Investments Accounting Advisor, Cloud Strategic Deals

Investments Accounting Advisor, Cloud Strategic Deals

Share Investments Accounting Advisor, Cloud Strategic Deals

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Experience owning outcomes and decision making, solving ambiguous problems and influencing stakeholders; deep expertise in domain.

Share Investments Accounting Advisor, Cloud Strategic Deals

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XNote: By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following: Sunnyvale, CA, USA; Chicago, IL, USA .

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance, or equivalent practical experience.

• Certified Public Accountant (CPA) or Chartered Accountant (CA).

• 10 years of experience in accounting or a related function, or 8 years with with an advanced degree in accounting, business, or finance.

• Experience in US GAAP accounting principles with experience in investment accounting (ASC 321 and ASC 323) and experience with consolidation accounting (ASC 810) in a public accounting or multinational company setting.

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience in investments accounting with agreement review experience in the technology industry.

• Understanding of US GAAP with strong technical accounting skills.

• Demonstrated initiative and ability to work independently.

• Ability to remove and anticipate roadblocks with the potential to impede progress.

• Ability to have strong attention to detail, organizational skills and focus on continuous improvement.

• Excellent communication skills to interact effectively with senior management and cross-functional business partners.

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.

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.

As a member of the Cloud Strategic Deals Accounting team, you will be at the forefront of assessing accounting arrangements for investments made by Google Cloud. You will partner and collaborate with business partners to understand agreement structures, drive accounting and finance alignment, provide real time guidance on all facets of accounting, influence decision making and drive impact to support Cloud growth by offering insights on alternative structures.

You will possess strong technical accounting, communication and business partnering skills. You will not only successfully drive cross-finance collaboration and partnership but also strive for consistency and can both implement new processes and continually look to improve existing processes and policies.

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.

Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

US: $157000 - $227000 (USD) + 20% bonus target + equity + benefits

Learn more aboutbenefits at Google (https://www.google.com/about/careers/applications/benefits/) .

Responsibilities

• Partner with Cloud business and commercial teams to evaluate non-standard agreement structures, proactively influence contract negotiations, and optimize financial terms.

• Lead the end-to-end technical accounting evaluation and documentation for strategic Cloud investments in compliance with US GAAP (ASC 321, ASC 323, and ASC 810).

• Collaborate with Cloud Technical Accounting, Controllership, and broader finance leadership to analyze complex terms, mitigate risks, and optimize financial statement outcomes.

• Identify and drive operational efficiencies by leveraging technology, including supporting the development and deployment of guided contract review and accounting automation tools.

• Establish and scale accounting policies, governance frameworks, and repeatable processes to support new business models and strategic growth initiatives.

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