Senior Accountant, Treasury Accounting

Amazon
Portland, OR Full Time
POSTED ON 8/26/2024 CLOSED ON 9/19/2024

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Description

Amazon is a pioneering, dynamic, and energetic company that thrives on unique and peculiar ways. We take pride in our single-minded obsession over customer satisfaction and our ability to maintain a curious and vibrant culture no matter how large the company grows. We endeavor to build our legacy as Earth’s most customer-centric company and to continue to cultivate and nourish our innovative environment through our mission to hire the best. If you are a financial accounting professional who consistently exceeds expectations, who dares to make bold decisions, and whose ears perk up at the prospect of a challenge, then Amazon is a place where your career can flourish.

When working at Amazon, your ability to make a difference and take ownership of your career begins on day one. You can expect a collaborative, team-driven environment that encourages employees to learn, be curious, and have a bias for action. Part of this propensity for continuous learning shows itself in Amazon’s strong encouragement of movement and growth within the Accounting department and within the company as a whole. We aim to hire and develop those who will raise the bar over the course of their career at Amazon (and not just in their first position).

Key job 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 sufficient to assess the effectiveness of controls in their area and to design new processes and controls for emerging and growing business activities.
  • Execute judgments to keep projects moving and ensure the right decisions are reached to close the books each month.
  • Escalating risks and issues as necessary to leadership.
  • Strong sense of ownership.
  • Ability to 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 various business and IT groups.
  • Research, conclude and memorialize technical accounting position papers.

Key job responsibilities

Treasury Accounting oversees cash, investments, and debt.

Job Responsibilities Include

  • Participate in/manage month-end close and reporting activities
  • Manage cash accounting GL maintenance and Oracle bank account set-up
  • Understand system flows for financial events and help troubleshoot issues by partnering with tech teams to prioritize tech work or partner with FOAA to design manual interim processes.
  • Identify and drive initiatives for accounting automation
  • Support various finance and business teams by ensuring they have all the necessary information to make data driven decisions, and support geo and product expansion efforts
  • Coordinate with the global accounting teams to improve and standardize processes
  • Support project launches by developing accounting requirements and assist with UAT

Basic Qualifications

  • 3 years of finance or a related analytical field experience
  • Bachelor's degree in accounting or related field

Preferred Qualifications

  • 2 years of Fortune 500 operational accounting experience
  • 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

Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please visit https://www.amazon.jobs/en/disability/us.


Company - Amazon.com Services LLC

Job ID: A2738978
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