Accounting Manager, Accounting

Amazon is a fast paced, dynamic, high-tech company based in Seattle, WA USA. The global accounting organization supports our financial reporting, internal control, intercompany, and transfer pricing activities and also supports new business launches globally for Amazon in the consumer products, initiatives, merchant, operations, logistics, , and cloud computing lines of business.

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).

We are currently looking for a manager level candidate to act in an individual contributor role to help support the business growth in Latin America, based in Amazon’s Sao Paulo, Brazil office. Successful candidates will have experience with financial reporting and internal control related responsibilities and have held similar positions or have held a manager level position in accounting or finance in public or private companies. Demonstrated experience in leading teams to accomplish unusually complex challenges is also expected.

This position will have responsibility for supporting the Latam South Accounting team to oversee all parts of our financial accounting and reporting functions in Brazil. In addition, this person will be expected to understand internal control design concepts sufficient to assess the effectiveness of controls in their area and to influence the design of systems, processes and controls for emerging and growing business activities. Technical accounting research and position paper writing may also be a requirement for this 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.
• Manage the period-end close process by ensuring the accurate and timely completion of all lease accounting entries and reconciliations.
• Manage key leased life cycle events
• Perform analytical review of lease related balances and provide balance sheet account movements to support cash flow reporting
• Drive projects, provide accounting guidance and often serve as first point of contact for finance and business partners to resolve issues.
• Ensure effective collaboration and influence across multiple organizations with partner teams and stakeholders.- Bachelor's degree in accounting or related field
- Experience in building financial and operational reports/data sets that inform business decision-making
- Experience in creating process improvements with automation and analysis
- Finance and accounting roles experience- MBA, or CPA
- Experience in accounting management in Big Four with Fortune 500 clients
- Experience in identifying incomplete or inaccurate data, identifying the root cause and creating/implementing an escalation plan
- Experience in 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 with accounting closing process, including preparing and reviewing reconciliations

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