Ads Accountant

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.

You'll lead an accounting process from end-to-end. Other responsibilities include reconciling balance sheets and P&L accounts, and providing supplementary financial information for internal and external reports.

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

• Global Accounting and Financial Operations: Lead accounting for Search, Geo, and Android GTM products, including business, expenses, complex month-end close processes, and intricate journal entries.
• Strategic Advisory and Partnership: Primary controllership lead for Business Development, Sales, and Product teams, provide guidance on agreement structures, product launches, and TAC/business recognition under US GAAP. Prepare/present financials and fluctuations analyses to management. Work through accounting implications to support product launches and changes in operations
• Compliance and Risk Management: Design/maintain robust SOX-compliant controls ensure accurate spend segregation, account validation, and overall risk mitigation.
• Process Transformation and Automation: Drive operational efficiency by centralizing/automating activities using SQL and AI-assisted solutions, live tracking dashboards for strategic partnerships.
• Governance and Reporting: Support management decision-making through fluctuation analyses, preparation of technical accounting memos, and coordination of quarterly and annual audits.

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance, or equivalent practical experience.
• Certified Public Accountant (CPA) or Chartered Accountant (CA).
• 4 years of experience in accounting or a related function, or 1 year with an advanced degree in accounting, business, or finance.
• Experience with revenue accounting and working under US GAAP.
• Experience with finance and accounting data analysis and implementation of controls or risk mitigation.

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience in creating accounting memos, process documentation and presentations.
• Knowledge of SQL, automation and AI adoption and high degree of comfort with complicated data and a drive to build structured processes.
• Ability to communicate complex accounting requirements to non-finance stakeholders (BD/Sales).
• Passion for driving business decisions by analyzing large and complex data sets.
• Excellent project management skills and ability to work independently and in a team environment.
• Excellent communication and business skills, with ability to navigate ambiguity and understand and present data.