Finance Transformation Mgr, Reporting, Testing, Readiness, Leo Accounting PMO - Reporting, Testing, Readiness

Amazon • Nashville, TN

1d • Onsite

About The Position

This position supports and directly influences the launch and expansion of Amazon Leo and drives strategic initiatives that help grow and scale these businesses. This leader will champion controllership and scalability as they partner closely with global stakeholders including business product managers, financial engineering teams, accounting operations, business finance, tax, treasury, and others to deliver world class financial solutions that are highly scalable, secure, and flexible. The successful candidate will have operated successfully in a fast-paced, global, results-oriented environment, possessing strong oral and written communication skills and the ability to influence leaders. They must also be able to think clearly, analyze quantitatively, problem-solve, scope business requirements, and prioritize. Candidates should have deep experience in Accounting, Program Management, Financial System testing, and Financial Systems implementation, along with finance and accounting knowledge, experience working with technology teams to design and build world-class financial systems integration solutions, and the capacity to accelerate the launch and management of an ongoing financial integration program. The role requires the ability to influence senior leaders and drive the implementation of decisions across a global scope, balancing time to market with investments in automation. A typical day involves reviewing overnight testing metrics, identifying critical issues, working through a backlog of testing results, validating results with testers and technical teams, providing guidance on system and process issues, and preparing data-driven recommendations for leadership meetings. The ALSTARR team manages Accounting program tasks from test to deployment, ensuring successful implementation of financial systems and processes, maintaining high standards of quality and risk management, and supporting data-informed decisions about launch readiness and implementation strategies. The team thrives in a collaborative environment, valuing analytical thinking and attention to detail, and is committed to continuous improvement.

Requirements

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

Nice To Haves

• CPA
• Knowledge of internal control framework (specifically COSO) to assess control design and operational efficiency
• Experience in accounting management in Big Four with Fortune 500 clients
• Experience researching and documenting support for accounting conclusions
• Experience in implementing financial systems in complex environments across the systems development lifecycle.

Responsibilities

• Develop and drive new programs with cross-functional stakeholders, defining end to end strategy, owning and managing implementation activities, developing processes, metrics, documentation and communications, and supporting continuous improvement of programs.
• Partner with worldwide business, tech, product/ program teams on delivering high-quality program; provide feedback on priorities, outcomes and timelines.
• Partner with business teams to influence business processes and decision making to scale financial recordkeeping health while meeting business objectives.
• Communicate and influence adoption of new/updated programs and processes to leaders, employees, and cross functional organizations.
• Collaborate and build relationships with business, accounting, technology, and finance owners globally to build scalable financial automation with the highest degree of controllership.
• Partner with technical and business teams to validate financial processes and financial results against system designs and process models.
• Look around corners, is biased for action in ensuring the team is set up for success in achieving our goals, and earns trust through broad stakeholder influence.
• Implement and manage quality control and solve issues around financial systems and financial results for a new business and product.

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
• sign-on payments
• restricted stock units (RSUs)

What This Job Offers

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