The Foreign Exchange (FX) Accounting team manages global FX results and provides strategic FX guidance for new business initiatives and system launches. With Amazon operating in over 100 countries and managing approximately 1,100 currency pairs, our team handles diverse and complex FX matters, exposures, and system integrations.

Role Overview:

In this role, you will partner with accounting business teams across AWS, digital, store, payments, advertising, and international operations to understand business initiatives, assess FX implications, and establish FX requirements that prevent future technical debt.

What You'll Do:

You'll collaborate with cross-functional teams including accounting, Treasury, Tax, technology, and Corporate Reporting in a complex, high-growth environment. Working closely with internal system teams, you'll drive automation and system enhancements that improve our FX processes.

What We're Looking For:

While specific FX accounting experience is not required, the ideal candidate will demonstrate:

• Ability to quickly learn and apply complex accounting standards, including US GAAP
• Strong technical aptitude to understand system architecture and data flows
• Exceptional attention to detail and problem-solving abilities
• Capacity to research and resolve accounting issues independently
• Effective partnership and collaboration skills across technical and business teams

Key job responsibilities

FX Subject Matter Expertise:

• Partner with diverse business teams to understand new initiatives and assess FX implications
• Serve as the primary FX accounting expert, providing guidance and requirements to accounting and technology teams
• Conduct US GAAP research and provide proactive FX guidance on projects to prevent future technical accounting challenges

Monthly Close & Financial Reporting:

• Perform monthly close activities including reconciliations and journal entries
• Drive continuous process improvements in monthly close processes
• Support financial reporting processes and ensure accurate FX accounting treatment
• Research technical accounting issues and coordinate with the technical accounting team to develop and document accounting position papers as needed
• Escalate risks and issues to leadership with appropriate context and recommendations

Basic Qualifications

• 5+ years of finance or a related analytical field experience
• Bachelor's degree in accounting or related field

Preferred Qualifications

• CPA
• Experience in accounting management in Big Four with Fortune 500 clients
• Knowledge of GAAP research tools and the FASB codification
• Experience researching and documenting support for accounting conclusions
• Experience working with large-scale data mining and reporting tools (examples: SQL, MS Access, Essbase, Cognos) and other financial systems (examples: Oracle, SAP, Lawson, JD Edwards)
• Experience working with large-scale data mining and reporting tools (i.e. SQL, MS Power Query, Python)

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

Los Angeles County applicants: Job duties for this position include: work safely and cooperatively with other employees, supervisors, and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees, supervisors, and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal, state, and local laws and Company policies. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism, and safeguard business operations and the Company’s reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.

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