Accounting Lead for MENA Statutory Compliance and Reporting

15 hours ago


Kuwait City, Al Asimah Amazon Full time

Company Overview

About Amazon

Amazon is a global e-commerce leader, committed to delivering the best results for our customers. We're always looking for talented individuals who share our passion for innovation and customer obsession.


Job Description

Role Summary

We're seeking an experienced Accounting Lead to join our MENA statutory compliance and reporting team. As a key member of our team, you'll be responsible for leading annual financial statement preparation and audits across the region, reviewing local GAAP financial reporting close, and supporting business expansion across the region.


Key Responsibilities

  • Lead annual financial statement preparation and audits across the region
  • Review local GAAP financial reporting close
  • Support business expansion across the region, ensuring that all statutory requirements are identified and supported
  • Partner with stakeholders across the global accounting, finance, and tax organization to drive process improvement and automation initiatives
  • Demonstrate strong technical accounting acumen to conclude on accounting treatment of new product launches, projects, and transactions
  • Collaborate with global Accounting teams to identify, develop, and implement best practices that can be used globally


Requirements

Basic Qualifications

  • 5+ years of finance or a related analytical field experience
  • 3+ years of controls/audit/compliance/SOX roles experience
  • 3+ years of participating in continuous improvement projects in your team to scale and improve controllership with measurable results experience
  • Certified Public Accountant (CPA)


Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience in accounting management in Big Four with Fortune 500 clients
  • Experience designing and implementing controls or experience performing audits over the financial reporting environment
  • Experience researching and documenting support for accounting conclusions
  • Experience in creating process improvements with automation and analysis
  • Experience with Oracle, Essbase, TM1, and similar tools
  • Experience in Excel (macros, index, conditional list, arrays, pivots, lookups)


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