Senior Financial Analyst, FOAA AP

Amazon is a leading multinational e-commerce company based in Seattle, Washington. Originally starting as an online bookstore, Amazon quickly expanded its offerings to become a global leader in diverse categories, with the vision of being the world’s most customer-centric company. Amazon strives to create a space where customers can find and discover anything they may want to buy online. The Finance Operations, Accounting & Analysis (FOAA) team at Amazon is fast-paced, collaborative, and focused on delivering exceptional customer experiences. We are currently looking for a Finance Analyst to join our VAT Accounting team (Indirect Tax).

Key Responsibilities:

Assist with month-end activities, including the closure of sub-ledgers, general ledger account reconciliations, reporting, and balance sheet account analysis.

Review and support month-end flux analysis for P&L and balance sheet accounts, providing stakeholders with insights into changes and the reasons behind them.

Demonstrate a high level of professional expertise in accounting, applying in-depth knowledge of principles and system design to identify and address complex issues, often in collaboration with leadership for resolution.

Ensure that financial policies, procedures, and internal controls are well-documented, maintained, and consistently improved.

Review balance sheet reconciliations, including reconciliations with VAT tax returns and sub-ledger reports, and take appropriate action to resolve any discrepancies.

Collaborate with auditors on audit-related queries and ensure a smooth audit process.

Ensure GRC (Governance, Risk, and Compliance) compliance and internal control standards are met, working closely with stakeholders to align on improvements or changes.

Lead and support new business or system launches, including conducting UAT (User Acceptance Testing) for accounting entries and financial reporting.

Identify opportunities for process improvements and partner with tech teams to drive automation and system solutions.

This position offers an exciting opportunity to work in a dynamic and innovative environment while helping Amazon continue to be a leader in e-commerce.

Basic Qualifications

- 3+ years of tax, finance or a related analytical field experience
- 4+ years of Accounts Receivable or Account Payable experience
- 4+ years of applying key financial performance indicators (KPIs) to analyses experience
- 4+ years of creating process improvements with automation and analysis experience
- 4+ years of identifying, leading, and executing opportunities to improve, automate, standardize or simplify finance or business tools and processes experience
- Bachelor's degree in engineering, statistics or business, or Bachelor's degree and 5+ years of quantitative role (engineering, process re-engineering, quality assurance) experience
- Six Sigma Black Belt
- Experience with advanced use of SQL for data mining and business intelligence
- Experience as a lean sensei, or experience working as a Quality Assurance Engineer
- 1. CA with 4-8 years of post qualification experience in Month end closing of Books of accounts/working on various sub-ledgers/Accounting Knowledge/Balance Sheet Reconciliation and Reporting activities.
- 2. Experience in preparing, analyzing and visualizing data to influence business decisions

Preferred Qualifications

- 4+ years of participating in continuous improvement projects in your team to scale and improve controllership with measurable results experience
- MBA, or CPA
- Knowledge of Tableau
- 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)
- 1. Knowledge of standard software including Excel, Access, Oracle, Essbase, SQL and VBA skills
- 2. Good communication skills.
- 3. Knowledge of P2P, O2C and Payroll operational processes.
- 4. Knowledge of SOX and Internal control framework

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