Finance Transformation Manager, PMO, Project LEO Accounting

LEO (Low Earth Orbit) Government Accounting PMO team has an immediate opening for a Finance Transformation Manager. This role supports and directly influences the launch of LEO Government product and programs across multiple verticals: satellite manufacturing, ground gateway terminals and customer terminals and Technology support teams.

The program manager will work closely with the partner financial systems teams, accounting operations teams, tax, finance operations, and others on new initiatives to provide integrated accounting requirements to the LEO Government business teams. Successful candidates will have experience in SAP, Government Accounting, GAAP Accounting, Program Management and Financial Systems.

Candidate experience should cover financial processes, project management, GAAP accounting requirements documentation, process design, user acceptance testing and operational readiness responsibilities. Demonstrated experience in leading programs to accomplish unusually complex challenges is expected as this is an ongoing requirement for this position.

This position is expected to have a general knowledge of Cost Accounting Standards CAS), and an ability to navigate SAP and represent accounting interests to business and tech team stakeholders.

This position requires a strong sense of ownership, a 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

• Document Accounting requirements to cross functional stakeholders.
• Coordinate issue resolution of key architecture decisions between Business, Accounting, and Technology teams
• Review Business Requirements Documents (BRDs) and how best to implement accounting requirements within the SAP modules (Inventory, AR, AP, Manufacturing etc..).
• -Ensure migration to new SAP modules in accordance with GAAP principles.
• Build project plans for accounting workstreams, identifying goals, needs, and scope
• Draft Accounting Requirements Documents (ARDs) and related Journal Entry Mappings (JEMs) that meet customer needs
• Continuously identify/ track and mitigate program risks and issues and accelerate decision making.
• Own accounting test planning and user acceptance testing
• Draft ad hoc issues based documents for leadership review
• Own leadership review and status update documents and meetings

A day in the life

Plan and prioritize daily and near term activities, represent Accounting’s interests during project rollout planning initiatives

• Join weekly team scrum to discuss past/current activities and potential blockers
• 1:1 with manager to deep dive program risks
• 1:1 with key business stakeholder to unblock a project workstream
• Meet with business stakeholders to review end to end process and detailed accounting use-cases while gathering feedback to drive clarity for solution design
• Explaining CAS and GAAP differences to stakeholders and senior leaders.
• Work on Journal Entry Mappings file ahead of accounting stakeholder reviews
• Prep for the weekly leadership status meeting
• Respond to emails, wrap up day and set upcoming priorities

Export Control Requirement: Due to applicable export control laws and regulations, candidates must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (i.e., current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.

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

• 5+ years of finance or a related analytical field experience
• Bachelor's degree in accounting or related field

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

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

Los Angeles County applicants: Job duties for this position include: work safely and cooperatively with other employees, supervisors, and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees, supervisors, and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal, state, and local laws and Company policies.

Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position.

These include the duties and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism, and safeguard business operations and the Company’s reputation.

Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location.

Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.

USA, CA, Culver City - 95,400.00 - 163,200.00 USD annually

USA, MA, Boston - 95,400.00 - 163,200.00 USD annually

USA, OR, Portland - 95,400.00 - 163,200.00 USD annually

USA, TN, Nashville - 85,900.00 - 146,900.00 USD annually

USA, TX, Austin - 95,400.00 - 163,200.00 USD annually

USA, VA, Arlington - 95,400.00 - 163,200.00 USD annually

USA, WA, Seattle - 95,400.00 - 163,200.00 USD annually