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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 of experience with an advanced degree in accounting, business, or finance.

+ Experience with US GAAP in a public accounting or multinational company setting.

Preferred qualifications:

+ Experience managing project planning, status reporting, timeline estimation, issue tracking, meeting facilitation, and project documentation.

+ 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.

+ Excellent people management skills, with the ability to communicate effectively with executive management.

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 Spend Controllership team's core purpose is to empower Alphabet leadership to make well-informed spending decisions by navigating financial complexities and ensuring accurate accounting at scale.

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.

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $125,000-$183,000 + bonus + equity + benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process.

Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include bonus, equity, or benefits. Learn more about benefits at Google (https://careers.google.com/benefits/) .

Responsibilities:

+ Own and manage global accounting processes for the gTech and People Operations (POps) organizations, partnering across the organization with teams including sales/customer support Business teams, gTech Finance, POps Finance, Product Area Finance teams, business controller teams, and Corporate Accounting.

+ Ensure timely and accurate accounting for operating expenses, accruals, and product classification, and close and reporting on a monthly basis.

+ Manage risks, controls, and compliance for contracting, operating expenses and related transactions and leverage relationships and accounting and reporting knowledge to understand matters across the company that could affect operating expenses.

+ Anticipate, analyze and propose recommendations for process improvements, system enhancements, and automations across the purchasing landscape.

+ Develop and support accounting and reporting operationally with efficiency, controls, an eye for continuous improvement and attention to detail with an end-to-end view.

Google is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. See also https://careers.google.com/eeo/ and https://careers.google.com/jobs/dist/legal/OFCCP_EEO_Post.pdf If you have a need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing our Accommodations for Applicants form: https://goo.gl/forms/aBt6Pu71i1kzpLHe2.