SENIOR FINANCIAL ANALYST, BRAZIL RETAIL ACCOUNTING

DESCRIPTION Are you a financial accounting professional who consistently exceeds expectations, eager and ever curious, whose ears perk up at the prospect of a challenge? If so, 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 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.
Key job responsibilities - Supporting various aspects of our accounting and reporting process.
- End-to-end process ownership to support finance and business partners.
- Understand internal control design concepts sufficient to assess the effectiveness of controls in their area and to design new processes and controls for emerging and growing business activities.
- Execute judgments to keep projects moving and ensure the right decisions are reached to close the books each month.
- Escalating risks and issues as necessary to leadership.
- Strong sense of ownership.
- Ability to identify process improvement and automation opportunities to drive positive change across the organization.
- Lead delivery of accounting tasks and projects.
- Enhance partnerships between Accounting and various business and IT groups.
- Research, conclude and memorialize technical accounting position papers.
About the team We offer a vibrant and highly professional work environment that consistently presents diverse opportunities for personal and professional development.
This role will enable you to work autonomously as well as collaboratively within teams at both the local and international levels.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS - Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, business, economics, or a related analytical field (e.
., engineering, math, computer science) - 4+ years of Fortune 500 operational accounting experience - 4+ years of identifying, leading, and executing opportunities to improve, automate, standardize or simplify finance or business tools and processes experience - Experience working with stakeholders 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), or experience with cube engine tools (e.
.
TM1, Cognos or Essbase), SQL and Data warehouse - Knowledge of Brazil's Tax Environment, especially in consumer retail Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers.
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