Accountant, Special Projects, Customer Experience & Business Trends

Amazon is seeking an experienced Accountant based in Sao Paulo, BR. This team focuses on improving customer experience at Amazon globally.

The Accountant will be hands-on and have an entrepreneurial spirit / start-up mindset as they support the operational accounting of a global team, which includes day-to-day management of financial accounts, indirect tax support, and annual audit support. They will provide analytical support for key business decisions and participate in strategic planning. They will prepare key metrics and weekly, monthly, quarterly finance reporting as well as support processes for analyzing performance to understand business variations.

This role will be a good fit if you:
- Are a self-starter that will thrive in a start-up team where all members are hands-on and have a voice in business decisions.
- Are highly analytical, detail oriented, and have solid accounting knowledge.
- Have experience in Oracle and other accounting software.
- Have in-depth knowledge of Brazilian Accounting Standards and tax laws.
- Are passionate about owning solutions and solving issues.
- Are able to communicate complex issues in a clear and concise way.

Key job responsibilities
- Own operational accounting for multiple countries worldwide – day-to-day management of financial accounts, indirect tax support, and annual audit support.
- Own BR accounting/compliance and build/maintain relationships with Amazon Finance, Legal, Accounting, and Tax teams.
- Support in ongoing financial reporting, analysis, and forecasting.
- Perform deep dive analysis to understand drivers of business.
- Work with other teams to ensure our financial reporting is in sync with other systems.
- Participate in the business and improve processes to grow the business.
- Support tax teams by providing audited Financial Statements, other documents for tax compliance.

Basic Qualifications

- Can demonstrate strong numerical and analytical skills
- Experience in tax, finance or a related analytical field
- Experience in written and oral communication, including the ability to communicate with all levels in the organization (technical, business, executive)
- Experience working proactively and independently, meeting deadlines, and delivering on projects and tasks
- Experience in accounts receivable or account payable
- Experience applying key financial performance indicators (KPIs) to analyses
- Experience in creating process improvements with automation and analysis
- Experience in identifying, leading, and executing opportunities to improve, automate, standardize or simplify finance or business tools and processes

Preferred Qualifications

- MBA, or CPA
- 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)
- Experience supporting month-end closing processes and contributing to financial reporting under established procedures

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