Accounting Manager, Transportation

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Key job responsibilities
This role of Transportation Accounting Manager is responsible for Canada and United States Small Parcel (OBSP), Customer Returns shipping COGS (C-Returns), Outbound Line Haul (OBLH), Inbound Transportation and Freight Capitalization. This role will be involved in transportation automation initiatives in your related geographies.
The Accounting Manager is expected to continuously improve controllership and reduce manual efforts in support of improved efficiency of the 3P Transportation close process. The accountant is expected to work with finance to understand the key drivers for subsequent period accrual adjustments during month-end close. This role functions in multiple geographies as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) (i.e. Canada and United States) in support of process standardization and expansion of automation worldwide. This role is expected to identify and pursue desired training for building the automation process and share best practices. This complex role requires evaluating multi-carrier rebates. In this role, the accountant must work closely with the global transportation technology teams, FBI, and Finance to reinforce the Transportation Domain Review process, co-author accounting requirements documents, develop accounting use cases for user acceptance testing (UAT), and to support global project launches.

We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations:

Arlington, VA, USA | Nashville, TN, USA | Seattle, WA, USA

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

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Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $81,100/year in our lowest geographic market up to $179,500/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.