Finance Manager, India Accounting

DESCRIPTIONAt Amazon we re striving to be earth s most customer-centric company To get there we need exceptionally bright talented and driven people If you d like join the world s largest online retailer this is your chance to have fun make history The Indian accounting organization supports accounting financial reporting internal control inter company transfer pricing activities and support new business launches We are currently looking for candidates who are at the finance manager level Successful candidates for this position will have the equivalent of 10 years of professional experience with financial accounting reporting and internal control related responsibilities This position will have responsibility for supporting all parts of our financial reporting process and will be expected to understand internal control design concepts sufficient to assess the effectiveness of controls in their area Technical accounting research and position paper writing will also be a requirement of this position This position is expected to have a good sense of ownership ability to identify process improvement opportunities drive positive change across the organization and enhance partnerships between accounting and various business finance operations accounting and IT groups Primary responsibilities include Accounting and analysis of a specific business vertical and or function Preparation of monthly accruals as part of month close activity Driving efficiencies in business processes and guiding business teams on accounting areas Evaluating accounting positions for new projects and writing technical position paper Partnering with the members of the global accounting organization to develop process improvement initiatives and assist in the identification of accounting standards for global consistency Coordinating with auditors for timely closure of statutory audit and tax audit Key Requirements 8 years of relevant experience in big 4 audit firms multi-national corporate or operational accounting experience CA CPA or ICWAI qualification is a must Good communications skills and able to work effectively with teams in India and US Understanding of US GAAP Indian Accounting Standards and communicate frequently withexternal auditors and regulators ensuring that Amazon India is compliant with all applicable laws pronouncements and regulations The successful candidate will be a self-starter a collaborative team-player and an excellent communicator Candidate will also have good written and oral communication skills solid organizational risk assessment and some information technology aptitude Prior experience of managing relationship with Big 4 auditors will be an added advantageKey job responsibilities Primary responsibilities include Accounting and analysis of a specific business vertical and or function Preparation of monthly accruals as part of month close activity Driving efficiencies in business processes and guiding business teams on accounting areas Evaluating accounting positions for new projects and writing technical position paper Partnering with the members of the global accounting organization to develop process improvement initiatives and assist in the identification of accounting standards for global consistency Coordinating with auditors for timely closure of statutory audit and tax audit Key Requirements 8 years of relevant experience in big 4 audit firms multi-national corporate or operational accounting experience CA CPA or ICWAI qualification is a must Good communications skills and able to work effectively with teams in India and US Understanding of US GAAP Indian Accounting Standards and communicate frequently with external auditors and regulators ensuring that Amazon India is compliant with all applicable laws pronouncements and regulations The successful candidate will be a self-starter a collaborative team-player and an excellent communicator Candidate will also have good written and oral communication skills solid organizational risk assessment and some information technology aptitude Prior experience of managing relationship with Big 4 auditors will be an added advantageBASIC QUALIFICATIONS- 5 years of tax finance or a related analytical field experience - 5 years of multiple finance and accounting roles experience - 6 years of Accounts Receivable or Account Payable experience - 6 years of applying key financial performance indicators KPIs to analyses experience - 6 years of building financial and operational reports data sets that inform business decision-making experience - 6 years of creating process improvements with automation and analysis experience - 6 years of participating in continuous improvement projects in your team to scale and improve controllership with measurable results experience - Bachelor s degree in engineering statistics or business or Bachelor s degree and 5 years of quantitative role engineering process re-engineering quality assurance experiencePREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS- 6 years of identifying incomplete or inaccurate data identifying the root cause and creating implementing an escalation plan experience - 6 years of 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 - MBA or CPA - Knowledge of SQL ETL - 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