Finance Manager, APAC Accounting in Sydney, Australia

Description

Amazon is a fast-paced, dynamic, high-tech company based in Seattle. Amazon Australia’s accounting team is searching for an accounting professional who consistently exceeds expectations, who thrives in a challenging workplace, and who can actively contribute to our talented team.

Key job responsibilities

We are seeking an experienced Finance Manager to own the statutory reporting, audit process and controllership for certain business and countries across the APAC region. This position will partner with stakeholders across the global accounting, finance and tax organization to drive process improvement and automation initiatives, support business expansion and projects, review and understand financial performance, and assist in the identification of standards for global consistency. This role requires excellent communication and organization skills, including the ability to anticipate, identify and communicate risks to senior leadership across geographies and time zones.

Responsibilities include:

• Annual financial statement preparation and leading audits across the region.

• Monthly local GAAP financial reporting close activities and analytical review.

• Supporting business expansion across the region.

• Evaluate, document and work with regional and US accounting teams to conclude on the local GAAP accounting for significant business events.

• Drive continuous improvement and identify, design and implement scalable processes.

• Develop and implement best practices that can be used globally.

• Identifying, articulating and communicating project and accounting operation risks to leadership, along with clear recommendations for resolution or mitigation.

We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations:

Sydney, NSW, AUS

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting or related field, or CPA and 7+ years of multiple finance and accounting roles experience

• 5+ years of controllership or compliance experience

• 5+ years of participating in continuous improvement projects in your team to scale and improve controllership with measurable results experience

• Experience managing financial or tax audits; or preparing external facing financial statements.

• Sound knowledge of IFRS and US GAAP and ability to explain accounting concepts to non-accountants.

• Strong interpersonal and communications skills and proven ability to work with team across the world.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in accounting management in Big Four with Fortune 500 clients

• Experience delivering results for large, cross-functional initiatives/projects

• Experience in creating process improvements with automation and analysis

• Experience researching and documenting support for accounting conclusions

• Experience with Oracle, Essbase, TM1 and similar tools

• Experience in Excel (macros, index, conditional list, arrays, pivots, lookups)

Acknowledgement of country:

In the spirit of reconciliation Amazon acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respect to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.

IDE statement:

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, disability, age, or other legally protected attributes.