Finance Manager, Accounting

Amazon is hiring a Finance Manager, Accounting in Munich, Germany. Level rates it ; you can apply on Amazon.

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Level rates this accountant role Uses AI ●●○○: an ordinary role that requires AI tools.
Tools and skills the posting cites include AI Tools, accounting and financial reporting.
Level classifies it as a lead role.
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AI in this role

Lead accounting operations and drive scalable process improvements using automation and AI-powered tools.

AI Tools

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At Amazon, we’re building the most customer-centric company on earth, and our Finance team plays a critical role in making that happen. We’re looking for a Finance Manager (Accounting) to join our Munich-based team and help shape the future of our accounting organization. This is more than a reporting role. You’ll take ownership, drive impact, and influence decisions in a fast-moving, international environment. We’re seeking a hands-on finance professional who enjoys solving complex challenges and wants to make a real difference in a high-growth setting, combined with a tech- and data-driven mindset. If you’re comfortable working with advanced systems, leveraging automation, and exploring AI-powered solutions to improve processes and insights, you’ll thrive in this role. You’ll work independently and cross-functionally, collaborating closely with internal stakeholders and external business partners across markets, and accelerate your development in one of the world’s most innovative companies. Join us and help accelerate the financial momentum behind our success!

Key job responsibilities
• Drive core accounting operations, including month-end closing, financial reporting, and the management of external audits across multiple frameworks with accuracy, compliance, and timely delivery.
• Transform accounting data into actionable insights that drive innovation.
• Identify, develop, and implement scalable process improvements using automation and AI-powered tools.
• Collaborate globally with internal Accounting, Finance, and Technology teams, external business partners, and other departments such as Tax and Statutory Compliance.
• Lead and deliver complex, large-scale projects in a fast-moving, international, high-growth environment.
• Continuously enhance your skills by working with advanced finance technologies and global best practices.

About the team
Finance and Global Business Services

Basic qualifications

- Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting or related field, or experience or equivalent experience in finance roles
- Knowledge of one or multiple accounting frameworks (including US GAAP, IFRS, or local GAAP frameworks), with the ability to apply them in day-to-day financial activities
- Speak, write, and read fluently in English
- Experience supporting month-end closing processes and contributing to financial reporting under established procedures
- Experience supporting the implementation of controls or contributing to audits over financial reporting environments
- Experience using financial models, KPIs, and data analysis to support business decisions
- Knowledge of SOX methodology and associated standards (sections 302, 404, AS5, PCAOB, etc.)

Preferred qualifications

- Professional accounting qualification (e.g. ACA, ACCA, CIMA, CPA, or equivalent)
- Experience developing financial models in Excel with advanced functions (pivot tables, macros, VBA, Power Query)
- Experience with data analytics platforms (Power BI, Python, SQL, Tableau)

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How we rate this

Finance Manager, Accounting at Amazon rates 45 out of 100 for how much of the daily work is AI. That makes it Uses AI (AI Level 2 of 4). The level is about AI in the job, not seniority.

Classification

Uses AI. An ordinary role that requires AI tools.

●●●● Builds AI80 to 100
●●●○ Works on AI60 to 79
●●○○ Uses AI40 to 59
●○○○ Little AI0 to 39

Levels come from how often the tools, models and workflows of the role are named in the posting itself. Read the description and count the AI tools, models and workflows it names.

Key facts

Finance Manager, Accounting is an open job at Amazon.
Level rates this role AI Level 2 of 4: Uses AI.
The role is based in DE, BY, Munich.
The job was posted on September 22, 2026.
Seniority: lead.
Applications are handled by Amazon. Apply on Amazon

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Skills and AI tools this role asks for

AccountingFinancial ReportingProcess AutomationUs GaapIfrsAI Tools

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Pay

Typical accountant job: $110k

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