Job Description

### Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, 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.



### Preferred qualifications:

• Certified Public Accountant (CPA).
• Experience with agreement review in the technology industry.
• Experience with spreadsheet technology with excellent analytical skills.
• Knowledge of accounting principles, including US GAAP.
• Ability to own projects and lead others to meet deadlines, as well as remove and anticipate roadblocks.
• Ability to collaborate and work with cross-functional and international teams, with excellent attention to detail and organizational skills.

About the job
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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.



Google Controllers handle the core accounting and compliance responsibilities at Google. In this role, you will advise on financial and accounting matters and will review, analyze, and interpret data for accounting and reporting.


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
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• Ensure accurate business growth recognition by conducting agreement reviews of cloud commit contracts, aligning with ASC 606 standards.
• Evaluate customer agreements and document technical business growth assessment, and navigate customer agreements through comprehensive evaluation and assessment documentation.
• Identify and leverage technology to automate and innovate internal processes, including supporting the development and implementation of a guided contract review tool.
• Develop and maintain knowledge over Google products and create solutions to enable accounting for new product launches and business opportunities.
• Participate in cross-team initiatives towards process improvements and efficiencies by incorporating business partner and team feedback and industry best practices.
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 Google's EEO Policy and EEO is the Law. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing our Accommodations for Applicants form.