Principal, Revenue Accounting, Advertising, Advertising Accounting

Description

The Advertising Accounting organization is seeking a highly motivated Principal to serve as a key accounting partner to the Amazon Advertising business. This role is central to strengthening controllership across the organization, with primary responsibility for managing and developing scalable financial controls and processes that simplify monthly reviews, enhance controllership rigor, and enable sustainable growth. You will partner closely with tech, finance, accounting, and business teams to develop long-term strategies and drive new initiatives that support our mission, while working with key stakeholders and central teams to drive global standardization of metric and reporting definitions.

This position requires collaboration across organizations to define financial and non-financial trade-offs in ambiguous environments, ensuring robust financial governance and control frameworks are maintained throughout.

• Deliver accurate financial reporting as the primary accounting leader for the business area, directly influencing senior leaders
• Partnering and strategizing with business, accounting, finance, and tax stakeholders to ensure seamless coordination, compliance, and scalability
• Owning critical financial reporting deliverables, including 10-K and 10-Q disclosures, and presenting key findings to Advertising senior accounting leadership
• Driving AI and automation solutions for operational improvements to enhance efficiency and accuracy across accounting processes
• Collaborating with business teams to evaluate new contracts and incentives (ASC 606), championing accounting controllership considerations in new business terms and launches
• Preparing and reviewing technical accounting memos under US GAAP, ensuring regulatory compliance
• Leading cross‑functional projects including process improvements, controls enhancement, and integration of accounting processes with Amazon systems
• Coordinating quarterly reviews and approvals of estimates, presenting conclusions to senior leadership
• Executing quarterly reviews and sign‑offs on SOX 404 key controls, ensuring robust internal control framework

• 12+ years of tax, finance or a related analytical field experience
• 7+ years of finance technology, forecast & budgeting, or other finance‑focused competency experience
• Experience with Tableau, Python, SQB, Quicksight, Cognos or or other BI packages

• MBA, or CPA
• Experience in a leadership position managing finance, accounting and operational processes

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.

These include the duties and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism, and safeguard business operations and the Company’s reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at .

• USA, CA, Culver City -  -  USD annually
• USA, MA, Boston -  -  USD annually
• USA, OR, Portland -  -  USD annually
• USA, TX, Austin -  -  USD annually
• USA, VA, Arlington -  -  USD annually
• USA, WA, Seattle -  -  USD annually

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