Senior Financial Analyst, Accounting en Madrid

Amazon is currently looking for a talented Senior Financial Analyst to join its accounting organization in Madrid. This individual will be an exceptional accounting professional, who consistently exceeds expectations, thrives in a challenging workplace environment, and can actively contribute to supporting our growing activity in Spain.
This position will work cross-functionally and will have regular interaction with key business partners. Technical accounting research and position paper writing will also be a requirement of this position.
Candidates will be expected to demonstrate they are top performers at their level.
Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
· Leading certain month end close activities for Spanish entities under US GAAP, ensuring that relevant deadlines are met and looking for ways to continuously improve this process;
· Preparation and review of monthly balance sheet account reconciliations;
· Leading financial statement reviews under Spanish GAAP;
· 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;
· Monthly maintenance of the local statutory ledgers prepared in compliance with the highest standards;
· Working closely with business partners in the EU, and globally, to maintain efficient and compliant accounting processes, effective controls and identify process improvement opportunities;
· Actively participating in improvement initiatives, standardization, re-engineering of processes and controls, and implementation of best practices, working closely with systems teams and demonstrating strong understanding of financial accounting systems;
· Actively participating in cross functional project launches from scoping through testing and launch;
· Conducting thorough analysis of complex accounting issues and preparing US and Spanish GAAP technical position papers.

· Minimum 7+ years of experience with an emphasis on accounting, preferably partly gained within one of the 'Big4' and/or working for a medium to large international company, in a fast-paced and changing environment;
· Deep knowledge of US GAAP, ES GAAP, statutory filings and the related requirements;
· Demonstrated history of solving multiple and complex operational and accounting challenges with excellent analytical skills;
· Detail-oriented but able to reflect on and understand the big picture;
· Strong communication skills, both verbal and written. Fluent in business English;
· Proactive, and results-driven, able to correctly set priorities and meet challenging deadlines;
· Excellent interpersonal skills;
· Applying knowledge of multiple reporting systems to deliver solutions. This requires advanced computer literacy and the aptitude to understand system dependencies;
· University degree in business/economics/accounting;
· Demonstrating strong technical accounting skills required in order to arrive to and document accounting conclusions.

· Knowledge of Oracle Financial Applications would be a plus;
· Other accounting and payroll systems knowledge;
· Must be comfortable working in cross-functional teams and in a fast paced Company.

Please submit your CV in English.