Accounting Analyst, Finance Operations
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Minimum qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or equivalent practical experience.
- Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Chartered Accountant (CA), or other professional accounting qualification.
- 4 years of experience with public accounting or industry.
- Experience with SAP Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems.
Preferred qualifications:
- Experience with A/P Accounting.
- Ability to work in a cross-functional, fast-paced environment, and lead/drive complex initiatives.
- Ability to navigate ambiguity, with effective business acumen.
- Excellent communication skills, and ability to work well separately and in a team environment.
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 Finance Operations team manages Google's cash transactions on a global basis and ensures that Google's incoming and outgoing cash processes are controlled, effective and efficient. We face unique opportunities in scaling our varied businesses effectively while enabling our fantastic product and services teams to grow at an unprecedented pace. We design processes that work internationally while accommodating local needs and we provide rapid tactical and strategic responses to challenges, ensuring the positive impact is lasting. We take on new leadership opportunities every day and have the autonomy to identify and execute projects that will benefit Google for years to come.
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 close activities, including preparing, analyzing and posting journal entries.
- Review reconciliations of key balance sheet account balances including relevant reporting for same.
- Identify opportunities to centralize, eliminate, or automate activities. Review processes and implement controls to ensure we are mitigating risk for Google.
- Manage, establish, implement global processes for the accounting of initiatives (ensuring Sarbanes-Oxley compliance and operational excellence), and prepare for, and assist with internal and external audits.
- Collaborate with our global team and advocate best practices to ensure proper accounting is adhered to throughout the procurement process.
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