Senior Accountant – GAAP, Automation, Equity & Bonus

Google; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 105,000 - 151,000; Full time

Job summary

Google is seeking a qualified Accountant to join the Cloud Controllership in Chicago or Sunnyvale. You will apply US GAAP, manage end-to-end accounting processes, and prepare financials for regulatory reporting; collaboration with global teams is essential.

Responsibilities include month-end close, journal entries, and cross-functional reporting. The role emphasizes process improvements, automation, and strong attention to detail in a fast-paced tech environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance or equivalent.
• CPA or CA certification completed or in progress.
• 4 years of accounting experience, or 1 year with advanced degree.
• Experience with US GAAP in public or multinational company.
• Experience with SAP or ERP systems including data flow and reporting.

Responsibilities

• Maintain accountability for accuracy, timeliness and efficiency of accounting processes related to assigned areas, including Agreement Review, Revenue Operations, P&L classification, Balance Sheet reconciliations and more.
• Perform month-end close processes, including agreement review and preparing/posting journal entries. Prepare and present financials to management and support with any ad-hoc requests from cross-functional teams.
• Act as a critical business partner to cross-functional stakeholders, providing value-adding expertise in accounting and financial reporting to support new or ongoing business initiatives and improve process efficiencies/scalability for continued operational excellence.
• Lead initiatives to drive consistent scalable accounting processes, implement and maintain controls and procedures and lead efforts to improve process design, leveraging automation and AI where possible.
• Support management decision-making through fluctuation analyses, the preparation of technical accounting memos, and support with quarterly and annual audits.

Skills

US GAAP

ERP systems

CPA

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance

CPA or CA

Tools

SAP

Job description

Google is seeking a qualified Accountant to join the Cloud Controllership in Chicago or Sunnyvale. You will apply US GAAP, manage end-to-end accounting processes, and prepare financials for regulatory reporting; collaboration with global teams is essential.

Responsibilities include month-end close, journal entries, and cross-functional reporting. The role emphasizes process improvements, automation, and strong attention to detail in a fast-paced tech environment.