Financial Analyst III, FAAS

We are looking for a highly motivated and detail-oriented Financial Analyst III to join our Finance Operations Accounting and Analysis (FOAA) team in Bangalore. This role is critical to ensuring that our accounting processes run smoothly in a highly controlled and compliant environment—delivering exceptional accuracy, efficiency, and insights aligned with Amazon’s leadership principles of Customer Obsession, Deliver Results, and Insist on the Highest Standards.
You will work closely with Central Accounting, Finance Operations, and Global Finance teams to support month-end close, drive operational excellence, and uphold rigorous financial control standards. This position plays a pivotal role in closing global books, preparing reconciliations, managing journal entries, driving reporting, and engaging with leadership on performance reviews.
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Key Responsibilities
Accounting & Financial Control
• Lead the end-to-end month-end close process for accounting options, including journal entry posting, global general ledger reconciliations, and reporting.
• Ensure accurate and timely financial reporting, with a strong emphasis on compliance and control.
• Own transition management, reporting decks, and operational reconciliations.
• Monitor and enhance process efficiency and accuracy through automation and continuous improvement.
• Benchmark practices against industry standards to ensure excellence in accounting processes.
• Ensure all accounting activities comply with internal policies, SOX, and audit requirements across geographies.
• Analyze large and complex datasets to extract business insights and support decision-making.
• Develop dashboards and metrics to monitor the health and quality of finance processes and controls.
Invent & Simplify
• Drive process improvements and innovate on behalf of internal customers by optimizing workflows and controls.
• Support ad-hoc financial analysis, variance reviews, and performance reporting.
• Maintain detailed documentation of policies, procedures, and internal controls.
• Play a leading role in strategic initiatives and special projects as assigned.
Leadership & Stakeholder Management
• Act as a key liaison between global and regional finance teams, building strong relationships with internal stakeholders.
• Anticipate needs, honor commitments, and deliver high-quality service to business partners.
• Collaborate with remote teams across multiple time zones and drive alignment on shared goals.
• Lead hiring and training efforts within the team, promoting best practices and continuous learning.
• Maintain a strong systems orientation and leverage tools to drive scalable solutions.
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What We’re Looking For
• Proven ability to manage complex accounting operations in a high-growth, fast-paced environment.
• Experience with financial reporting, SOX compliance, internal controls, and audit management.
• Strong analytical skills with experience handling large datasets and deriving meaningful insights.
• Passion for process excellence, innovation, and delivering high standards.
• Ability to work effectively across cross-functional teams and global geographies.
• A proactive, hands-on attitude with a strong sense of ownership and accountability.
- 8+ years of identifying and implementing opportunities to resolve finance issues, improve, scale, or simplify finance tools, technology, and processes across teams and organizations experience
- 8+ years of transactional accounting field experience
- 8+ years of participating in continuous improvement projects in your team to scale and improve controllership with measurable results experience
- 8+ years of solving complex business challenges by delivering accurate and timely financial models, analysis, and recommendations that have a proven impact on business (e.g., financial savings, operational improvements, or customer benefits) experience
- CA/ICWA/MBA, with 10+ or more years of post-qualification experience , Month end closing of Books of accounts / working on various Sub-ledgers / Accounting Knowledge / Balance sheet Reconciliation & Reporting activities - Exceptional verbal and writing skills, communication skills. - Detail-oriented, well-organized. - Ability to readily adapt to and lead through changing environment - Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills.
- 8+ years of identifying incomplete or inaccurate data, identifying the root cause and creating/implementing an escalation plan experience
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