Senior Program Manager, Advertising Finance & Business Integration

Amazon • Nashville, TN

17d

About The Position

Amazon has an immediate opening for a Senior Program Manager to join our Finance
and Business Integration team.
This position supports and can directly influence the launches of some of
Amazon’s newest global business initiatives in the consumer products, digital
initiatives, merchant, operations, logistics, payments, and cloud computing
lines of business. This leader will work closely with the global financial
systems team, accounting operations teams, tax, treasury, and others and
represent the accounting organization to various stakeholders. In this role, the
candidate will be part of a team that collaborates with business finance and
technical teams to deliver world class solutions that are highly scalable,
secure, and flexible. This person will have operated successfully in a
fast-paced, global, results-oriented environment. Strong oral and written
communication skills are crucial, as well as ability to think clearly, analyze
quantitatively, problem-solve, scope business requirements and prioritize.

About the team
We are the Advertising Finance and Business Integration (FBI) team within Amazon
Accounting. As an FBI team, we create and own programs that support the
accounting workstreams related to foundational solutions for Amazon's Digital,
and Devices & Services businesses. Our scope includes products and services for
Digital and Devices & Services businesses, financial automation tools, launch
acceleration, and compliance.

Requirements

• 5+ years of finance or a related analytical field experience
• Bachelor's degree in accounting or related field
• Successful candidates will have deep experience in the following three disciplines – Accounting, Program Management and Finance Systems.
• Candidate experience should cover financial processes, project management, accounting requirements documentation, process design, and user acceptance testing responsibilities.
• Demonstrated experience in leading teams to accomplish unusually complex challenges is expected as this is an ongoing requirement for this position.
• Strong oral and written communication skills are crucial, as well as ability to think clearly, analyze quantitatively, problem-solve, scope business requirements and prioritize.

Nice To Haves

• CPA
• Knowledge of internal control framework (specifically COSO) to assess control design and operational efficiency
• Knowledge of GAAP research tools and the FASB codification
• Experience in accounting management in Big Four with Fortune 500 clients
• Experience researching and documenting support for accounting conclusions

Responsibilities

• Own and Manage: You’ll own and manage lifecycle activities from beginning to end (planning, requirements gathering, technology team partnerships, UAT planning and performance, project closing, and stakeholder engagement) for multiple projects simultaneously.
• Automate: You’ll work on automation projects and lead the coordination of designing processes and tools to make financial statement processes easier and more accurate.
• Support Expansion: You’ll support the expansion of Amazon business by ensuring implementation of controlled processes to keep Amazon’s financial statements materially correct.
• Consult: You’ll operate as a valued consultant to partner with many different stakeholder teams across Amazon.
• Make Decisions: You’ll be an empowered, impactful decision maker who drives the direction of a project to completion.
• Collaborate: You’ll collaborate with Amazonians of diverse backgrounds.

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