Senior Program Manager, Advertising Finance & Business Integration

Description

Amazon has an immediate opening for a Senior Program Manager to join our Finance and Business Integration team.

This position supports and can directly influence the launches of some of Amazon’s newest global business initiatives in the consumer products, digital initiatives, merchant, operations, logistics, payments, and cloud computing lines of business. This leader will work closely with the global financial systems team, accounting operations teams, tax, treasury, and others and represent the accounting organization to various stakeholders. In this role, the candidate will be part of a team that collaborates with business finance and technical teams to deliver world‑class solutions that are highly scalable, secure, and flexible.

This person will have operated successfully in a fast‑paced, global, results‑oriented environment. Strong oral and written communication skills are crucial, as well as the ability to think clearly, analyze quantitatively, problem‑solve, scope business requirements, and prioritize.

• Own and Manage:
  You’ll own and manage lifecycle activities from beginning to end (planning, requirements gathering, technology team partnerships, UAT planning and performance, project closing, and stakeholder engagement) for multiple projects simultaneously.
• Automate:
  You’ll work on automation projects and lead the coordination of designing processes and tools to make financial statement processes easier and more accurate.
• Support Expansion:
  You’ll support the expansion of Amazon business by ensuring implementation of controlled processes to keep Amazon’s financial statements materially correct.
• Consult:
  You’ll operate as a valued consultant to partner with many different stakeholder teams across Amazon.
• Make Decisions:
  You’ll be an empowered, impactful decision maker who drives the direction of a project to completion.
• Collaborate:
  You’ll collaborate with Amazonians of diverse backgrounds.

Successful candidates will have deep experience in the following three disciplines – Accounting, Program Management and Finance Systems. Candidate experience should cover financial processes, project management, accounting requirements documentation, process design, and user acceptance testing responsibilities. Demonstrated experience in leading teams to accomplish unusually complex challenges is expected as this is an ongoing requirement for this position.

We are the Advertising Finance and Business Integration (FBI) team within Amazon Accounting. As an FBI team, we create and own programs that support the accounting work streams related to foundational solutions for Amazon's Digital, and Devices & Services businesses. Our scope includes products and services for Digital and Devices & Services businesses, financial automation tools, launch acceleration, and compliance.

We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations:

• Arlington, VA, USA
• Austin, TX, USA
• Boston, MA, USA
• Portland, OR, USA
• Seattle, WA, USA

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

• 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 an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

Los Angeles County applicants:
Job duties for this position include: work safely and cooperatively with other employees, supervisors, and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees, supervisors, and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal, state, and local laws and Company policies. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position.

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