Amazon Prime Video aims to be the leading APAC premium-on-demand entertainment service. Prime Video offers customers the greatest choice in what to watch from popular Amazon Original TV shows such as The Rings of Power, The Grand Tour, The Boys, Reacher to Amazon Original Movies like Saltburn and Air. The service also offers TV shows that are exclusively available for Prime members in each country, as well as live sport including the US Open tennis, Premier League, Rugby and The Champion’s league.
Prime Video is at the forefront of the entertainment industry and growing fast. We work in a dynamic, and exciting environment where innovating on behalf of our customers is at the heart of everything we do.
We’re looking for exceptional people with outstanding accounting and analytical skills. People who are entrepreneurial, driven and who have what it takes to make us the place for people to come to for their entertainment needs.
Based in Singapore, the APAC Digital Accounting team has an opening for a Senior Financial Analyst to support the regional accounting for fixed fee content and video-on-demand. The role will also support controllership activities of Amazon Digital, including supporting regional expansion projects, annual statutory audits and other regulatory reporting requirements. The Senior Financial Analyst will collaborate with Tax, Legal, Finance and Tech teams for Amazon Digital matters and will support business initiatives including restructures and product launches in new markets, as the business continues to expand.
The ideal candidate will be comfortable in dealing with ambiguity with a strong ability to prioritise multiple projects and to execute deliverables with excellent communication and to a high standard. The ability to influence stakeholders will also be essential to succeed in this role.
Role Responsibilities:
• Ad hoc, cross functional project work, including, but not limited to, supporting business initiatives ensuring accounting and tax compliance;
• Preparation of various deliverables to support both internal and external financial reporting needs, including analytic commentary and the preparation of supplementary financial analysis for management and other stakeholders;
• Serve as a functional expert for cross-border accounting considerations;
• Building an efficient and effective internal controls environment that is consistent with Amazon’s high standards and practices;
• Driving process improvements and automation initiatives to reduce manual effort, manual journal entries in functional area and driving cross-functional benefits for wider team whilst maintaining global team alignment;
• Applying knowledge of multiple reporting systems to deliver solutions. This requires advanced computer literacy (MS Office, especially Excel & Access) and the aptitude to understand system dependencies. Knowledge of Oracle, Hyperion Essbase and database structures are required.
We are a global leader in online media. We obsess over our customers and that's where we make our investments. We thrive on hiring dedicated, high-achieving professionals who work hard together to meet the cutting-edge opportunities and challenges of e-commerce.
In return, we will offer you an attractive package including basic salary, stock units, and other excellent benefits including healthcare. You will also have the opportunity to develop a rewarding career with one of the world's leading online retailers.
Basic Qualifications
- Experience in tax, finance or a related analytical field
- Relevant accounting qualification e.g CiMA, ACA, ACCA, CPA or equivalent
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience in creating process improvements with automation and analysis
- Experience in identifying, leading, and executing opportunities to improve, automate, standardize or simplify finance or business tools and processes
- Experience performing ad hoc analysis using advanced Excel
