Project manager AR, FOAA EMEA
Amazon
Description
Are you a financial wizard with a flair for uncovering insights that drive business impact? Amazon is seeking a Senior Financial Analyst, firmly grounded in accounting, to be the project owner for accounts receivables, working alongside our Finance Operations Accounting & Analysis (FOAA) team.
In this high-visibility role, you'll be a key strategic partner, collaborating with stakeholders from global FOAA, Accounting, and Finance Operations to drive external projects that transform our processes. Flex your analytical muscles as you manage and lead impactful projects and partner with operational teams to tackle complex accounting challenges.
You will have the opportunity to make a significant impact through process optimization and automation. By bringing your innovative mindset to the table, you will transform our approach to controllership, driving continuous improvement and positioning the business for ongoing success.
If you're a numbers-driven self-starter with a passion for driving meaningful change, apply now and unlock a career-defining opportunity.
Key job responsibilities
• Timely delivery of projects ensuring that the project is executed with highest standards and good practices.
• Partner with global FOAA, Accounting and Finance Operations teams to implement process improvement projects.
• Review business requirements document and review or prepare accounting requirements document.
• Communication with technology teams on the implementation of submitted requirements.
• Ensure that the process follows highest standards.
• Plan the resources for the project and keep the stakeholders informed.
• Monitor progress of the onsite activities and evaluate time savings driven by the projects.
• Prepare regular progress reviews and reports with status updates.
• Own review and approval of test results.
• Ensure timely project closure.
Basic Qualifications
• BA/BS degree or equivalent in Finance or Accounting.
• Proven familiarity with concepts of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.
• Experience in large corporation general ledger accounting.
• Excellent English language written and oral communication skills with an ability to concisely summarize relevant data and convey results by effectively articulating complex messages.
• Advanced analytical skills and ability to meet deadlines while managing multiple deliverables in a fast-paced and rapidly changing environment.
• Advanced Excel user.
• Experience in project management.
• Advanced understanding of accounts receivable process flows and how to transfer such processes in an accounting framework.
Preferred Qualifications
• MS in Accounting or Finance and/or Accounting qualification (e.g. CPA, ACCA).
• Expert level Excel skills and experience in financial reporting and data mining tools such as Cognos, Essbase, SQL, etc.
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