Minimum qualifications:

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

• Certified Public Accountant (CPA) or Chartered Accountant (CA) or other professional accounting accreditation

• 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 intercompany and consolidation accounting.

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience with SAP or other large-scale Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems, including data flow for consolidation, eliminations and reporting.

• Experience in consolidations, investments, and structured transactions.

• Experience in mentoring and developing team members.

• Knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP).

• Ability to work with cross-functional and international teams.

• Excellent attention to detail, organizational, problem-solving, technical accounting, and project management skills.

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 utilize your problem-solving skills to support business objectives. You're a business partner for your specific group and direct the month-end close process and resolve issues as they arise, while keeping those affected by these issues informed as needed.

• Manage close activities and present month end results to management.

• Advise on financial reports required by government regulations, and review, analyze, and interpret financial and budgetary reports.

• Identify opportunities to centralize, eliminate, or automate activities.

• Review processes and implement controls to ensure mitigating risk for Alphabet/Google.

• Manage, establish, implement global processes for the accounting of initiatives ensuring Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) compliance and operational excellence, and prepare for and assist with internal, SOX, and external audits.

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/OFCCPEEOPost.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.