Accounting Transformation Program Manager, Payments FBI

Amazon has an immediate opening for an Accounting Transformation Program Manager to join our Payments Finance and Business Integration (FBI) team.

Amazon Payments collaborates with all Amazon strategic businesses (Stores, AWS, Digital, Devices & Services, Leo) to support their payments acceptance requirements. Payments FBI represents Accounting's interests in Amazon Payments strategic projects and product launches and directly influences its product launches and strategic architecture decisions.

In this role, the candidate will be part of a team that collaborates with Product and Technical teams to deliver world class solutions that are highly scalable, secure, and flexible.

Strong oral and written communication skills are crucial, as well as ability to think clearly, analyze quantitatively, problem-solve, scope requirements and prioritize.

Key job responsibilities

Successful candidates will have deep experience of Accounting, Program Management and Finance Systems and have operated successfully in a fast-paced, global, results-oriented environment. Strong oral and written communication skills are crucial, as well as ability to think clearly, analyze quantitatively, problem-solve, scope business requirements and prioritize.

Candidate experience should cover financial processes, project management, accounting requirements documentation, process design, and test strategy and user acceptance testing responsibilities. Demonstrated experience in leading teams to accomplish unusually complex challenges is expected as this is an ongoing requirement for this position. Practical experience with implementing GenAI agentic solutions to automate processes will be beneficial.

A day in the life

As a Payments FBI Program Manager, you will:

1. Own and Manage: You’ll own and manage program and project lifecycle activities from beginning to end (planning, requirements gathering, technology team partnerships, UAT planning and performance, project closing, and stakeholder engagement) for multiple projects simultaneously.

2. Automate: You’ll work on automation projects and lead the coordination of designing processes and tools to make financial statement processes easier and more accurate.

3. Support Expansion: You’ll support the expansion of Amazon business by ensuring implementation of controlled processes to keep Amazon’s financial statements materially correct.

4. Consult: You’ll operate as a valued consultant to partner with many different stakeholder teams across Amazon.

5. Make Decisions: You’ll be an empowered, impactful decision maker who drives the direction of a project to completion.

6. Collaborate: You’ll collaborate with Amazonians of diverse backgrounds.

Basic qualifications

- 5+ years of finance, accounting, or related analytical field experience

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

- Experience participating in continuous improvement projects in your team to scale and improve controllership with measurable results

- Bachelor's degree in accounting or related field

Preferred qualifications

- CPA

- Project Management Professional (PMP) certification

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.

USA, CA, Culver City - 95,400.00 - 163,200.00 USD annually

USA, MA, Boston - 95,400.00 - 163,200.00 USD annually

USA, OR, Portland - 95,400.00 - 163,200.00 USD annually

USA, TN, Nashville - 85,900.00 - 146,900.00 USD annually

USA, TX, Austin - 95,400.00 - 163,200.00 USD annually

USA, VA, Arlington - 95,400.00 - 163,200.00 USD annually

USA, WA, Seattle - 95,400.00 - 163,200.00 USD annually