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Senior Technical Accountant, Revenue

Google, Sunnyvale, California, United States, 94087

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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).

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

Preferred Qualifications

Experience working in a technical accounting or similar role at the Social and Economic Committee (SEC) or Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB).

Strong attention to detail and focus on continuous improvement.

Collaborative style and ability to work with cross‑functional and international teams.

Ability to own projects and lead others (direct or indirect) to meet deadlines while maintaining quality of the work.

Ability to remove and anticipate roadblocks that could impede progress.

Excellent organizational and investigative skills with the ability to communicate effectively with executive management.

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.

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.

Salary and Benefits The US base salary range for this full‑time position is $153,000–$227,000 + bonus + equity + benefits. Your recruiter can share more details about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process.

Job Details

Seniority level: Mid‑Senior level

Employment type: Full‑time

Job function: Finance, Analyst, and Accounting/Auditing

Industries: Information Services and Technology, Information and Internet

Responsibilities

Perform technical research on complex accounting issues (with heavy emphasis on business arrangements, contingent considerations, etc.) and provide accounting consultation advice to business partners under US Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP).

Work with various cross‑functional stakeholders on complex accounting issues.

Draft and maintain global accounting policies and memos.

Keep business partners abreast of developments in accounting and financial reporting and related firm policies and positions through issuance of various publications, training sessions and other meeting forums; draft comment letters to standard setters.

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.

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