International Accounting and Reporting Analyst

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance, or equivalent practical experience.
  
• Qualified Accountant, ACCA or ACA.
  
• 4 years of experience in accounting or a related function, within audit or multinational company.
  

Preferred qualifications:

• Ability to remove and anticipate roadblocks with the potential to impede progress.
  
• Demonstrated initiative and ability to work independently.
  
• Excellent analytical skills and ability to communicate effectively with senior management.
  
• Strong attention to detail, organizational skills and focus on continuous improvement.
  
• Proficiency in Sheets and other spreadsheet technology.

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

• Support central management and oversight of the Statutory Financial Statement process across all companies in the EMEA region, providing analytics, insight and progress reports against agreed milestones to regional leadership.
• Partner with Company Accountants to deliver annual audit plans across all EMEA companies and provide training on new and existing processes.
  
• Work alongside the Statutory Financial Statement Process Lead to develop and implement a central audit support program that meets the needs of Google’s EMEA Controllership function, ensuring appropriate resourcing models are in place to deliver to compliance deadlines.
  
• Collaborate with the external auditors on process changes relating to the Statutory Financial Statement process and audit strategy, ensuring clarity for the EMEA Controllership on the annual audit approach (including PBCs) and fee structure.
  
• Oversee centralized deliverables for all EMEA audits, including legal and bank confirms.