*minimum qualifications*:
- bachelor's degree in accounting or finance, or equivalent practical experience.
- 4 years of experience in accounting or a related function, or 1 year with an advanced degree in accounting, business, or finance.
- ability to communicate in english and spanish fluently to engage with local stakeholders.
*preferred qualifications*:
- mba degree or certified public accountant (cpa).
- experience managing project planning, status reporting, timeline estimation, issue tracking, meeting facilitation, and project documentation, or sap systems.
- proficiency in sheets, spreadsheet software, other spreadsheet technology.
- ability to propose next steps and roadblock solutions and anticipate questions and challenges early, manage time, and follow work plans.
- ability to have strong attention to detail, organizational skills and focus on continuous improvement.
- ability to have a collaborative style and work with cross-functional and international teams.
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.
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*:
- manage monthly close activities and present month-end results to management and identify opportunities to centralize, eliminate, automate, or extended workforce activities.
- establish scalable processes to support different compensation and benefit plans.
- review processes and implement controls to ensure we are mitigating risk for google.
- manage, establish, implement global processes for the accounting of new initiatives, ensuring sox compliance and operational excellence.
- prepare for, and assist with internal, sox and external audits. Document processes, ensure performance of key controls, and obtain/provide support as necessary.
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