Senior Accountant, Leo Ops Accounting

Amazon has an immediate opening for an Senior Accountant to support Amazon Leo Amazons long-term initiative to design launch and maintain a constellation of Low Earth Orbit satellites providing high-speed broadband connectivity to underserved communities worldwide. If you are a financial accounting professional who consistently exceeds expectations who dares to make bold decisions and whose ears perk up at the prospect of a challenge then Amazon is a place where your career can flourish.

When working at Amazon your ability to make a difference and take ownership of your career begins on day one. You can expect a collaborative team-driven environment that encourages employees to learn be curious and have a bias for action. This position offers the opportunity to make significant contributions to the business while collaborating with diverse teams to solve unusually complex challenges in a fast-paced global environment.
Amazon Leos accounting group offers opportunities in Revenue Supply Chain and Infrastructure Accounting.

Key job responsibilities
Key job responsibilities
- Support various aspects of our accounting and reporting process.
- End-to-end process ownership to support finance and business partners.
- Understand internal control design concepts sufficient to assess the effectiveness of controls in their area and to design new processes and controls for emerging and growing business activities.
- Analysis of complex processes and systems data.
- Execute judgments to keep projects moving and ensure the right decisions are reached to close the books each month.
- Escalate risks and issues as necessary to leadership.
- Identify process improvement and automation opportunities to drive positive change across the organization.
- Lead delivery of accounting tasks and projects.
- Enhance partnerships between Accounting and various business and IT groups.

- 3 years of finance or a related analytical field experience
- Bachelors degree in accounting or related field

- 2 years of Fortune 500 operational accounting experience
- Knowledge of internal control framework (specifically COSO) to assess control design and operational efficiency
- CPA
- 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

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status disability or other legally protected status.

Los Angeles County applicants: Job duties for this position include: work safely and cooperatively with other employees supervisors and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees supervisors and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal state and local laws and Company policies. Criminal history may have a direct adverse and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies exercise sound judgment effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism and safeguard business operations and the Companys reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience qualifications and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including 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 and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at CA Culver City - 72600.00 - 117100.00 USD annually
USA MA Boston - 66900.00 - 117100.00 USD annually
USA OR Portland - 66900.00 - 117100.00 USD annually
USA TN Nashville - 60200.00 - 105400.00 USD annually
USA TX Austin - 66900.00 - 117100.00 USD annually
USA VA Arlington - 66900.00 - 117100.00 USD annually
USA WA Seattle - 82700.00 - 117100.00 USD annually

Required Experience:

Senior IC

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