Description
Amazon is seeking a Finance Transformation Program Manager to join the Accounting Technology Group responsible for contributing to the launch of automation and optimization initiatives across the Accounting organization. With the rapid growth of the company, it is essential to make continued investments in process improvement, automation, and technology. This role will have a globally impacting scope and will partner with the world-wide Accounting teams and technical partners. A successful candidate in this position will have experience in accounting automation, aptitude for project management, technology, internal controls and process design.
This position supports and can directly influence the implementation of accounting technology automation solutions to drive process improvement, reduce manual effort, and improve financial controllership. It requires the ability to interpret accounting requirements and transform those to a technical solution with the support of technical partners. The Finance Transformation Program Manager will collaborate with a broad group of stakeholders from accounting, business, tax, finance and technical teams to deliver scalable solutions to complex problems.
The candidate will benefit from having operated successfully in a fast-paced global organization. Strong prioritization and communication skills are required in representing the accounting organization’s responsibility of financial controllership to internal stakeholders from non-financial disciplines. Practical project management experience is required, along with demonstrable exposure to leading and delivering on technical projects.
The role offers the opportunity to participate in influencing innovative business and accounting opportunities and to work closely with experienced cross-functional partners. As a member of the team, this individual will also have access to internal training and coaching opportunities to further develop the skills required to excel as a Finance Transformation Program Manager in the organization.
Key job responsibilities
• Build and maintain relationships with internal stakeholders to influence automation design and implementation with financial best practices
• Gather and document detailed functional accounting requirements and drive the prioritization and execution of technical deliverables
• Define a project plan and think critically to identify, evaluate and communicate on potential risks and obstacles early in the project lifecycle
• Define and execute on the pre-launch user acceptance testing and lead the automation launch readiness assessment
• Prioritize effectively to manage a diverse portfolio of projects, supporting manual effort reduction and process efficiency while maintaining financial control
• Streamline program delivery across the accounting organization by standardizing project communications, execution and documentation, ensuring consistent, scalable global processes
A day in the life
Day to day activities will look like as follows:
- Project Management
- Delivering accounting requirements to business and technical teams
- Facilitate and review user acceptance testing
- Communicate program updates to relevant stakeholders
Basic Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in BI, finance, engineering, statistics, computer science, mathematics, finance or equivalent quantitative field
- 5+ years of finance or a related analytical field experience
- 5+ years of program or project management experience
- Experience defining program requirements and using data and metrics to determine improvements
- Experience working cross functionally with tech and non-tech teams
- Experience managing accounting/finance process improvement and/or technology projects with aggressive schedules
Preferred Qualifications
- CPA
- Master’s degree or Accounting/Finance certification (CMA or CPA)
- PMP Certification
- Experience supporting accounting/finance customers to set and effectively manage expectations, project deliverables, and drive resolution when conflicts or issues arise
- Experience in finance projects, including requirement gathering and testing in environment with distributed systems
- Experience managing accounting/finance process improvement and/or technology projects with aggressive schedules
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