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

About the position

It’s a new Day 1 for Leo and we are looking for team members to join the

Accounting PMO supporting this emerging business.

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. This person will have operated successfully in a

fast-paced, global, results-oriented environment. Strong oral and written

communication skills and ability to influence leaders are crucial, as well as

ability to think clearly, analyze quantitatively, problem-solve, scope business

requirements and prioritize.

Successful candidates will have deep experience in the following disciplines –

Accounting, Program Management, Financial Reporting, and Financial Systems. The

role requires an individual 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. They need the ability to influence

senior leaders and the willingness to drive the implementation of decisions

across a global scope, balancing time to market with investments in automation.

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 controllership teams to design and deliver key

reports and controls.

• 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 the launch policies and exception mechanisms to identify,

inventory, track, and resource automation with multiple technology teams, as

well as report status of financial automation initiatives and hold leaders

accountable across multiple functional organizations.

Requirements

• 5+ years of multiple finance and accounting roles experience
• Bachelor's degree in accounting, information systems, finance, or equivalent

Nice-to-haves

• Experience coordinating between technical teams, peers and business stakeholders

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