• University degree in Accounting, Finance or Information Technology.
• Significant experience within accounting with BI or data analyst background, preferably gained within a Big Four firm and / or a multinational organization.
• Adept in accounting and tax principles
• Several years of experience delivering cross functional projects for large and global entities in a matrix structure with technical and non-technical stakeholders at various levels, from operational roles to executive leadership with fluent English
• Skilled in data visualization techniques and reconciliation of big data using but not limited to technologies such as SQL, Alteryx, Python, VBA, Tableau, MS Excel

The Global Finance Transformation Team collaborates with accounting, tax compliance and technical teams around the globe to deliver world class automated Accounting solutions that are highly scalable, secure, and flexible - all while maintaining a strong customer focus.

This role concentrates on automation of Compliance Reporting, and you will work with stakeholders and multiple global accounting teams to identify, define, and specify solutions meeting our customers' needs.

Key job responsibilities
o Act as the point of contact between Accounting, Tax and Fintech teams.
o Writing country specific Business Requirement documents based on the guidelines published by the tax authorities. The requirement documents should include the necessary scope, details and answers to various frequently asked questions by tech automation partners.
o Mapping of Accounting data sets from Amazon systems to relevant local legislation’s schema for compliance reports.
o Testing of the automated output reports to underlying records in an efficient manner using technologies available such as alteryx, python, sql, etc to automate the reports including validation criteria.
o Work closely with other functional and system teams to understand impacts of changes as a result of process changes and communicate them to the relevant tax and accounting stakeholders.
o Drive standardization and continuous improvement of processes and controls to obtain the highest integrity of financial reporting (US and local GAAP) and tax compliance.
o Deliver compliance reporting for a variety of different jurisdictions.
o Identify, assess and mitigate risks, provide escalation management, anticipate bottlenecks and make tradeoffs, and balance the business needs versus technical constraints.
o Partner with customers and program managers to drive alignment where there are opportunities to drive standardization and scalability.

A day in the life
Finance and Global Business Services

About the team
Amazon Affinity Groups

• Demonstrated ability to navigate ambiguous requests, prioritizing effectively.
• Project management qualification (e.g. PMP, IMPA) or equivalent experience
• Experienced ERP user, using technology solutions to optimize business processes.
• Experience using data and metrics to drive improvements.

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