The Stores Accounting organization is seeking a highly motivated Senior Manager to lead a high-performing team and serve as a key business partner on the Stores Accounting Team in Seattle, Washington. This role is central to strengthening controllership across the organization, with primary responsibility for managing and developing scalable financial controls and processes that simplify monthly reviews, enhance controllership rigor, and enable sustainable growth. You will partner closely with subsidiary, finance, accounting, and business teams to develop long-term strategies and drive new initiatives that support our mission, while working with key stakeholders and central teams to drive global standardization of metric and reporting definitions. This position requires collaboration across organizations to define financial and non-financial trade-offs in ambiguous environments, ensuring robust financial governance and control frameworks are maintained throughout. Additionally, you will lead and develop an exceptional Accounting team while actively investing in Finance and Accounting citizenship opportunities across the organization.

The right individual will have exceptional accounting skills, strong team leadership and people management capabilities, and solid business judgment capable of driving an organization to the right results. They will have operated successfully in a fast-paced, global, results-oriented environment, and have the ability to lead and develop a team while influencing the decisions of senior business leaders through effective verbal and written communication, logical reasoning, and the presentation of alternatives. The successful candidate will collaborate with partner accounting teams across the US and work closely with business and financial systems teams to support new launches and design and deliver high-impact AI initiatives and productivity improvements. They must be able to think and act both strategically and tactically while building and mentoring a high-performing accounting team.

Key job responsibilities

• Leading a US-based team in delivering accurate financial reporting as the primary accounting leader for the business area, directly influencing senior leaders
• Partnering and strategizing with business, accounting, finance, and tax stakeholders to ensure seamless coordination, compliance, and scalability
• Owning critical financial reporting deliverables, including 10-K and 10-Q disclosures, and presenting key findings to Stores senior accounting leadership
• Driving AI automation solutions and operational improvements to enhance efficiency and accuracy across accounting processes
• Collaborating with business teams to evaluate new Stores concepts and contracts, championing accounting controllership considerations in new business terms and launches
• Preparing and reviewing technical accounting memos under US GAAP, ensuring regulatory compliance
• Leading cross-functional projects including process improvements, controls enhancement, and integration of accounting processes with Amazon systems
• Coordinating quarterly reviews and approvals of estimates, presenting conclusions to senior leadership
• Executing quarterly reviews and sign-offs on SOX 404 key controls, ensuring robust internal control framework

Basic Qualifications

• 12+ years of finance or a related analytical field experience
• Bachelor's degree in accounting or related field
• Experience in creating process improvements with automation and analysis
• Experience in identifying incomplete or inaccurate data, identifying the root cause and creating/implementing an escalation plan
• 5+ years of hiring, leading and developing teams experience
• Experience in building financial and operational reports/data sets that inform business decision-making
• Experience working with senior staff (e.g., c-suite)

Preferred Qualifications

• CPA
• Knowledge of internal control framework (specifically COSO)
• Knowledge of GAAP research tools and the FASB codification
• Experience in operational accounting with one or more Fortune 500 companies

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

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.

USA, WA, Seattle - 153,000.00 - 207,000.00 USD annually