Project-Based Accounting Automation Specialist
Job Summary
In this collaborative role, you will work with global accounting teams to deliver innovative automation and reporting solutions. Your focus will be on automating financial statements and enhancing internal and external reporting processes, streamlining complex financial workflows, and improving data accuracy and accessibility.
Key Responsibilities
* Act as the primary liaison between accounting, tax, and Fintech teams, fostering effective communication and collaboration.
* Develop country-specific Business Requirement documents detailing scope, requirements, and addressing common questions from tech automation partners.
* Test automated output reports against underlying records, leveraging available technologies to streamline this process and build exception reports.
* Collaborate with functional and system teams to assess impacts of automations and process changes, effectively communicating these to accounting and tax teams.
* Drive standardization and continuous improvement of processes and controls, ensuring highest integrity in financial reporting (US and local GAAP) and tax compliance.
* Anticipate bottlenecks, manage escalations, and balance business needs with technical constraints.
* Create, maintain, and disseminate detailed project information to stakeholders, ensuring transparency and alignment.
A Day in the Life
The ideal candidate thrives in a fast-paced environment, relishes working with ambiguity, big data, and enjoys challenges of highly complex business context. This role requires an individual with excellent analytical abilities, deep knowledge of business intelligence solutions, and ability to quickly learn, adapt, and work with variety of technologies.
About the Team
We are a team of accounting and technical professionals dedicated to providing innovative solutions and process improvement to our functional accountant teams, reducing manual effort, increasing controllership, and accelerating reporting.
Requirements
* Bachelor's degree in accounting, information systems, finance, or equivalent.
* Significant experience within accounting, preferably gained within Big Four firm and/or multinational organization.
* Excellent communication skills with fluent English.
* Proficient Microsoft Excel user.
* Demonstrated organizational skill set conducive to managing to project milestones.
* Experience creating and using financial statement reporting in Workiva.
* Ability to communicate effectively (verbally/written) with technical and non-technical stakeholders at various levels.
* Demonstrated ability to navigate ambiguous requests and manage multiple competing priorities, prioritize effectively and independently in fast-paced environment.
Amazon's Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion
Amazon is an equal opportunities 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.