Senior Revenue Accountant, Devices and Services

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance, or equivalent practical experience.
• Certified Public Accountant (CPA) or Chartered Accountant (CA).
• 7 years of experience in accounting or a related function, or 5 years with an advanced degree in accounting, business, or finance.
• Experience in Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), with a focus on Revenue (ASC 606) Accounting in a public accounting or multinational company setting

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience with order to cash and revenue recognition processes in consumer electronics industry, and proven ability to contribute to scalable and risk-mitigated financial processes.
• Knowledge and experience with SAP.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a cross-functional, fast-paced environment, and to drive complex operational initiatives.
• Ability to have a collaborative style and work with cross-functional and international teams.
• Strong SQL skills.
• Strong problem solving skills, combined with solid business judgment.

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.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute accounting processes related to assigned areas including preparation or review of month-end close activities for device revenue, returns, deferred revenue, units reporting, balance sheet reconciliations while maintaining accountability for accuracy, timeliness and efficiency.
• Collaborate seamlessly and lead interactions across broader D&S Controllership, and finance (Product Controllership, FP&A, FinOps, cross-Product Area, etc.) to manage execution of new or ongoing business initiatives.
• Seek opportunities and advise on process efficiencies/scalability for continued operational excellence.
• Demonstrate deep understanding of global processes for assigned areas to ensure SOX compliance, operational excellence, and scalability.
• Lead interactions with the systems team and other upstream stakeholders to drive execution of system launches and transformation milestones. Participate in system design and testing as applicable.