Minimum qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance, or equivalent practical experience.
- Certified Public Accountant (CPA) or Chartered Accountant (CA).
- 7 years of experience in accounting or a related function, or 5 years with an advanced degree in accounting, business, or finance.
- Experience in building financial dashboards and visualizing data.
- Experience with SAP, Reporting and Business Recognition Systems.
- Experience in public accounting or project managing internal and external audits for large, multinational organizations with complex business recognition processes.
- Passion for leveraging data analytics to drive insights.
- Ability to communicate with multiple levels including peers, managers and various teams.
- Excellent SQL, communication and presentation skills.
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About the job
Google accountants are a savvy bunch who handle the core accounting responsibilities at Google. You know your accounting principles and the full accounting process end to end. You'll advise on financial reports required by governmental regulations, and review, analyze, and interpret financial and budgetary reports. Every day is a new challenge, and you're continually looking for ways to help our team become more efficient and effective. A team player at heart, you collaborate with our global team, advocate best practices and pitch in where needed. You move fast while keeping your attention to detail, and you tap into your problem-solving skills to support business objectives.
In this role, you will advise on financial and accounting matters and will review, analyze, and interpret data for accounting and reporting. You will be looking for ways to help Google's team get better. You will collaborate with our global team and share best practices. You will be maintaining attention to detail while leveraging problem-solving skills to support Google's business objectives.
The name Google came from "googol," a mathematical term for the number 1 followed by 100 zeros. And nobody at Google loves big numbers like the Finance team when providing in depth analysis on all manner of strategic decisions across Google products. From developing forward-thinking analysis to generating management reports to scaling our automated financial processes, the Finance organization is an important partner and advisor to the business.
Responsibilities
- Lead the month-end and quarter-end close process for Cloud Controllership, ensuring timely and accurate reporting of business and expenses to key stakeholders. Strategically expand and enhance business reporting capabilities to seamlessly integrate and accommodate incremental parts of Google Cloud as the business evolves.
- Develop insightful financial dashboards and reports that empower business leaders to make data-driven decisions.
- Identify and implement process improvements and automation opportunities to enhance efficiency and accuracy.
- Lead internal and external audits, ensuring compliance and providing valuable insights to management.