We are seeking a Finance Manager to become a key member of the Statutory Financial Reporting and Compliance team, located in our London office. The role has responsibility for aspects of the controllership and accounting function in support of the EMEA operations. The accounting flows are operated in multiple legal entities with involvement of a number of stakeholders in different locations. This position will be focused on reporting results to the business and implementing process improvements to support global goals. In addition to the accounting and reporting responsibilities, the individual will own and drive cross-border projects and develop best practice in processes and controllership on an international level, with an emphasis on utilizing new technology and developing subject matter expertise in this area. They will also create and drive the implementation of policies with the financial leadership team based out of worldwide Amazon locations.
Key job responsibilities• Representing the EMEA Accounting team.• Leading and driving various meetings with senior management on key financial statement areas.• Ownership of the monthly, quarterly, and annual closes for the EMEA operations while implementing and maintaining adequate mechanisms and forums for reviews, decision making and escalations with finance partners and management.• Driving standardization and continuous improvement of processes and controls to obtain the highest integrity of financial reporting (US, local GAAP, and management reporting)—including partnering with appropriate stakeholders, for a successful end-to-end approach to reporting.• Delivering functional projects on a cross-country level, such as implementing best accounting/ controllership practice to enhance and deepen the control environment.• Ensuring that the EMEA Accounting activities are aligned across the Worldwide Accounting Organization.• Influencing and articulating accounting/ finance terminology to the non-finance community.• Supports internal and external audit processes.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
– Bachelor’s degree in engineering, statistics or business, or a Bachelor’s degree and experience in quantitative role (engineering, process re-engineering, quality assurance)– Experience in tax, finance or a related analytical field– Experience in multiple finance and accounting roles– Experience applying key financial performance indicators (KPIs) to analyses– Experience in building financial and operational reports/data sets that inform business decision-making– Experience in creating process improvements with automation and analysis– Experience participating in continuous improvement projects in your team to scale and improve controllership with measurable results
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
– Knowledge of SQL/ETL– Experience in identifying incomplete or inaccurate data, identifying the root cause and creating/implementing an escalation plan– Experience in solving complex business challenges by delivering accurate and timely financial models, analysis, and recommendations that have a proven impact on business (e.g., financial savings, operational improvements, or customer benefits)– 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)– Experience delivering forecasting, budgeting, and variance analysis, and data interpretation of results
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