Job Description
Are you ready to partner with Amazon’s business, finance, and legal groups to identify areas of risk? Are you looking for a position that will leverage and grow your risk assessment and data analytics skills, expand your knowledge of across a broad portfolio of Amazon businesses and services, provide opportunities to work with some of the best minds in the industry to solve complex business and technology problems? Then this is the position for you!
We seek an experienced Internal Audit Manager to support our World Wide Amazon Stores Audit team who applies broad operational knowledge and sound business judgment to execute audits across our diverse businesses and technical environments. Stores is one of the largest areas of Amazon’s business, and its Payments, Retail, Prime, and Healthcare teams continue to scale and grow rapidly. This is a high visibility opportunity where you will gain valuable exposure to many areas within our business, and make important improvements that make a real difference. Our team is cross-functional and global, you will perform a wide range of operational and technical audits. You must be comfortable performing as a both an individual contributor, teammate, and leader.
As an Internal Audit Manager, you will lead the planning, scoping, execution, and reporting of audits based on identified risks related to various Amazon businesses. In this position you will dig deep into the details of your audits. You must be able to understand complex business processes and identify the full range of risks related to processes, regulatory compliance, organization, policy, and technology. You will interact with highly technical operations and software development engineers and business leaders at various levels to collect and communicate information. You will use your project management skills to lead a team and conduct your own audits from beginning to end, often managing multiple projects at once.
We don’t want someone who can just find risks. You should be able to translate risks into business issues. You will use your excellent writing skills to succinctly communicate complicated operational and technical issues in business terms. You must prioritize findings and recommendations in tune with our corporate strategy and regulations. You will prepare reports and make presentations to senior level management. You should be able to facilitate multiple stakeholders to agree on appropriate solutions and verify that risks are mitigated appropriately.
We value creativity, insight, intellectual flexibility, and sound business judgment.
Up to 10-20% travel may be required, including international travel.
Key job responsibilities
• Is an excellent project manager who can work independently to conduct audits from beginning to end, manage stakeholders, and often managing multiple projects at the same time.
• Results-oriented leader ability to motivate, manage, and drive consensus across diverse teams
• Has well developed analytical skills to identify problems and work on process to address the root cause of the problems.
• Is able to prioritize effectively and drive cross-functional remediation efforts focusing on the highest risks and ensure problems stay fixed.
• Is able to dive deep to identify root cause of control gaps, inefficiencies and exceptions.
• Delivers on the highest standards by challenging assumptions and supporting with data.
• Can identify opportunities to improve, automate, standardize or simplify Internal Audit tools and processes.
• Is able to support and advocate for a culture of risk management, strong controls, and effective operations.
• Is an excellent writer who can succinctly communicate complicated technical issues.
• Can quickly become familiar with stakeholders business challenges and risks and act as a trusted advisor to them while leading change, dealing with ambiguity among cross functional teams.
About the team
Our team is responsible for the Worldwide Amazon Stores Business. We have teammates all over the world, and our hub cities are Seattle, Arlington, London, Luxembourg, and Munich. Our audit universe is both broad and diverse, inclusive but not limited to the following businesses and services: Retail, Payments, Amazon Business, Prime, and Healthcare.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
• 6+ years of compliance, audit or risk management experience
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office products and applications at an advanced level
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
• Project Management Professional (PMP) or equivalent certification
• Experience leveraging technology and implementing lean principles / Six Sigma methodologies to drive process improvements or equivalent
• Master's degree or equivalent
Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.
Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.
The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.
USA, VA, Arlington - 121,200.00 - 163,900.00 USD annually
USA, WA, Seattle - 121,200.00 - 163,900.00 USD annually
We seek an experienced Internal Audit Manager to support our World Wide Amazon Stores Audit team who applies broad operational knowledge and sound business judgment to execute audits across our diverse businesses and technical environments. Stores is one of the largest areas of Amazon’s business, and its Payments, Retail, Prime, and Healthcare teams continue to scale and grow rapidly. This is a high visibility opportunity where you will gain valuable exposure to many areas within our business, and make important improvements that make a real difference. Our team is cross-functional and global, you will perform a wide range of operational and technical audits. You must be comfortable performing as a both an individual contributor, teammate, and leader.
As an Internal Audit Manager, you will lead the planning, scoping, execution, and reporting of audits based on identified risks related to various Amazon businesses. In this position you will dig deep into the details of your audits. You must be able to understand complex business processes and identify the full range of risks related to processes, regulatory compliance, organization, policy, and technology. You will interact with highly technical operations and software development engineers and business leaders at various levels to collect and communicate information. You will use your project management skills to lead a team and conduct your own audits from beginning to end, often managing multiple projects at once.
We don’t want someone who can just find risks. You should be able to translate risks into business issues. You will use your excellent writing skills to succinctly communicate complicated operational and technical issues in business terms. You must prioritize findings and recommendations in tune with our corporate strategy and regulations. You will prepare reports and make presentations to senior level management. You should be able to facilitate multiple stakeholders to agree on appropriate solutions and verify that risks are mitigated appropriately.
We value creativity, insight, intellectual flexibility, and sound business judgment.
Up to 10-20% travel may be required, including international travel.
Key job responsibilities
• Is an excellent project manager who can work independently to conduct audits from beginning to end, manage stakeholders, and often managing multiple projects at the same time.
• Results-oriented leader ability to motivate, manage, and drive consensus across diverse teams
• Has well developed analytical skills to identify problems and work on process to address the root cause of the problems.
• Is able to prioritize effectively and drive cross-functional remediation efforts focusing on the highest risks and ensure problems stay fixed.
• Is able to dive deep to identify root cause of control gaps, inefficiencies and exceptions.
• Delivers on the highest standards by challenging assumptions and supporting with data.
• Can identify opportunities to improve, automate, standardize or simplify Internal Audit tools and processes.
• Is able to support and advocate for a culture of risk management, strong controls, and effective operations.
• Is an excellent writer who can succinctly communicate complicated technical issues.
• Can quickly become familiar with stakeholders business challenges and risks and act as a trusted advisor to them while leading change, dealing with ambiguity among cross functional teams.
About the team
Our team is responsible for the Worldwide Amazon Stores Business. We have teammates all over the world, and our hub cities are Seattle, Arlington, London, Luxembourg, and Munich. Our audit universe is both broad and diverse, inclusive but not limited to the following businesses and services: Retail, Payments, Amazon Business, Prime, and Healthcare.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
• 6+ years of compliance, audit or risk management experience
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office products and applications at an advanced level
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
• Project Management Professional (PMP) or equivalent certification
• Experience leveraging technology and implementing lean principles / Six Sigma methodologies to drive process improvements or equivalent
• Master's degree or equivalent
Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.
Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.
The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.
USA, VA, Arlington - 121,200.00 - 163,900.00 USD annually
USA, WA, Seattle - 121,200.00 - 163,900.00 USD annually
💡 Quick Summary
Seeking a career-building opportunity? The Audit Manager, Internal Audit, World Wide Amazon Stores position is now open for candidates interested in the Operations Executive Jobs sector. This role in Seattle offers a professional environment and growth potential.
Requirement Snapshot: Candidates should possess basic communication skills, a proactive attitude, and the ability to work in a team. Experience in Operations Executive Jobs is a plus.
