Amazon

Senior Manager, Finance Operations Accounting, Accounts Payable

Amazon$153K — $207K *
Finance & Insurance
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, or related field
  • 10+ years of experience in tax, finance, or analytical roles
  • 8+ years applying financial performance indicators (KPIs) in analyses
  • 8+ years building financial and operational reports for decision-making
  • 8+ years creating process improvements with automation and analysis
  • 3+ years performing financial and ad hoc analysis using data tools
  • 5+ years of direct management experience

Responsibilities

  • Set global goals for the FOAA Accounts Payable area
  • Prioritize automation projects to meet baseline savings
  • Identify process re-engineering opportunities for operational excellence
  • Standardize global reporting formats and set service level agreements (SLAs)
  • Ensure Central Accounting deliverables are completed on time and accurately
  • Influence business decisions through effective communication and analysis
  • Facilitate financial review meetings and design internal reports
  • Enhance team quality by hiring and developing top finance talent

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health insurance (medical, dental, vision)
  • Life and AD&D insurance with options for supplemental plans
  • 401(k) matching
  • Paid time off and parental leave
  • Adoption and surrogacy reimbursement coverage
  • Access to Employee Assistance Programs (EAP) and Mental Health Support
Full Job Description
Amazon seeks an experienced Senior Manager to be the Global Functional Leader for the Accounts Payable vertical on the Finance Operations Accounting & Analysis (FOAA) team.

Key job responsibilities

- Set and execute goals for the FOAA AP functional area globally

- Prioritize automation projects within FOAA AP to drive FOAA baseline savings goals

- Drive operational excellence by identifying business process re-engineering opportunities and partnering with projects team to provide accounting requirements that maintain highest level of controllership

- Drive global reporting format standardization and set SLA's

- Ensure all Central Accounting Deliverables met within SLA; analyzing account activity; validating account balances are materially correct; explaining business drivers for account balance fluctuations

- Influencing business decisions with effective verbal and written communication, data driven analysis and presentation of alternatives

- Facilitate financial review meetings with FinOps leadership, including design and review of internal financial reports

- Raise the bar on hiring, developing, and retaining the best talent to continue building our world class team of finance professionals

A day in the life

This position is the key partner for Global Accounts Payable senior leadership and will partner with Global Operations and Accounting teams to identify areas of controllership risk, compliance risk, and related financial accounting impact. The ideal candidate is a highly proactive self-starter with a strong operational and accounting background, problem solving skills and attention to detail who will take ownership and drive positive change including evaluating and streamlining existing operational and accounting processes, controls and metrics. This role has regular interaction with various business units across Amazon and requires strong interpersonal and communication skills.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

- Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting or related field

- 10+ years of tax, finance or a related analytical field experience

- 8+ years of applying key financial performance indicators (KPIs) to analyses experience

- 8+ years of building financial and operational reports/data sets that inform business decision-making experience

- 8+ years of creating process improvements with automation and analysis experience

- 3+ years of performing financial and ad hoc analysis using data reporting tools experience

- 5+ years of direct management experience

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

- MBA, or CPA

- 8+ years of participating in continuous improvement projects in your team to scale and improve controllership with measurable results experience

- 8+ years of identifying incomplete or inaccurate data, identifying the root cause and creating/implementing an escalation plan experience

- 5+ years of working with senior staff (e.g. c-suite) experience

- 6+ years of directly managing and leading a team of 10+ members experience

- 7+ years of Accounts Receivable or Account Payable experience

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 https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.

USA, WA, Seattle - 153,000.00 - 207,000.00 USD annually

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Amazon Careers

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Net Income
$21.3 billion
Founded
1994
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Revenue
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