Senior Financial Analyst, Global Finance TransformationJob ID: 2812500 | Amazon Ireland Support Services Limited
The Global Finance Transformation Team collaborates with accounting, tax compliance and technical teams around the globe to deliver world class automated Accounting solutions that are highly scalable, secure, and flexible - all while maintaining a strong customer focus.
This role concentrates on automation of Compliance Reporting, and you will work with stakeholders and multiple global accounting teams to identify, define, and specify solutions meeting our customers' needs.
Key Job ResponsibilitiesAct as the point of contact between Accounting, Tax and Fintech teams.Writing country specific Business Requirement documents based on the guidelines published by the tax authorities. The requirement documents should include the necessary scope, details and answers to various frequently asked questions by tech automation partners.Mapping of Accounting data sets from Amazon systems to relevant local legislation's schema for compliance reports.Testing of the automated output reports to underlying records in an efficient manner using technologies available such as Alteryx, Python, SQL, etc. to automate the reports including validation criteria.Work closely with other functional and system teams to understand impacts of changes as a result of process changes and communicate them to the relevant tax and accounting stakeholders.Drive standardization and continuous improvement of processes and controls to obtain the highest integrity of financial reporting (US and local GAAP) and tax compliance.Deliver compliance reporting for a variety of different jurisdictions.Identify, assess and mitigate risks, provide escalation management, anticipate bottlenecks and make tradeoffs, and balance the business needs versus technical constraints.Partner with customers and program managers to drive alignment where there are opportunities to drive standardization and scalability.Minimum QualificationsUniversity degree in Accounting, Finance or Information Technology.Significant experience within accounting with BI or data analyst background, preferably gained within a Big Four firm and/or a multinational organization.Adept in accounting and tax principles.Several years of experience delivering cross functional projects for large and global entities in a matrix structure with technical and non-technical stakeholders at various levels, from operational roles to executive leadership with fluent English.Skilled in data visualization techniques and reconciliation of big data using but not limited to technologies such as SQL, Alteryx, Python, VBA, Tableau, MS Excel.PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONSDemonstrated ability to navigate ambiguous requests, prioritizing effectively.Project management qualification (e.g. PMP, IMPA) or equivalent experience.Experienced ERP user, using technology solutions to optimize business processes.Experience using data and metrics to drive improvements.Amazon is an equal opportunities employer. We believe passionately that employing a diverse workforce is central to our success. We make recruiting decisions based on your experience and skills. We value your passion to discover, invent, simplify and build. Protecting your privacy and the security of your data is a longstanding top priority for Amazon. Please consult our Privacy Notice to know more about how we collect, use and transfer the personal data of our candidates.
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