Accounting Manager, Foreign Exchange (FX) Accounting

Amazon • Nashville, TN

7d

About The Position

The Foreign Exchange (FX) Accounting team manages global FX results and provides
strategic FX guidance for new business initiatives and system launches. With
Amazon operating in over 100 countries and managing approximately 1,100 currency
pairs, our team handles diverse and complex FX matters, exposures, and system
integrations.

Role Overview:
In this role, you will partner with accounting business teams across AWS,
digital, store, payments, advertising, and international operations to
understand business initiatives, assess FX implications, and establish FX
requirements that prevent future technical debt.

What You'll Do:
You'll collaborate with cross-functional teams including accounting, Treasury,
Tax, technology, and Corporate Reporting in a complex, high-growth environment.
Working closely with internal system teams, you'll drive automation and system
enhancements that improve our FX processes.

What We're Looking For:
While specific FX accounting experience is not required, the ideal candidate
will demonstrate:
• Ability to quickly learn and apply complex accounting standards, including US
GAAP
• Strong technical aptitude to understand system architecture and data flows
• Exceptional attention to detail and problem-solving abilities
• Capacity to research and resolve accounting issues independently
• Effective partnership and collaboration skills across technical and business
teams

Requirements

• 5+ years of finance or a related analytical field experience
• Bachelor's degree in accounting or related field
• Ability to quickly learn and apply complex accounting standards, including US GAAP
• Strong technical aptitude to understand system architecture and data flows
• Exceptional attention to detail and problem-solving abilities
• Capacity to research and resolve accounting issues independently
• Effective partnership and collaboration skills across technical and business teams

Nice To Haves

• CPA
• Experience in accounting management in Big Four with Fortune 500 clients
• Knowledge of GAAP research tools and the FASB codification
• Experience researching and documenting support for accounting conclusions
• 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)
• Experience working with large-scale data mining and reporting tools (i.e. SQL, MS Power Query, Python)

Responsibilities

• Partner with diverse business teams to understand new initiatives and assess FX implications
• Serve as the primary FX accounting expert, providing guidance and requirements to accounting and technology teams
• Conduct US GAAP research and provide proactive FX guidance on projects to prevent future technical accounting challenges
• Perform monthly close activities including reconciliations and journal entries
• Drive continuous process improvements in monthly close processes
• Support financial reporting processes and ensure accurate FX accounting treatment
• Research technical accounting issues and coordinate with the technical accounting team to develop and document accounting position papers as needed
• Escalate risks and issues to leadership with appropriate context and recommendations

Benefits

• 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
• parental leave

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level