Internal Controls Manager, Global Financial Risk & Controls

Amazon • Portland, OR

15h

About The Position

Are you excited about driving internal controls excellence and compliance in a
fast paced, dynamic, tech-forward environment? Come join our Global Financial
Risk and Controls (GFRC) team.

We are searching for bar-raising professionals who consistently exceed
expectations, who thrive in a challenging workplace, and who can actively
contribute to our talented team. The global financial risk & controls team:
operates and oversees the overall Amazon SOX program; develops policies, best
practices, guidance and training; drives internal controls audit readiness and
continuous improvements; partners closely with other internal controls teams
across amazon's businesses; provides direct controllership support for processes
supported by the corporate reporting & accounting team as well as global
accounting systems.

We are uniquely positioned subject matter experts on financial reporting
risk/controls and provide advisory & assessment services across Amazon's entire
business footprint worldwide.

Responsibilities include enhancing and leveraging internal and external
partnerships to assist the controls leader with the annual program plan
including the changes to controls framework, its execution, and enterprise-wide
process improvement initiatives. This role will require a deep understanding and
experience with all aspects of internal controls including financial information
technology systems for a complex, high-growth stage, multi-disciplinary
organization. Applying innovative technologies and concepts, including AI/ML and
automation to the evolution of the internal control environment is a fundamental
aspect of the role.

Requirements for this position include a deep knowledge the COSO 2013 framework,
SEC/PCAOB regulations, as well as the demonstrated ability to design and monitor
an effective global risk-based internal control environment.

We are currently looking for experienced candidates who have held similar
positions in large public companies or who have held a similar position within
the advisory practice of a Big 4 public accounting firm serving Fortune 500
clients for 6+ years. Demonstrated experience in working collaboratively to
accomplish challenges will be expected as this is an ongoing requirement for
this position. Candidates will be expected to demonstrate they were top
performers at their level.

GFRC team’s key purpose is to preserve Amazon’s financial reputation by
promoting strong controllership that supports internal controls over financial
reporting (ICFR) designed to provide reasonable assurance that Amazon’s
consolidated and statutory financial statements are complete and accurate. We
partner closely with our global customers to identify and mitigate key financial
reporting risks to achieve the company’s control objectives. We do this by
maintaining the overall ICFR framework in the GRC platform and supporting the
teams responsible for designing, documenting, executing, and assessing their
processes, systems, and controls in their respective business environments.

Requirements

• 5+ years of compliance, audit or risk management experience
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office products and applications at an advanced level
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent
• deep knowledge the COSO 2013 framework, SEC/PCAOB regulations, as well as the demonstrated ability to design and monitor an effective global risk-based internal control environment.
• experienced candidates who have held similar positions in large public companies or who have held a similar position within the advisory practice of a Big 4 public accounting firm serving Fortune 500 clients for 6+ years.
• Demonstrated experience in working collaboratively to accomplish challenges will be expected as this is an ongoing requirement for this position.
• Candidates will be expected to demonstrate they were top performers at their level.

Nice To Haves

• Project Management Professional (PMP) or equivalent certification
• Master's degree or equivalent
• CPA
• Certified Information Systems Auditor

Responsibilities

• Executing on controls strategies
• Driving control design and implementation with engineering, business, and accounting teams
• Contributing to deep dives on process areas to define the set of risk and controls in addressing financial reporting risk
• Ensuring there are adequate controls over critical components of the ecosystem
• Advising on and designing controls and compliance programs
• Providing ongoing support to process owners/control owners and cross-functional teams to ensure controls are designed and implemented effectively
• Participating in annual walkthroughs with process/application/control owners across the company and external auditors
• Supporting the quarterly 302 sub-certification process and related reporting
• Assisting in the evaluation of identified control deficiencies and monitoring of remediation efforts
• Assisting with system implementation and migration and respective SDLC controls
• Using AI technologies to drive process efficiency and innovation in the lifecycle of risk assessment, internal controls design and documentation, maintenance and evaluation.

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