Job Description

Qualified Accountant with 6-10 years of post qualification experience. Experience in M&A, Warrants Accounting, investments Accounting , Housing Fund Accounting

Job summary
We are Amazon's Finops Accounting and Analysis team managing the month end close and reconciliations globally. The candidate will be responsible for monitoring the overall M&A, Investments and Housing Equity Fund process globally.

• Support in monthly/quarterly financial closing activity in close co-ordination with business and accounting teams
• Perform financial and SEC reporting and support monthly P&L analysis
• Prepare and review Balance Sheet reconciliations
• Facilitate financial review meetings with business groups and work with business managers.
• Assist in Measuring and reporting progress on key goals for the business team in a timely manner
• Measuring and monitoring of metrics for new business initiatives
• Provide inputs for monthly and quarterly business reviews in a timely manner. Facilitate the business reviews with data analysis and follow through with business leaders on actionable items for improving business metrics over a period of time
• Execute and drive Key metrics for business and operation performance
• Demonstrate appropriate understanding / working knowledge of accounting principles and internal controls, and apply them
• Ensure appropriate financial policies, procedures, and internal controls are in place, documented, and operating as intended.
• Participate in recruiting efforts. Continually raises the bar.
• Drive process improvement and efficiencies within the team.
• Regular feedback and development of the team members.
• Proactive behavior
• Strong team skills
• Self-motivated, enthusiastic and highly energetic

Key job responsibilities

• Support in monthly/quarterly financial closing activity in close co-ordination with business and accounting teams
• Perform financial and SEC reporting and support monthly P&L analysis
• Prepare and review Balance Sheet reconciliations
• Facilitate financial review meetings with business groups and work with business managers.
• Assist in Measuring and reporting progress on key goals for the business team in a timely manner
• Measuring and monitoring of metrics for new business initiatives
• Provide inputs for monthly and quarterly business reviews in a timely manner. Facilitate the business reviews with data analysis and follow through with business leaders on actionable items for improving business metrics over a period of time
• Execute and drive Key metrics for business and operation performance
• Demonstrate appropriate understanding / working knowledge of accounting principles and internal controls, and apply them
• Ensure appropriate financial policies, procedures, and internal controls are in place, documented, and operating as intended.
• Participate in recruiting efforts. Continually raises the bar.
• Drive process improvement and efficiencies within the team.
• Regular feedback and development of the team members.
• Proactive behavior
• Strong team skills
• Self-motivated, enthusiastic and highly energetic

A day in the life
Corp M& A Team
Central Accounting Team

About the team
Team Mission
Controller-ship
Automation & Simplification

• Proactive behavior
• Strong team skills
• Self-motivated, enthusiastic and highly energetic
• Drive process improvement and efficiencies within the team.
• Regular feedback and development of the team members