Senior Accounting Analyst , Finance Operations Accounting (8308)

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 and enjoy diving deep to identify root causes and develop long-term, scalable solutions, this is the job for you!
Amazon is seeking a highly analytical, meticulous and forward-thinking Senior Staff Accountant to become a key member of its Statutory Support Center based in Beijing. This is an exciting opportunity to work closely with Amazon corporate accounting teams across APAC to ensure high quality and timely deliverables in the statutory and financial compliance space.
Strong organizational skills and information technology aptitude Amazon is an equal opportunities employer. We believe passionately that employing a diverse workforce is central to our success. We make recruiting decisions based on your experience and skills. We value your passion to discover, invent, simplify and build. Protecting your privacy and the security of your data is a longstanding top priority for Amazon.


Key job responsibilities
• Preparing various deliverables to support both internal and external financial reporting needs, including statutory close support, analytics and supplementary financial analysis;
• Supporting corporate accounting teams across APAC and global in preparing statutory financial statements;
• Working closely with business partners across APAC and globally, to maintain efficient and compliant accounting processes;
• Identifying and establishing process improvements;
• Collaborating closely with Accounting and Technology teams to drive standardization and automation globally.
- University degree in business/economics/accounting;
- Above 5 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;
- Fluent in business English, both verbal and written- 4+ years of participating in continuous improvement projects in your team to scale and improve controllership with measurable results experience
- CPA
- Knowledge of Tableau
- Experience as a lean sensei, or experience working as a Quality Assurance Engineer;
- 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)

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