Finance Transformation Analyst, Project Kuiper Accounting PMO

Kuiper Accounting PMO team has an immediate opening for a Finance Transformation Analyst. This role supports and directly influences the launch of Kuiper product and programs across multiple verticals: satellite manufacturing, ground gateway terminals and customer terminals.

The Finance Transformation Analyst will work closely with

partner financial systems teams, accounting operations teams, tax, finance operations, and others on new initiatives to provide integrated accounting requirements to the Kuiper business teams. Successful candidates will have experience in operational accounting, project management and solid acumen related to financial processes and systems. Candidate experience should cover documentation of financial processes and controls, and accounting requirements documentation. Experience contributing to project delivery as an accounting subject matter expert is expected as this is an ongoing requirement for this position.

This position is expected to have a deep sense of ownership, strong passion in solving problems and delivering results, ability to identify process improvement opportunities, drive positive change across the organization, and enhance partnerships between Accounting and various business and IT groups.

Key job responsibilities

Review Business Requirements Documents (BRDs) for accounting impact and coordinate with accounting stakeholders on relevant accounting requirements

Draft Accounting Requirements Documents (ARDs) and related Journal Entry Mappings (JEMs) that meet customer needs

Update project plans for accounting workstreams, identifying risks, actions, issues and decisions/ dependencies

Contribute to accounting test planning and user acceptance testing

Draft ad hoc issues based documents for leadership review

A day in the life

Plan and prioritize daily and near term activities

Join weekly team scrum to discuss past/current activities and potential blockers

1:1 with manager to deep dive project RAID items

1:1 with key business stakeholder to drive completion of workstream activities

Meet with business stakeholders to review process components and detailed accounting use-cases while gathering feedback to drive clarity for requirements

Work on Journal Entry Mappings file ahead of accounting stakeholder review next week

Prep for the Friday weekly leadership status meeting

Respond to emails, wrap up day and set upcoming priorities

About the team

In this role, the candidate will be part of a team that collaborates with business finance and technical teams to deliver world class solutions that are highly scalable, secure, and flexible. This person will have operated successfully in a fast-paced, global, results-oriented environment. Strong oral and written communication skills are crucial, as well as ability to think clearly, analyze quantitatively, problem-solve, scope business requirements and prioritize.

Basic Qualifications

3+ years of finance or a related analytical field experience

Bachelor's degree in accounting or related field

3+ 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

Knowledge of internal control framework (specifically COSO) to assess control design and operational efficiency

Knowledge of GAAP research tools and the FASB codification

Experience in accounting management in Big Four with Fortune 500 clients

Experience researching and documenting support for accounting conclusions

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Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $60,200/year in our lowest geographic market up to $128,800/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information,

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https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits . This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.