At Amazon, we are working to be the most customer-centric company on earth. If you would like to help us build the place to find and buy anything online, this is your chance to make history. Accounting is all about numbers…unless you work for Amazon; it is about knowing numbers and so much more. Enthusiasm and energy help us deliver new ideas, and solutions. If you view problems as treasures, enjoy diving deep to identify root causes, and excel at developing long-term, scalable solutions for controllership enhancement and supporting business growth, then this is the job for you.
Amazon is seeking an experienced Accounting Analyst to perform certain accounting and finance activities. This position will be responsible for proper and accurate accounting and finance of certain business operations. It is expected the position will actively and frequently engage with other senior leaders in the accounting, finance, tax, technology and operation teams in multiple geographies. This role should have a solid understanding of financial statements, tech backgrounds of finance/accounting related automation projects, excellent communication and organization skills, including the ability to anticipate, identify and communicate risks to business stakeholders, as well as a passion to continuously enhance processes.
Candidates for this position will be expected to demonstrate they were top performers at their level, who thrive in a challenging workplace environment, and can actively contribute to support our growing activity worldwide.
Key job responsibilities
• Manage proper accounting of business activities and support month-end financial closing
• Make sure the proper reconciliation of accounts, resolve and close aging items on time
• Work with global and regional business finance team to enforce accounting policies and procedures. Maintain adequate internal controllership.
• Business partnership for new business launch activities.
• Participate or lead ad hoc projects and assignments.
• Identify process improvement opportunity and drive continuously efficiency enhancement
• Support annual audit, work closely with internal and external auditors.
• ERP and accounting system development & implementation. - Experience in complex problem solving, and working in a tight schedule environment
- Speak, write, and read fluently in English, and have the ability to take direction in English
- Experience working in a fast-paced and highly cross-functional organization
- University degree in business/economics/accounting
- Above 3 years of experience with an emphasis on accounting, preferably, gained within an accounting firm or a medium to large international company, in a fast-paced and changing environment
- Advanced skills in Microsoft Excel, SQL, Python, Alteryx, BlackLine, etc
- Experience working with IFRS or US GAAP and in the preparation of financial statements- Experience with Excel, Access, PowerPoint, Essbase and Oracle Financial Applications
- Experience in software development project management
- Experience prioritizing and managing multiple responsibilities
- Knowledge of presentations and whiteboarding skills with a high degree of comfort speaking with internal and external executives, IT management, and developers
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