Job Description
Amazon is seeking an Risk Specialist I, TERA (Travel Expense & Reimbursement Audit) for Chengdu location to support the Finance Operation’s Risk Management and fraud detection Services in Accounts Payable at Amazon. We are looking for a leader that will take ownership and drive change in a dynamic global business environment. This individual will ensure Amazon's Finance Operation’s global processes stay ahead of risks in areas of process design, internal control effectiveness, fraud detection, and other relevant areas through a culture of continuous inspection of our processes, systems, and key business initiatives. The individual executes programs that support TERA's organizational goals and carry out the vision and mission of TERA which is to prevent, detect, and investigate employee fraud, abuse and waste (FAW) within Amazon’s Global Travel and Expense (T&E) Reimbursement Policies.

Individual must have a passion for leadership; driving efficiencies with those around them. This individual must have outstanding process knowledge, data analysis, deep dive, auditing and interpersonal skills.

Key Responsibilities:
• Carry out the team's vision to prevent, detect, and investigate issues of potential fraud, abuse, and waste by employees’ expenses within the company. This involves taking ownership of the operational aspects of programs, such as conducting expense dive deeps and performing quality reviews of case documentation.
• Execute audits, deep dives, and special projects in a timely manner while communicating recommendations and findings to management and other stakeholders
• Maintain productivity targets and timelines and understand and follow Amazon’s policies and procedures on expense reimbursements and corporate cards
• Identify and clearly define issues and root causes for the potential fraud and financial abuse by the employees and provide recommendations on controls to mitigate the risk.
• Reduce False positive and develop efficiency metrics reports for leadership review
• Run effective meetings and able to convey high-level plans. Their verbal and written style are clear and concise. Able to transform raw thoughts into clear documentation and requirements
• Identify red flags in spend patterns by independently analyzing employee expenses and conducting Deep Dives, coordinating with stakeholders with minimal oversight. Execute projects in a timely manner while communicating recommendations and findings to management and other stakeholders. Take Ownership of the entire investigation life cycle.
• Must Insists on High Standards and provides recommendations to improve TERA’s fraud detection systems.
• Design program controls and testing mechanisms in collaboration with internal teams and provide continuous feedback to BI & Analytics, AP Expense and policy team to improve their process and close these gaps. Also, as necessary, the individual is responsible for creating Standard Operating Processes (SOPs).


Key job responsibilities
• Carry out the team's vision to prevent, detect, and investigate issues of potential fraud, abuse, and waste by employees’ expenses within the company. This involves taking ownership of the operational aspects of programs, such as conducting expense dive deeps and performing quality reviews of case documentation.
• Execute audits, deep dives, and special projects in a timely manner while communicating recommendations and findings to management and other stakeholders
• Maintain productivity targets and timelines and understand and follow Amazon’s policies and procedures on expense reimbursements and corporate cards
• Identify and clearly define issues and root causes for the potential fraud and financial abuse by the employees and provide recommendations on controls to mitigate the risk.
• Reduce False positive and develop efficiency metrics reports for leadership review
• Run effective meetings and able to convey high-level plans. Their verbal and written style are clear and concise. Able to transform raw thoughts into clear documentation and requirements
• Identify red flags in spend patterns by independently analyzing employee expenses and conducting Deep Dives, coordinating with stakeholders with minimal oversight. Execute projects in a timely manner while communicating recommendations and findings to management and other stakeholders. Take Ownership of the entire investigation life cycle.
• Must Insists on High Standards and provides recommendations to improve TERA’s fraud detection systems.
• Design program controls and testing mechanisms in collaboration with internal teams and provide continuous feedback to BI & Analytics, AP Expense and policy team to improve their process and close these gaps. Also, as necessary, the individual is responsible for creating Standard Operating Processes (SOPs).

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

Chengdu, 51, CHN