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Accounting Manager, M&A Accounting

Amazon.com Inc
  • Arlington, VA
    4 days ago

    Job Description

    The M&A Accounting team is responsible for the accounting and financial reporting of the company's strategic investment portfolio, including minority equity investments, warrants, convertible instruments, debt investments, and other structured transactions. We are looking for an experienced accounting professional to lead complex transactions from deal evaluation through ongoing reporting, while helping scale the processes and systems that support a growing portfolio.

    This role is a senior individual contributor with significant cross-functional influence. You will partner closely with Corporate Development, Legal, Tax, Finance, Accounting Policy, and technology teams to evaluate transaction structures, resolve technical accounting questions, establish operational processes, and ensure accurate and timely reporting.

    Key job responsibilities

    Evaluate new and nonstandard investment transactions, including minority equity investments, warrants, convertible instruments, and other structured arrangements; identify accounting implications and advise deal teams on the financial reporting impact of proposed terms.

    Lead technical accounting analyses and documentation under U.S. GAAP, including ASC 321, ASC 323, ASC 815, ASC 820, and other applicable guidance.

    Own accounting and reporting for a portfolio of strategic investments throughout the transaction lifecycle-from onboarding and initial recognition through valuation, periodic reporting, exits, and other subsequent events.

    Partner with valuation specialists and internal stakeholders to assess fair value, observable transactions, impairment indicators, and required disclosures.

    Lead month-end and quarter-end close activities, including journal entries, account reconciliations, financial statement support, variance analysis, and control execution.

    Serve as a trusted accounting partner to Corporate Development, Legal, Tax, Finance, and business teams; communicate complex accounting conclusions clearly and influence decisions before transactions are finalized.

    Identify control, process, and data-quality risks across the investment accounting lifecycle and design scalable solutions.

    Support audits and other external reporting requirements by preparing clear, well-supported accounting documentation and responding to auditor inquiries.

    Numbers & Facts

    LocationArlington, VA
    IndustryRetail
    Company Size10,000 employees or more
    Year Founded1994
    Websitehttp://Amazon.com/militaryroles

    About Company

    At Amazon, we don’t wait for the next big idea to present itself. We envision the shape of impossible things and then we boldly make them reality. So far, this mindset has helped us achieve some incredible things. Let’s build new systems, challenge the status quo, and design the world we want to live in. We believe the work you do here will be the best work of your life.

    Wherever you are in your career exploration, Amazon likely has an opportunity for you. Our research scientists and engineers shape the future of natural language understanding with Alexa. Fulfillment center associates around the globe send customer orders from our warehouses to doorsteps. Product managers set feature requirements, strategy, and marketing messages for brand new customer experiences. And as we grow, we’ll add jobs that haven’t been invented yet.

    It’s Always Day 1
    At Amazon, it’s always “Day 1.” Now, what does this mean and why does it matter? It means that our approach remains the same as it was on Amazon’s very first day – to make smart, fast decisions, stay nimble, invent, and stay focused on delighting our customers. In our 2016 shareholder letter, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos shared his thoughts on how to keep up a Day 1 company mindset. “Staying in Day 1 requires you to experiment patiently, accept failures, plant seeds, protect saplings, and double down when you see customer delight,” he wrote. “A customer-obsessed culture best creates the conditions where all of that can happen.” You can read the full letter here

    Our Leadership Principles
    Our Leadership Principles help us keep a Day 1 mentality. They aren’t just a pretty inspirational wall hanging. Amazonians use them, every day, whether they’re discussing ideas for new projects, deciding on the best solution for a customer’s problem, or interviewing candidates. To read through our Leadership Principles from Customer Obsession to Bias for Action, visit https://www.amazon.jobs/principles

    Skills

    • Accountingunmatched
    • Accounting Policiesunmatched
    • Analysis Skillsunmatched
    • Auditingunmatched
    • Business Strategyunmatched
    • Corporate Planningunmatched
    • Cross-Functionalunmatched
    • Data Processingunmatched
    • Data Qualityunmatched
    • Documentationunmatched
    • Equity Securitiesunmatched
    • External Auditunmatched
    • Financeunmatched
    • Financial Policiesunmatched
    • Financial Reportingunmatched
    • Financial Statementsunmatched
    • Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)unmatched
    • Investment Accountingunmatched
    • Investment Strategyunmatched
    • Journal Entriesunmatched
    • Legalunmatched
    • Mergers and Acquisitionsunmatched
    • Onboardingunmatched
    • Operations Processesunmatched
    • Process Developmentunmatched
    • Reconciliationunmatched
    • Support Documentationunmatched
    • Technical Accountingunmatched
    • Technical Leadershipunmatched
    • Time Managementunmatched
    • Value Analysisunmatched
    • Variance Analysisunmatched

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