What are the responsibilities and job description for the Finance Transformation Manager, Project Kuiper Accounting PMO position at Amazon?
DESCRIPTION
Kuiper Accounting PMO team has an immediate opening for a Finance Transformation Manager. This role supports and directly influences the launch of Kuiper product and programs across multiple verticals: satellite manufacturing, ground gateway terminals and customer terminals.
The program manager will work closely with the partner financial systems teams, accounting operations teams, tax, finance operations, and others on new initiatives to provide integrated accounting requirements to the Kuiper business teams. Successful candidates will have deep experience in Accounting, Program Management and Finance Systems. Candidate experience should cover financial processes, project management, accounting requirements documentation, process design, user acceptance testing and operational readiness responsibilities. Demonstrated experience in leading programs to accomplish unusually complex challenges is expected as this is an ongoing requirement for this position.
This position is expected to have a deep sense of ownership, strong passion in solving problems and delivering results, ability to identify process improvement opportunities, drive positive change across the organization, and enhance partnerships between Accounting and various business and IT groups.
Key job responsibilities
- Review Business Requirements Documents (BRDs) for accounting impact, provide feedback to business stakeholders, and coordinate issue triage across accounting stakeholders
- Build project plans for accounting workstreams, identifying goals, needs, and scope
- Draft Accounting Requirements Documents (ARDs) and related Journal Entry Mappings (JEMs) that meet customer needs
- Continuously identify/ track and mitigate program risks and issues and accelerate decision making
- Own accounting test planning and user acceptance testing
- Draft ad hoc issues based documents for leadership review
- Own leadership review and status update documents and meetings
A day in the life
- Plan and prioritize daily and near term activities
- Join weekly team scrum to discuss past/current activities and potential blockers
- 1:1 with manager to deep dive program risks
- 1:1 with key business stakeholder to unblock a project workstream
- Meet with business stakeholders to review end to end process and detailed accounting use-cases while gathering feedback to drive clarity for solution design
- Work on Journal Entry Mappings file ahead of accounting stakeholder review next week
- Prep for the Friday weekly leadership status meeting
- Respond to emails, wrap up day and set upcoming priorities
About the team
In this role, the candidate will be part of a team that collaborates with business finance and technical teams to deliver world class 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 clearly, analyze quantitatively, problem-solve, scope business requirements and prioritize.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- 5 years of finance or a related analytical field experience
- Bachelor's degree in accounting or related field
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- CPA
- Knowledge of internal control framework (specifically COSO) to assess control design and operational efficiency
- Knowledge of GAAP research tools and the FASB codification
- Experience in accounting management in Big Four with Fortune 500 clients
- Experience researching and documenting support for accounting conclusions
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.
Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.
Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $85,900/year in our lowest geographic market up to $179,500/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.
Salary : $85,900 - $179,500
