Senior Company Accountant, Nordics Controllership

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance, or equivalent practical experience.
• Professional qualification CIMA/ACA/ACCA or equivalent.
• 7 years of experience in accounting or a related function, or 5 years with an advanced degree in accounting, business, or finance.

Preferred qualifications:

• MBA or MSA.
• Experience managing project planning, status reporting, timeline estimation, issue tracking, meeting facilitation, and project documentation.
• Ability to have a collaborative style and work with cross-functional and international teams.
• Ability to propose next steps and roadblock solutions and anticipate questions and challenges early, manage time, and follow work plans.
• Ability to have strong attention to detail, organizational skills and focus on continuous improvement.
• Excellent analytical skills and ability to communicate effectively with senior 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.

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

• Identify and manage process improvement opportunities by leveraging AI, scripts, and automation tools to streamline financial reporting workflows, and reduce manual intervention.
• Be responsible for overseeing the annual statutory financial statements & tax compliance process, including management of the external audit and tax filings for a portfolio of Alphabet's companies in the Nordics sub-region.
• Perform regular in-depth analysis on the financials, ensuring the integrity and financial accuracy of our books and records, while preparing, analysing & posting journals at month end.
• Stay ahead of local regulatory changes and ensure readiness for compliance. Be able to balance sheet management.
• Partner closely with regional and cross-functional business leaders to provide strategic accounting support for the rapid TI expansion across the Nordics region.