Senior Accounting Analyst, Accounting

At 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 to join the world's largest online retailer, this is your chance to have fun & make historyThe Indian accounting organization supports accounting, financial reporting, internal control, inter-company, and transfer-pricing activities and also supports new business launches.We are currently looking for candidates at the senior accounting analyst level.Successful candidates will have the equivalent of 5+ years of professional experience with financial accounting, reporting, and internal control responsibilities.This position will support 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 required.This position is expected to have a strong sense of ownership, the 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 ResponsibilitiesMonthly/Quarterly accounting and analysis of a business verticalPreparation of monthly accruals relating to business verticalDriving efficiencies in business processes and guiding business teams on accounting areasEvaluating accounting positions for new projects and writing technical position papersPartnering with the members of the global accounting organization to develop process improvement initiatives, and assist in the identification of standards for global consistencyCoordinating with auditors for timely closure of statutory audit and tax auditBasic Qualifications3+ years of tax, finance, or a related analytical field experience4+ years of accounts receivable or accounts payable experience4+ years of applying key financial performance indicators (KPIs) to analyses4+ years of creating process improvements with automation and analysis experience4+ years of identifying, leading, and executing opportunities to improve, automate, standardize or simplify finance or business tools and processesBachelor's degree in engineering, statistics or business, or Bachelor's degree and 5+ years of quantitative role (engineering, process re-engineering, quality assurance) experienceSix Sigma Black BeltExperience with advanced use of SQL for data mining and business intelligenceExperience as a lean sensei, or experience working as a Quality Assurance EngineerPreferred Qualifications4+ years of participating in continuous improvement projects in your team to scale and improve controllership with measurable resultsMBA, or CPAKnowledge of TableauExperience 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)Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers.If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit for more information.If the country/region you're applying in isn't listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.#J-*****-Ljbffr