Cloud Close and Reporting Analyst
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Minimum qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or equivalent practical experience.
- 4 years of experience in accounting or a related function, or 1 year of experience with an advanced degree in Accounting, Business, or Finance.
Preferred qualifications:
- Experience in building financial dashboards and visualizing data.
- Excellent analytical skills and ability to communicate effectively with senior management and cross-functional partners.
- Strong communication and presentation skills, and ability to communicate with multiple levels including peers, managers, and executive team.
- Intermediate to advanced SQL skills, coupled with a passion for leveraging data analytics to drive insights.
- Proven track record in public accounting or project managing internal and external audits for large, multinational organizations with complex revenue recognition processes.
- Proficiency with SAP, reporting, and revenue recognition systems.
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.
Google Controllers are a savvy bunch who work on the core accounting and compliance responsibilities at Google. As a member of this team, you know your accounting principles and the full financial process. You will advise on financial and accounting matters and will review, analyze, and interpret data for accounting and reporting. Every day is a new challenge, and you are continuously looking for ways to help our team get better at what we do, in the most efficient way possible. In this role, you will collaborate with our global team, advocate best practices and take initiatives to pitch in when needed.
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
- Support month-end and quarter-end close process for Cloud Controllership, ensuring timely and accurate reporting of business and expenses to key stakeholders. Expand and enhance business reporting capabilities to seamlessly integrate and accommodate incremental parts of Google Cloud as the business evolves.
- Leverage data to identify, prioritize, implement, and measure process improvements that enhance and optimize the control environment, drive standardization and continuous improvement, and scale with growth.
- Identify and implement process improvements and automation opportunities to enhance efficiency and accuracy. Develop insightful financial dashboards and reports for business leaders to make data-driven decisions.
- Collaborate on development and maintenance of robust accounting controls and create detailed documentation for all processes and tasks.
- Build strong relationships with cross-functional teams, understanding their needs and providing financial insights to support their strategic goals.
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