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Amazon Senior Financial Analyst, Finance Operations Accounting and Analysis in Beijing, China
Description
At Amazon, we are working to be the most customer-centric company on earth. If you would like to help us build the place to find and buy anything online, this is your chance to make history. Accounting is all about numbers…unless you work for Amazon; it is about knowing numbers and so much more. Enthusiasm and energy help us deliver new ideas, and solutions. If you view problems as treasures and enjoy diving deep to identify root causes and develop long-term, scalable solutions, this is the job for you!
Amazon is seeking a highly analytical, meticulous and forward-thinking Senior Staff Accountant to become a key member of Finance Operations Accounting and Analysis (FOAA) based in Beijing. This is an exciting opportunity to work closely with Amazon corporate accounting teams across APAC to ensure high quality and timely deliverables in the statutory and financial compliance space. Strong organizational skills and information technology aptitude.
Key job responsibilities
Support the Management in all aspects of financial accounting, reporting systems, procedures and policies;
Make sure the proper reconciliation of accounts, resolve and close open items on time;
Lead projects that contribute to the team's overall efficiency;
Analyze data provided by variant tools and systems for internally financial analysis, reporting and documentation;
Play an important role in promoting systems/process development within department to ensure ongoing efficiency and control improvements;
Basic Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, business, economics, or a related analytical field (e.g., engineering, math, computer science)
5+ years of finance or a related analytical field experience
Experience with SQL and advanced Excel
Experience in creating process improvements with automation and analysis, or experience in identifying, leading, and executing opportunities to improve, automate, standardize or simplify finance or business tools and processes
Fluent in business English, both verbal and written
Preferred Qualifications
MBA, or CPA
4+ years of participating in continuous improvement projects in your team to scale and improve controllership with measurable results experience
Knowledge of Tableau
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)
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