Accounting Manager, Amazon Stores Accounting Job at Amazon in Arlington

Accounting Manager, Amazon Stores Accounting – Amazon

Description: Amazon is a pioneering, dynamic, and energetic company that focuses on customer satisfaction and a culture that supports growth and innovation. If you are a financial accounting professional who consistently exceeds expectations and welcomes a challenge, Amazon can be a place where your career flourishes.

When working at Amazon, your ability to make a difference and take ownership begins on day one. You can expect a collaborative, team-driven environment that encourages learning, curiosity, and a bias for action. Amazon’s Accounting department offers opportunities at the Accounting Manager level in Legal Entity & Intercompany, Accounting Policy & Reporting, Operations and Capital, Transportation, Payments & Merchant Services, Retail Operations, Digital, and AWS Accounting.

Key responsibilities

• Supporting various aspects of our accounting and reporting process
• End-to-end process ownership to support finance and business partners
• Understand internal control design concepts to assess control effectiveness and design new processes and controls for growing business activities
• Execute judgments to keep projects moving and ensure timely close of books each month
• Escalate risks and issues to leadership as necessary
• Demonstrate a strong sense of ownership
• Identify process improvement and automation opportunities to drive positive change across the organization
• Lead delivery of accounting tasks and projects
• Enhance partnerships between Accounting and business/IT groups
• Research, conclude, and memorialize technical accounting position papers

Basic qualifications

• 5+ years of finance or related analytical field experience
• Bachelor's degree in accounting or related field

Preferred qualifications

• CPA
• Knowledge of internal control framework (COSO) to assess design and efficiency of controls
• Knowledge of GAAP research tools and the FASB codification
• Experience in accounting management in a Big Four firm with Fortune 500 clients
• Experience researching and documenting support for accounting conclusions

Equal opportunity statement: Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

Accessibility: If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.

Compensation: Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $85,900/year to $179,500/year, depending on market, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company; equity, sign-on payments, and other benefits may be provided as part of a total compensation package. For more information, visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits. This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.

Location notes: Washington, DC area listings may appear with varying salary ranges; the posting includes multiple location examples and related salary bands.

Company: Amazon.com Services LLC

Job ID: A3094478