Finance Manager, Accounting
Amazon
- London
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Representing the UK Accounting team.
- Leading and driving various meetings with senior management on key financial statement areas.
- Ownership of the monthly, quarterly, and annual closes for the EMEA operations while implementing and maintaining adequate mechanisms and forums for reviews, decision making and escalations with finance partners and management.
- Driving standardization and continuous improvement of processes and controls to obtain the highest integrity of financial reporting (US, local GAAP, and management reporting)-including partnering with appropriate stakeholders, for a successful end-to-end approach to reporting.
- Delivering functional projects on a cross-country level, such as implementing best accounting/ controllership practice to enhance and deepen the control environment.
- Ensuring that the EMEA Accounting activities are aligned across the Worldwide Accounting Organization.
- Influencing and articulating accounting/ finance terminology to the non-finance community.
- Supports internal and external audit processes.
- Working understanding of an internal control framework and a solid understanding of the concepts of control design and operational efficiency.PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS- Experience from a 'Big 4' accounting firm is a strong preferred.
- Experience working for a US or International, medium to large fast-paced company.
- Computer literate in general (MS office, Essbase, Cognos and similar). Knowledge of Oracle is a plus.
- Track record of having earned the trust of a leadership team by challenging norms, upgrading team performance, enabling growth, and improving efficiency.
- Demonstrated ability to meet deadlines while managing multiple projects.
- Ability to dive deep into data, existing processes, people and technology challenges in order to identify issues and opportunities.
- Proven track record of sound decision making, taking ownership and delivering results in a leadership role
- Excellent inter-personal and communication skills.Amazon is an equal opportunities employer. We believe passionately that employing a diverse workforce is central to our success. We make recruiting decisions based on your experience and skills. We value your passion to discover, invent, simplify and build. Protecting your privacy and the security of your data is a longstanding top priority for Amazon. Please consult our Privacy Notice (https://www.amazon.jobs/en/privacy_page) to know more about how we collect, use and transfer the personal data of our candidates.Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need an adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please contact the Applicant-Candidate Accommodation Team (ACAT), Monday through Friday from 7:00 am GMT - 4:00 pm GMT. If calling directly from the United Kingdom, please dial +44 800 086 9884 (tel:+448000869884). If calling from Ireland, please dial +353 1800 851 489 (tel:+3531800851489).