Senior Accountant, Intercompany Settlement

DESCRIPTION Amazon is a pioneering, dynamic, and energetic company that thrives on unique and peculiar ways. We take pride in our single-minded obsession over customer satisfaction and our ability to maintain a curious and vibrant culture no matter how large the company grows. We endeavor to build our legacy as Earth's most customer-centric company and to continue to cultivate and nourish our innovative environment through our mission to hire the best. If you are a financial accounting professional who consistently exceeds expectations, who dares to make bold decisions, and whose ears perk up at the prospect of a challenge, then Amazon is a place where your career can flourish.
This position will be responsible for supporting the accounting function for intercompany settlement. Working with cross-department business leaders, tax, treasury, and local accounting teams to ensure a seamless process through proposal, approval and posting into the company's financial statements. Candidates will work in a fast-paced environment, manage through ambiguity and complexity while supporting intercompany settlement activity impacting the global accounting organization. Previous experience with intercompany accounting is considered a plus. This role requires excellent communication and organization skills, including the ability to anticipate, identify and communicate risks cross-functional teams.
Key job responsibilities
•Responsible for ownership of the global intercompany restricted currency settlement across 35 countries.
•This includes reviewing invoices and other backup documentations, coordination with regional accounting and tax teams, and supporting restricted related settlement system enhancements and launch projects.
•Lead intercompany out-of-balance (OOB) processes during the month end close, including coordination with internal shared services team and engaging with global business and process accounting owners.
•Supporting various aspects of our accounting and reporting process.
•Execute judgments to maintain healthy operational processes and ensure the right decisions are reached to close the books each month.
We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations:
Arlington, VA, USA | Austin, TX, USA | Boston, MA, USA | Culver City, CA, USA | Nashville, TN, USA | Portland, OR, USA | Seattle, WA, USA BASIC QUALIFICATIONS - 3+ years of finance or a related analytical field experience
- Bachelor's degree in accounting or related field