What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Finance Manager, Transportation Controllership position at Amazon?
DESCRIPTION
Transportation Controllership in Finance is one of the most challenging and exciting spaces to work for, with new geographies, modes and carriers being launched every day and being required to seamlessly integrate with the Transportation technical systems for automatic Ingestion of Freight invoices, thorough auditing, timely payment and for proper accounting to keep our books clean and accurate.
This is a new role in the organization and is an extraordinary opportunity for an individual who thrives in an entrepreneurial environment, is a natural problem-solver and relationship-builder, and is passionate about developing systems and structures to support a growing and results-driven organization.
Key job responsibilities
This Senior Finance Manager role is the face of our MEC organization with our technology partners, Business and Finance partners and is responsible for four things:
- Oversee the integrity, governance, accuracy, and timeliness of Transportation Financial Reporting to ensure Global Statutory reporting (SOX) compliance
- Lead the development of strategic financial analysis and network optimization models to achieve strategic transportation objectives
- Drive risk intelligence culture through adoption of robust control frameworks
- Interact with executive leaders across business, accounting, and finance teams to drive global alignment across Accounting, Amazon Transportation Finance (ATS), Procurement, Transportation Finance Systems (TFS)
Tight financial controls and adherence to company policies is required involving a high level of operational discipline and collaboration with internal and external teams. Specific focus areas that help this leader be successful are influencing our business and tech partners, establishing a structure to drive multiple transportation programs and developing a highly productive team. This leader sets the strategic direction for the team and creates and maintains a culture that will help them own, automate and be effective in their day to day work with little or no oversight.
A day in the life
- Superior organizational and financial management skills.
- Excellent stakeholder management skills.
- Strong knowledge of operational systems and structures for facilitating collaboration within a dynamic organization.
- Ability to create inclusive spaces for collaboration that foster trust and honor diverse perspectives and experiences.
- Strong technical analysis skills.
- Oversee financial operations, design technical analytical models / automation efforts while overseeing their continuous innovation and communication to both your operations & other business partners.
- Desire to work in a dynamic, entrepreneurial, and results-driven environment.
- Sense of humor, positive attitude, and relationship-driven approach to collaboration and teamwork.
- Demonstrated experience in change management, strategic planning, and/or project management preferred.
About the team
Tight financial controls and adherence to company policies is required involving a high level of operational discipline and collaboration with internal and external teams. Specific focus areas that help this leader be successful are influencing our business and tech partners, establishing a structure to drive multiple transportation programs and developing a highly productive team. This leader sets the strategic direction for the team and creates and maintains a culture that will help them own, automate and be effective in their day to day work with little or no oversight.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- BA or BS in Finance, Accounting, Business, Economics, or a highly analytical field (e.g., Engineering, Math, Computer Science)
- 10 years of finance experience, or Master’s degree and 8 years of finance experience
- 5 years of direct management experience
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- 8 years of participating in continuous improvement projects in your team to scale and improve controllership with measurable results experience
- 8 years of identifying incomplete or inaccurate data, identifying the root cause and creating/implementing an escalation plan experience
- 8 years of mentoring junior finance and/or business team members experience
- 5 years of working with senior staff (e.g. c-suite) experience
- MBA and/or Professional certification (CIMA, ACCA, ACA, or CPA)
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 $137,700/year in our lowest geographic market up to $227,700/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 : $137,700 - $227,700
