Amazon has an immediate opening for an Accounting Manager to join our Finance and Business Integration team. This candidate will work closely with accounting operations, business, finance, and technology teams to implement systems that automate financial flows for our Stores business. They will support and directly influence the launches of some of Amazon’s newest global business initiatives. In this role, the candidate will represent accounting while collaborating with business, finance, and technology 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 are crucial, as well as ability to think critically, analyze data, problem-solve, scope business requirements and prioritize. Key job responsibilities Key job responsibilities As an Accounting Manager, you will: Define Strategies: You'll partner with accounting and technology teams to develop and own the implementation strategies for large, multi-year accounting automation programs. Own and Manage: You’ll own and manage lifecycle activities from beginning to end (planning, requirements gathering, technology team partnerships, UAT planning and performance, project closing, and stakeholder engagement) for multiple projects simultaneously. Automate: You’ll work on automation projects and lead the coordination of designing processes and tools to make financial statement processes easier and more accurate. Support Expansion: You’ll support the expansion of Amazon business by ensuring implementation of controlled processes to keep Amazon’s financial statements materially correct. Consult: You’ll operate as a valued consultant to partner with many different stakeholder teams across Amazon. Make Decisions: You’ll be an empowered, impactful decision maker who drives the direction of a project to completion. Collaborate: You’ll collaborate with Amazonians of diverse backgrounds. Successful candidates will have deep experience in the following three disciplines – Accounting, Program Management and Finance Systems. Candidate experience should cover financial processes, project management, accounting requirements documentation, process design, and user acceptance testing responsibilities. Demonstrated experience in leading teams to accomplish unusually complex challenges is expected as this is an ongoing requirement for this position.