Senior Financial Analyst, Accounting
- Recruiter
- Amazon UK
- Location
- Manchester, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom, United Kingdom
- Salary
- Competitive salary
- Posted
- 06 Aug 2022
- Closes
- 11 Aug 2022
- Ref
- 2029062
- Approved employers
- Approved employer
- Job role
- Financial analyst
- Sector
- Digital, Retail and FMCG
Job summary
We are seeking a Senior Financial Analyst to become a key member of a global accounting automation project team, located in our Manchester office. This position will be focused on supporting the development of accounting tools and process improvements to support global goals. It is expected the position will actively and frequently engage with other senior leaders in the accounting, finance, tax, technology and operation teams in multiple geographies.
This position will be based in an international team within the global accounting organisation to develop team-wide goals, process improvement initiatives, and assist in the identification of standards for global consistency. In addition to accounting experiences and skills, the successful candidate will be a self-starter, a demonstrated leader, a collaborative team-player, and an excellent communicator.
The global accounting project teams are also responsible for supporting the large number of new automation initiatives by actively participating in the design of processes and systems that will be responsible for managing financial transactions. This position will consult, as needed, with the business and IT teams to define requirements in order to support proper accounting and actively participate in the process discussions to ensure the accounting issues are addressed.
Key job responsibilities
As a representative of a global accounting project team, this position has a mix of project based accounting responsibilities including but not limited to:
• Managing and leading global accounting projects in leasing from scoping through to testing and launch.
• Direct responsibility for improving accounting processes and controls for a business with a high volume of transactions.
• Responsibility for actively engaging with a variety of stakeholders within the business, including technology and administrative team on business integration projects.
• Coordinate with the global lease accounting teams to establish and maintain strong communication channels.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
• BA or equivalent degree required
• Relevant accounting experience (public accounting /industry mix preferred)
• Demonstrable ability to work to tight deadlines on critical projects
• A strong desire to exceed expectations
• Solid organisational, project management skills, and information technology aptitude
• Lease accounting experience and in-depth knowledge of ASC842 or IFRS16
• UK GAAP, IFRS or US GAAP experience required
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English
We are seeking a Senior Financial Analyst to become a key member of a global accounting automation project team, located in our Manchester office. This position will be focused on supporting the development of accounting tools and process improvements to support global goals. It is expected the position will actively and frequently engage with other senior leaders in the accounting, finance, tax, technology and operation teams in multiple geographies.
This position will be based in an international team within the global accounting organisation to develop team-wide goals, process improvement initiatives, and assist in the identification of standards for global consistency. In addition to accounting experiences and skills, the successful candidate will be a self-starter, a demonstrated leader, a collaborative team-player, and an excellent communicator.
The global accounting project teams are also responsible for supporting the large number of new automation initiatives by actively participating in the design of processes and systems that will be responsible for managing financial transactions. This position will consult, as needed, with the business and IT teams to define requirements in order to support proper accounting and actively participate in the process discussions to ensure the accounting issues are addressed.
Key job responsibilities
As a representative of a global accounting project team, this position has a mix of project based accounting responsibilities including but not limited to:
• Managing and leading global accounting projects in leasing from scoping through to testing and launch.
• Direct responsibility for improving accounting processes and controls for a business with a high volume of transactions.
• Responsibility for actively engaging with a variety of stakeholders within the business, including technology and administrative team on business integration projects.
• Coordinate with the global lease accounting teams to establish and maintain strong communication channels.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
• BA or equivalent degree required
• Relevant accounting experience (public accounting /industry mix preferred)
• Demonstrable ability to work to tight deadlines on critical projects
• A strong desire to exceed expectations
• Solid organisational, project management skills, and information technology aptitude
• Lease accounting experience and in-depth knowledge of ASC842 or IFRS16
• UK GAAP, IFRS or US GAAP experience required
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English