Accounting Manager, Accounting
DESCRIPTION
Amazon has an immediate opening for an Accounting Manager to join our Lease Accounting Finance and Business Integration team.
This position supports and can directly influence the launches of Amazon’s global business initiatives related to process automation and transformation in the Worldwide Leasing space. This leader will work closely with the global Accounting Operations, Finance, Tax, Lease Administration, Business and Financial Systems teams driving lease transactions and will represent Accounting to various stakeholders. In this role, the candidate will be part of a team that collaborates with business, finance and technical teams to deliver world class 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.
Successful candidates will have a thorough experience with ASC 842 Lease Accounting, financial processes, financial account reconciliations, project management, accounting requirements documentation, process design, and user acceptance testing responsibilities. Demonstrated experience in leading teams to accomplish unusually complex challenges is expected as this is an ongoing requirement for this position.
Key job responsibilities
- Owns and manages the lifecycle of a high impact, complex and cross-functional program where the business problem and program strategy may not be well defined.
- Identify and drive implementation of process and technology improvements that can be leveraged globally within the lease accounting organization.
- Serve as the subject matter expert (SME) for, and represent, lease accounting functions with teams across the organization.
- Own delivery of accounting requirement documentation.
- Execution of user acceptance testing.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- 5+ years of finance or a related analytical field experience
- Bachelor's degree in accounting or related field
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- CPA
- Knowledge of internal control framework (specifically COSO) to assess control design and operational efficiency
- Knowledge of GAAP research tools and the FASB codification
- Experience in accounting management in Big Four with Fortune 500 clients
- Experience researching and documenting support for accounting conclusions
- Strong familiarity with ASC 842 Lease Accounting Standards
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