Amazon has an immediate opening for a Program Manager (PM) to join our Digital Finance and Business Integration (FBI) team. The PM role supports and directly influences the launches of some of Amazon Digitals newest global business initiatives. The PM will work closely with the global financial systems team, accounting operations teams, tax, treasury, and others on new initiatives to provide integrated accounting requirements to the business teams. As an Accounting PM, you will:-Own and Manage:... more details
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Amazon has an immediate opening for a Program Manager (PM) to join our Digital Finance and Business Integration (FBI) team.
The PM role supports and directly influences the launches of some of Amazon Digitals newest global business initiatives. The PM will work closely with the global financial systems team, accounting operations teams, tax, treasury, and others on new initiatives to provide integrated accounting requirements to the business teams. As an Accounting PM, you will:
-Own and Manage: Youll 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: Youll work on automation projects and lead the coordination of designing processes and tools to make financial statement processes easier and more accurate. -Support Expansion: Youll support the expansion of Amazon business by ensuring implementation of controlled processes to keep Amazons financial statements materially correct. -Consult: Youll operate as a valued consultant to partner with many different stakeholder teams across Amazon. -Make Decisions: Youll be an empowered, impactful decision maker who drives the direction of a project to completion. -Collaborate: Youll collaborate with Amazonians of diverse backgrounds.
Successful candidates will have deep experience in the following three disciplines Accounting, Program Management, and Financial Systems. The role requires an individual with operational accounting knowledge, experience working with technology teams to design and build world class financial systems integration solutions, and the capacity to accelerate the launch and management of an ongoing financial integration program. They will have developed a passion for delivering process improvement across the Accounting organization. They are expected to have a deep sense of ownership, and the ability to identify process improvement opportunities, drive positive change across the organization, and enhance partnerships between Accounting and various business and IT groups.
In addition, successful candidates will be comfortable working in a fast-paced environment, managing through ambiguity and complexity, and demonstrate and ability to support multiple, simultaneous, project launches at any one time. Candidates are also expected to have sufficient finance experience to help the project launch team identify and incorporate the necessary financial reporting and internal control elements into the systems or tools that are developed to support new business activities.
We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations:
Arlington, VA, USA | Boston, MA, USA | Seattle, WA, USA
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- 2+ years of program or project management experience - Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting or related field - Experience using data and metrics to drive improvements - Experience working cross functionally with tech and non-tech teams - Experience managing accounting/finance process improvement and/or technology projects with aggressive schedules
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- PMP - Master's degree, or CMA or CPA - Experience supporting accounting/finance customers to set and effectively manage expectations, project deliverables, and drive resolution when conflicts or issues arise - Experience in finance projects, including requirement gathering and testing in environments with distributed systems
Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please visit https://www.amazon.jobs/en/disability/us.
Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $59,300/year in our lowest geographic market up to $142,800/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits. This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.
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