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Form of work Amazon has an immediate opening for a Senior Program Manager to join our Finance and Business Integration team.
This position supports and can directly influence the launches of some of Amazon's newest global business initiatives in the Prime Video & Amazon MGM Studios organization. This leader will work closely with the global financial systems team, accounting operations teams, tax, treasury, and others and represent the accounting organization to various stakeholders. 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.
Key job responsibilities
As a Finance Senior Program Manager, you will:
- Own and Manage: You'll own and manage lifecycle activities from beginning to end (planning, requirements gathering, technology team partnerships, UAT planning and performance, project closing, and stakeholder engagement) for multiple projects simultaneously.
- Automate: You'll work on automation projects and lead the coordination of designing processes and tools to make financial statement processes easier and more accurate.
- Support Expansion: You'll support the expansion of Amazon business by ensuring implementation of controlled processes to keep Amazon's financial statements materially correct.
- Consult: You'll operate as a valued consultant to partner with many different stakeholder teams across Amazon.
- Make Decisions: You'll be an empowered, impactful decision maker who drives the direction of a project to completion.
- Collaborate: You'll collaborate with Amazonians of diverse backgrounds.
Successful candidates will have deep experience in the following three disciplines - Accounting, Program Management and Finance Systems. Candidate experience should cover financial processes, project management, accounting requirements documentation, process design, and user acceptance testing responsibilities. Demonstrated experience in leading teams to accomplish unusually complex challenges is expected as this is an ongoing requirement for this position.
This position is office-based, with the flexibility to work remotely up to two days per week in line with Amazon's current flexible work guidance. Amazon encourages open communication about unique needs for flexible arrangements.
About the team
We are the Digital Finance and Business Integration (FBI) team within Amazon Accounting. As an FBI team, we are responsible for project management of the accounting workstream of Devices & Services business launches and supporting our Digital accounting team. Our scope covers Amazon digital products and services, including Prime Video, Amazon MGM Studios, Amazon Prime, Amazon Music, Kindle and Amazon Advertising.
We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations:
London, GBR
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS - Experience using data and metrics to determine and drive improvements
- Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting or related field
- Experience owning program strategy, end to end delivery, and communicating results to senior leadership
- Experience in program or project management
- Experience managing accounting/finance process improvement and/or technology projects with aggressive schedules
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS - Master's degree, or CMA or CPA
- PMP
- Experience leading financial technology automation and process improvement initiatives with tech and non-tech teams
- Experience working with, presenting to and influencing senior executives up to VP level
- Experience supporting accounting/finance customers to set and effectively manage expectations, project deliverables, and drive resolution when conflicts or issues arise
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.
Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need an adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please contact the Applicant-Candidate Accommodation Team (ACAT), Monday through Friday from 7:00 am GMT - 4:00 pm GMT. If calling directly from the United Kingdom, please dial (tel:). If calling from Ireland, please dial (tel:).
This position supports and can directly influence the launches of some of Amazon's newest global business initiatives in the Prime Video & Amazon MGM Studios organization. This leader will work closely with the global financial systems team, accounting operations teams, tax, treasury, and others and represent the accounting organization to various stakeholders. 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.
Key job responsibilities
As a Finance Senior Program Manager, you will:
- Own and Manage: You'll own and manage lifecycle activities from beginning to end (planning, requirements gathering, technology team partnerships, UAT planning and performance, project closing, and stakeholder engagement) for multiple projects simultaneously.
- Automate: You'll work on automation projects and lead the coordination of designing processes and tools to make financial statement processes easier and more accurate.
- Support Expansion: You'll support the expansion of Amazon business by ensuring implementation of controlled processes to keep Amazon's financial statements materially correct.
- Consult: You'll operate as a valued consultant to partner with many different stakeholder teams across Amazon.
- Make Decisions: You'll be an empowered, impactful decision maker who drives the direction of a project to completion.
- Collaborate: You'll collaborate with Amazonians of diverse backgrounds.
Successful candidates will have deep experience in the following three disciplines - Accounting, Program Management and Finance Systems. Candidate experience should cover financial processes, project management, accounting requirements documentation, process design, and user acceptance testing responsibilities. Demonstrated experience in leading teams to accomplish unusually complex challenges is expected as this is an ongoing requirement for this position.
This position is office-based, with the flexibility to work remotely up to two days per week in line with Amazon's current flexible work guidance. Amazon encourages open communication about unique needs for flexible arrangements.
About the team
We are the Digital Finance and Business Integration (FBI) team within Amazon Accounting. As an FBI team, we are responsible for project management of the accounting workstream of Devices & Services business launches and supporting our Digital accounting team. Our scope covers Amazon digital products and services, including Prime Video, Amazon MGM Studios, Amazon Prime, Amazon Music, Kindle and Amazon Advertising.
We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations:
London, GBR
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS - Experience using data and metrics to determine and drive improvements
- Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting or related field
- Experience owning program strategy, end to end delivery, and communicating results to senior leadership
- Experience in program or project management
- Experience managing accounting/finance process improvement and/or technology projects with aggressive schedules
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS - Master's degree, or CMA or CPA
- PMP
- Experience leading financial technology automation and process improvement initiatives with tech and non-tech teams
- Experience working with, presenting to and influencing senior executives up to VP level
- Experience supporting accounting/finance customers to set and effectively manage expectations, project deliverables, and drive resolution when conflicts or issues arise
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.
Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need an adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please contact the Applicant-Candidate Accommodation Team (ACAT), Monday through Friday from 7:00 am GMT - 4:00 pm GMT. If calling directly from the United Kingdom, please dial (tel:). If calling from Ireland, please dial (tel:).
