Description

Amazon's Finance Operations Quality & Controllership team is looking for a seasoned L6 Individual Contributor for Hyderabad location to lead and elevate enterprise-wide Quality Control and Controllership initiatives across both Accounts Payable (AP) and Accounts Receivable (AR) functions. This senior-level role requires strong strategic acumen, extensive functional expertise, and the ability to independently navigate complex and ambiguous business challenges.

As an L6 IC, you will be responsible for defining and executing the end-to-end quality and controllership vision. This includes designing scalable automation frameworks, establishing robust governance mechanisms, leveraging AI-powered anomaly detection capabilities, and driving data-informed decisions in partnership with senior leadership. Acting as a trusted subject matter expert and thought leader, you will shape the future of quality operations across AP and AR by advancing defect prevention, operational excellence, compliance, and risk management at scale.

Key Responsibilities

Quality Control Automation & AI Enablement

Lead the vision and execution of enterprise-scale, AI-powered automation initiatives to modernize and optimize quality control processes across Accounts Payable (AP) and Accounts Receivable (AR).

Develop and drive the long-term automation strategy, prioritizing high-value opportunities in invoice processing, payment validation, collections, dispute management, and related workflows.

Collaborate with Engineering, RPA, and Machine Learning teams to design, build, and deploy intelligent, scalable workflow solutions.

Define automation governance standards, validation frameworks, and deployment best practices to ensure operational reliability and sustainable scalability.

Measure, track, and communicate automation outcomes, including ROI, efficiency gains, and quality improvements, to senior leadership.

Defect Prevention & Controllership Excellence

Own the end-to-end quality and defect reduction strategy for AP and AR, establishing performance targets, monitoring trends, and ensuring adherence to quality SLAs.

Design and strengthen controllership frameworks through audit mechanisms, risk-based sampling methodologies, and preventive quality controls.

Lead comprehensive root-cause investigations for systemic defects and drive cross-functional corrective and preventive action plans.

Develop and evolve quality metrics, KPIs, and OKRs to assess controllership effectiveness, operational performance, and accountability.

Identify control weaknesses and champion process redesign initiatives that improve compliance, reduce risk, and deliver measurable business impact.

Advanced Analytics & Anomaly Detection

Architect and implement advanced anomaly detection capabilities across AP and AR processes to identify quality deviations, financial risks, and operational exceptions.

Develop predictive and prescriptive analytics models that proactively identify potential quality failures and control breakdowns.

Create executive-level dashboards and real-time monitoring solutions that provide actionable insights into quality performance and risk exposure.

Apply statistical techniques, including process control methodologies, regression analysis, and hypothesis testing, to uncover and validate improvement opportunities.

Foster a data-driven culture by establishing standardized measurement frameworks, data quality standards, and analytical best practices across the organization.

Cross-Functional Program Leadership

Act as the single-threaded owner for enterprise quality and controllership initiatives spanning both AP and AR organizations.

Influence and align stakeholders across Operations, Finance, Technology, Compliance, Audit, and Legal functions to execute a unified quality strategy.

Lead programs through the full lifecycle—from opportunity identification and business case development to implementation, measurement, and long-term sustainability.

Represent Quality and Controllership in executive reviews, operational business reviews, and strategic planning discussions.

Coach and mentor team members while contributing to capability development and organizational excellence within the Quality and Controllership function.

Governance, Compliance & Risk Management

Establish and maintain robust governance frameworks that support internal controls, audit readiness, regulatory compliance, and financial integrity across AP and AR.

Lead risk identification, assessment, mitigation planning, and escalation management for quality and controllership programs.

Partner closely with Compliance, Legal, and Audit teams to ensure adherence to applicable financial regulations, policies, and control requirements.

Conduct periodic governance reviews, policy assessments, and control effectiveness evaluations to strengthen the overall control environment.

Champion a culture of ownership, accountability, continuous improvement, and operational excellence in quality and compliance practices.

Basic Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in BI, finance, engineering, statistics, computer science, mathematics, finance or equivalent quantitative field
Experience in accounts receivable or account payable, or experience in tax, finance or a related analytical field
10+ years of progressive experience in quality assurance, controllership, program management, or related fields
Demonstrated expertise owning and delivering large-scale quality or controllership programs with significant measurable business impact
Proven ability to design and implement automation and AI-driven solutions in a quality or operations context
Strong analytical acumen with hands-on experience in data analysis, statistical methods, and anomaly detection
Expertise in quality management frameworks, audit methodologies, and controllership best practices
Exceptional stakeholder management skills — ability to influence senior leaders and drive alignment across cross-functional teams
Outstanding written and verbal communication skills; ability to distill complex information for executive audiences
Experience driving decisions and strategy independently in ambiguous, high-complexity environments
Bachelor's degree in Finance, Business, Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field

Preferred Qualifications

Master's degree or above in business administration, finance, economics, computer science, data science, engineering, or other related field, or Bachelor's degree in engineering, statistics, computer science, operations research, business analytics, information systems or equivalent
Experience in several of the following areas: machine learning, statistics, deep learning, natural language processing, or information retrieval
Certifications in Six Sigma (Black Belt), Lean, or equivalent process improvement methodologies
Strong knowledge of RPA technologies (UiPath, Automation Anywhere, Power Automate) and automation governance
Background in financial operations including collections, cash application, dispute resolution, or invoice management
Experience building and scaling quality programs in high-growth, technology-driven environments
Familiarity with financial audit standards, SOX compliance, and internal controls frameworks
Experience presenting to VP/SVP-level leadership and contributing to org-level strategic planning
Technical Skills
Data querying and analysis: SQL (advanced), Python (pandas, numpy, scikit-learn), R
Business Intelligence & Visualization: Amazon QuickSight, Tableau, Power BI
Anomaly detection and predictive modelling: statistical process control, ML model deployment
Automation platforms: RPA tools, workflow orchestration, API integration
AI/ML concepts: supervised/unsupervised learning, NLP applications, model evaluation
Spreadsheet and financial modelling tools: Excel (advanced), Google Sheets
Project and program tracking: JIRA, Confluence, Asana, or equivalent

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Company - ADCI HYD 13 SEZ - H84

Job ID: A10448605

QC Controllership PM