Financial Accountant - EU Headquarters

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance, or equivalent practical experience.
• Professional qualification CIMA/ACA/ACCA or equivalent.
• 2 years of experience in finance or treasury, working on cross-functional initiatives.

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience with processes, controls, and financial reporting.
• Ability to assist with well-defined tasks within a project, manage time, and follow work plans.
• Ability to have a collaborative style and work with cross-functional and international teams.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to communicate 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. 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

• Oversee the annual statutory financial statements and tax compliance process, including management of the external audit and tax filings for a portfolio of companies in (EMEA).
• Partner with cross-functional business leaders to provide accounting support for the development and launch of new products and expansion into new markets. Guide the business to mitigate risk, support decision-making, and help build the financial infrastructure to scale in support of the business.
• Direct process improvements by leveraging AI, scripts, and automation tools to streamline financial reporting workflows.
• Perform regular in-depth analysis on the financials, ensuring the integrity and financial accuracy of our books and records, while preparing, analyzing and posting journals at month end.
• Review reconciliations of key balance sheet account balances including relevant reporting. Ensure the internal control environment. 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.