SENIOR FINANCIAL ANALYST, ACCOUNTING

DESCRIPTION Based in São Paulo, Amazon is a pioneering, dynamic, and energetic company that thrives on unique and peculiar ways.
We take pride in our single-minded obsession over customer satisfaction and our ability to maintain a curious and vibrant culture no matter how large the company grows.
We endeavor to build our legacy as Earth’s most customer-centric company and to continue to cultivate and nourish our innovative environment through our mission to hire the best.
If you are a financial accounting professional who consistently exceeds expectations, who dares to make bold decisions, and whose ears perk up at the prospect of a challenge, then Amazon is a place where your career can flourish.
When working at Amazon, your ability to make a difference and take ownership of your career begins on day one.
You can expect a collaborative, team-driven environment that encourages employees to learn, be curious, and have a bias for action.
Part of this propensity for continuous learning shows itself in Amazon’s strong encouragement of movement and growth within the Accounting department and within the company as a whole.
We aim to hire and develop those who will raise the bar over the course of their career at Amazon (and not just in their first position).
Amazon’s accounting group offers opportunities at the Accountant level in Legal Entity & Intercompany, Accounting Policy & Reporting, Operations and Capital, Transportation, Payments & Merchant Services, Retail Operations, Digital, and AWS Accounting.
Key job responsibilities This position will have responsibility for supporting the Brazil Accounting team to oversee all parts of our financial accounting and reporting functions in Brazil including accounting transfer pricing functions, reporting to a manager.
In addition, this person will be expected to understand internal control design concepts sufficient to assess the effectiveness of controls in their area and to influence the design of systems, processes and controls for emerging and growing business activities.
Technical accounting research and technical memo writing may also be a requirement for this position.
We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations.
Sao Paulo, SP, BRA BASIC QUALIFICATIONS - Bachelor's degree in accounting or related field - Experience in creating process improvements with automation and analysis - Experience in identifying, leading, and executing opportunities to improve, automate, standardize or simplify finance or business tools and processes - Experience researching and documenting support for accounting conclusions - Knowledge of internal control framework (specifically COSO) to assess control design and operational efficiency - Thorough knowledge of Brazilian and U.
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GAAP (including the FASB Codification) and related research tools - Experience with accounting closing process, including preparing and reviewing reconciliations - Written and spoken fluency in English and Portuguese required PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS - MBA, or CPA - Experience working with large-scale data mining and reporting tools (examples.
SQL, MS Access, Essbase, Cognos) and other financial systems (examples.
Oracle, SAP, Lawson, JD Edwards) - Operational accounting experience with international companies - A demonstrated history of solving multiple and complex operational and accounting challenges - Aptitude for leading teams – influencing and galvanizing others to follow you toward a solution - Solid organizational skills along with an aptitude for information technology - Good analytical skills - Strong interpersonal written and oral communication skills