Amazon
Seattle, Washington, USA
Finance Operations Accounting & Analysis (FOAA) performs accounting and financial planning & analysis services, and our primary customers are Finance Operations, Central Accounting and other Amazon Finance teams. Our vision is to create a world-class Accounting and Finance organization that raises the controllership bar, fosters continuous improvement, builds scalable processes and intelligent tools to support financial reporting and the strategic decision-making of our partners, and lowers the company’s cost structure. We focus on controllership and financial stewardship.
FOAA seeks an experienced Finance Manager to support Accounts Receivable Accounting. This role will lead operational excellence initiatives, improve controllership, execute on recurring and holistic analytics; with strategic significance and high exposure. This role will focus on controllership with a mission to identify risk, document, design and implement improvements, and build scalable analytical frameworks to be leveraged by multiple cross-functional teams. This role cultivates an organizational environment that values development, diversity and growth opportunities for all FOAA employees. This role works with and effectively influences partner teams and key stakeholders across multiple organizations. The ideal candidate demonstrates ownership and sound judgment in decisions that have financial, business, operational, or customer implications, which leads the team to take smart risks and innovate. The ideal candidate has extensive financial statement audit and corporate accounting experience and who excels at problem solving, pays attention to details, and drives positive change by evaluating and streamlining existing operational and accounting processes, controls and metrics.
Key job responsibilities
Lead operational excellence initiatives with strategic significance and high organizational exposure
Improve controllership by identifying risks, documenting findings, and designing scalable solutions
Execute recurring and holistic analytics to support business decisions
Build analytical frameworks for use by multiple cross-functional teams
Design and implement process improvements across operational and accounting functions
Cultivate an organizational environment that values development, diversity, and growth opportunities for all FOAA employees
Partner with and influence key stakeholders across multiple organizations
Demonstrate ownership and sound judgment in decisions with financial, business, operational, or customer implications
Drive innovation by leading the team to take smart risks
Evaluate and streamline existing operational and accounting processes, controls, and metrics
Apply extensive financial statement audit and corporate accounting expertise to problem-solving
5+ years of tax, finance or a related analytical field experience
6+ years of applying key financial performance indicators (KPIs) to analyses experience
6+ years of building financial and operational reports/data sets that inform business decision-making experience
6+ years of creating process improvements with automation and analysis experience
6+ years of participating in continuous improvement projects in your team to scale and improve controllership with measurable results experience
Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, business, economics, or a related analytical field (e.g., engineering, math, computer science)
6+ years of identifying incomplete or inaccurate data, identifying the root cause and creating/implementing an escalation plan experience
6+ years of solving complex business challenges by delivering accurate and timely financial models, analysis, and recommendations that have a proven impact on business (e.g., financial savings, operational improvements, or customer benefits) experience
MBA, or CPA
Knowledge of SQL/ETL
Experience working with large-scale data mining and reporting tools (examples: SQL, MS Access, Essbase, Cognos) and other financial systems (examples: Oracle, SAP, Lawson, JD Edwards)
Experience delivering forecasting, budgeting, and variance analysis, and data interpretation of results
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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
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USA, WA, Seattle - 95,400.00 - 163,200.00 USD annually