Transportation Controllership in Finance is one of the most challenging and exciting spaces to work for, with new geographies, modes and carriers being launched every day and being required to seamlessly integrate with the Transportation technical systems for automatic Ingestion of Freight invoices, thorough auditing, timely payment and for proper accounting to keep our books clean and accurate.

This is a new role in the organization and is an extraordinary opportunity for an individual who thrives in an entrepreneurial environment, is a natural problem-solver and relationship-builder, and is passionate about developing systems and structures to support a growing and results-driven organization.

Key job responsibilities
This Senior Finance Manager role is the face of our MEC organization with our technology partners, Business and Finance partners and is responsible for four things:

- Oversee the integrity, governance, accuracy, and timeliness of Transportation Financial Reporting to ensure Global Statutory reporting (SOX) compliance
- Lead the development of strategic financial analysis and network optimization models to achieve strategic transportation objectives
- Drive risk intelligence culture through adoption of robust control frameworks
- Interact with executive leaders across business, accounting, and finance teams to drive global alignment across Accounting, Amazon Transportation Finance (ATS), Procurement, Transportation Finance Systems (TFS)

Tight financial controls and adherence to company policies is required involving a high level of operational discipline and collaboration with internal and external teams. Specific focus areas that help this leader be successful are influencing our business and tech partners, establishing a structure to drive multiple transportation programs and developing a highly productive team. This leader sets the strategic direction for the team and creates and maintains a culture that will help them own, automate and be effective in their day to day work with little or no oversight.

A day in the life
- Superior organizational and financial management skills.
- Excellent stakeholder management skills.
- Strong knowledge of operational systems and structures for facilitating collaboration within a dynamic organization.
- Ability to create inclusive spaces for collaboration that foster trust and honor diverse perspectives and experiences.
- Technical analysis skills
- Oversee financial operations, design technical analytical models / automation efforts while overseeing their continuous innovation and communication to both your operations & other business partners.
- Desire to work in a dynamic, entrepreneurial, and results-driven environment.
- Sense of humor, positive attitude, and relationship-driven approach to collaboration and teamwork.
- Demonstrated experience in change management, strategic planning, and/or project management preferred.

About the team
Tight financial controls and adherence to company policies is required involving a high level of operational discipline and collaboration with internal and external teams. Specific focus areas that help this leader be successful are influencing our business and tech partners, establishing a structure to drive multiple transportation programs and developing a highly productive team. This leader sets the strategic direction for the team and creates and maintains a culture that will help them own, automate and be effective in their day to day work with little or no oversight.