Staff Accountant

Amazon is a US-based multinational electronic commerce company headquartered in Seattle, Washington. Amazon. com started as an online bookstore, but soon diversified into many other categories, with a vision to be earths most customer-centric company & to build a place where people can come to find and discover anything they might want to buy online.

Amazons Finance Operations, Accounting & Analysis (FOAA) team is a fast-paced, team-focused, dynamic environment and delivering great experiences for our customers is top priority. FOAA is seeking a Staff Accountant to support our accounting team.

The responsibilities include month end closing activities, preparation of monthly/quarterly/annually reconciliations and balance sheet analysis.
This position will support the Management in all aspects of financial accounting, reporting systems, procedures, and policies.
This position will also play an important role in promoting systems/process development within department to ensure ongoing efficiency and control improvements.
The successful candidate will have a strong desire in innovating processes and exceed expectations in a dynamic, fast-paced environment. Knowledge & Skills/ Business Acumen/ Education & Experience
Must be a Certified Accountant with CA / ICWA/
CIMA/ CMA or CPA.
Prior experience in Retail or Market Place or Financial Retail Services is a plus
Strong interpersonal skills including written and oral communication skills.
Zeal towards Operational Excellence/Process improvement & simplifications
Excellent knowledge of financial controls and procedures, US GAAP knowledge would be plus
Advance level excel knowledge
Experience of Oracle/SAP
Flexible, adaptable, well organized
Knowledge of Six Sigma defect reduction techniques (Lean, etc) preferred
Proactive behavior
Strong team skills
Self motivated , enthusiastic and highly energetic - Knowledge of standard software including Excel, Access, Oracle, Essbase, SQL and VBA skills
- Experience using data to influence business decisions
- Experience in corporate finance including budgeting/planning, forecasting and reporting
- CA with upto 0-4 Years of post-qualification experience in Month end closing of Books of accounts / working on various Sub-ledgers / Accounting Knowledge / Balance sheet Reconciliation & Reporting activities