Program Manager, Amazon

• Successful candidates 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
• Successful candidates will have deep experience in the following three disciplines – Accounting, Program Management, and Finance Systems
• 3+ years of program or project management experience
• Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting or related field
• Experience using data and metrics to drive improvements
• Experience working cross functionally with tech and non-tech teams
• Experience managing accounting/finance process improvement and/or technology projects with aggressive schedules

Desirable

• Amazon has an immediate opening for a Program Manager to join our Accounting Technology Group
• This position supports and directly influences the launches of Amazon Accounting's initiatives to support Amazon entities worldwide
• In this role you will be part of a team that collaborates with Accounting and technical teams to deliver world class solutions that are highly scalable, secure, and flexible
• You will be responsible for financial processes, project management, accounting requirements documentation, process design, and user acceptance testing
• This role will work closely with the global financial systems team, accounting operations teams, and others to represent the Accounting organization
• Drive program objectives – provide program management and define project plans, manage implementation activities, and develop processes, documentation and communications for program/process rollout and ongoing support
• Define requirements and work with partner teams to design, implement and launch scalable solutions
• Design processes and procedures that scale with the business’ growth in volume, complexity, and global geographic dispersion
• Communicate new/updated programs and processes to leaders, employees, and cross functional organizations
• Collaborate and build relationships with system and business owners globally to ensure process excellence and the highest degree of controllership
• Negotiate efficient and reliable processes and policies across partner teams to systematically eliminate dependencies and defects
• Work cross-organizationally and functionally to identify key opportunities in process, technical, and human interfaces and developing and implementing plans to capitalize on those opportunities and measure and monitor success and impacts