organization.
• Lead the delivery of accounting tasks and projects, and enhance partnerships between Accounting and various business and IT groups.
• Deal with ambiguity and prioritize effectively based on multiple business needs.
• Escalate risks and issues as necessary to leadership.