Financial Analyst II, Global Payroll Compliance
Amazon · Posted Oct 27
E-commerce, cloud computing, online advertising, and digital streaming services
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About the role
The Payroll Compliance team sits within Amazon's broader finance organization with the mission of paying employees accurately and on time with the highest controllership and compliance standards, partnering with payroll operations, Tax, Human Resources, Global Mobility, and external advisors across multiple countries. As a Financial Analyst II, you will partner with the Payroll Compliance Manager to build compliance tools, develop metrics, and produce reports that monitor risk across Amazon's countries in the region. The role applies expertise in international payroll, employment tax, social security legislation, and cross-border worker regulations to help Amazon discover, measure, and resolve payroll compliance risks.
What you will do
- Partner with project teams and stakeholders to embed payroll compliance requirements from day one for new country and entity launches, applying knowledge of local employment tax and social security legislation.
- Develop and maintain management reporting and metrics using Excel and compliance tools, tracking statutory requirements and ensuring effective monitoring of identified risks across multiple countries.
- Identify new risk areas and potential non-compliance issues, perform root cause analysis, and drive resolution through to full compliance while collaborating with Tax, Accounting, Human Resources, and Global Mobility teams.
- Manage and facilitate audits of operational payroll processes and statutory obligations, including Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) compliance activities, and develop remediation plans to close identified gaps.
- Identify opportunities to automate and simplify compliance workflows, partner with technology teams to deploy solutions that reduce processing time and errors, and provide ongoing guidance and training to payroll teams on compliance matters.
Skills used in this role
What the employer is looking for
- Tax, employment legal, and/or payroll experience with specific exposure to NORM countries.
- Strong knowledge of international payroll, employment tax, and social security legislation.
- Solid understanding of cross-border workers, tax treaties, and international employment legislation.
- Experience with SOX compliance and related responsibilities.
- Strong Excel and reporting skills.
- Advanced analytical skills with the ability to dive deep into detail while understanding the broader picture.
- Fluent in English, both written and verbal.
- 5+ years of finance, tax or a related analytical field experience
- 4+ years of participating in continuous improvement projects in your team to scale and improve controllership with measurable results experience
Preferred qualifications
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in a relevant discipline such as Finance, Tax, or Accounting.
- US tax knowledge or experience is highly preferable.
- Previous Payroll Compliance management experience across multiple geographies.
- Experience within a control or audit environment.
- Exposure to AI tools, automation platforms, or process simplification initiatives within payroll or finance operations.
- Additional language skills.
- Project management experience.
Benefits and support
- Compensation and benefits are detailed in the job posting
About Amazon
Amazon.com, Inc. is a multinational technology conglomerate focusing on e-commerce, cloud computing, online advertising, digital streaming, and artificial intelligence. Recognized as one of the world's most valuable brands, it operates the largest internet retail marketplace globally alongside its prominent cloud platform, Amazon Web Services (AWS).
- Industry
- E-Commerce
- Company size
- 1576000+ employees
- Founded
- 1994-07-05
- Location
- Seattle, Washington, USA
- Funding stage
- Public Company
Funding
Public Company · $8M raised
- 2013-03-22Post Ipo Debt$200M
Leadership
President and Chief Executive Officer
Founder and Executive Chair
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Matt Garman
CEO, Amazon Web Services
CEO, Worldwide Amazon Stores
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