Description

Amazon's Tax Commercial Transaction team analyzes the cost and risk associated with the execution and performance of all of Amazon's contracts worldwide.

The team:

• Summarizes, reviews and approves individual contracts, as well as, provides tax pre-approval guidance to the business and legal teams

• Leverages technical solutions in order to scale the ever increasing and diversifying demands of Amazon's global business model

• Provides a bridge between its colleagues in Tax who are business-facing and the attorneys in Amazon Legal who negotiate contracts with counterparties of all sizes globally

• Is a strategic partner to tax, legal and business in supporting cross border reporting and travel approvals

The ideal candidate will be able to work with a high level of collegiality and be comfortable with liaising with various business and legal teams, in addition to members of the tax department. This position offers an excellent opportunity to join one of the largest, most sophisticated, most challenging, and best corporate tax department in the world.

Key job responsibilities

The Manager on the Tax Contracts Team will be responsible for reviewing contracts that are submitted through the Tax Contracts Tool, and understanding the commercial arrangement, identifying any high-risk tax issues.

The Manager will work with Amazon's corporate counsel to negotiate favorable commercial deals and will at times work with counterparty tax and commercial legal teams. The Manager will also be responsible for annually reviewing and updating approval policies standard tax provisions or more often as required by new laws and regulations in the cities, states, provinces, and countries where Amazon operates.

We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations:

Arlington, VA, USA | New York, NY, USA | Seattle, WA, USA

Basic Qualifications

• 5+ years of tax, finance or a related analytical field experience

• Knowledge of Microsoft Office products and applications at an advanced level

• Experience working in a large public accounting firm or multi-national corporate tax department

Preferred Qualifications

• 3+ years of maintaining and operating transaction tax calculation software (e.g. Vertex) experience

• Experience with VBA, Python, SQL, or other database language

Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please visit https://www.amazon.jobs/en/disability/us.

Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $76,400/year in our lowest geographic market up to $172,900/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits. This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.