Youtube Content Acquisition Cost Accountant

Google; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 105,000 - 151,000; Full time

Job summary

Google is seeking a qualified Accountant to lead end-to-end accounting for YouTube’s cost of sales, ensuring accuracy under US GAAP and strong SOX controls. You will analyze complex agreements, manage journal entries, and help automate reporting pipelines while partnering with cross-functional teams globally.

You will drive month-end close and provide supplemental financial information for internal and external reports, contributing to scalable, efficient finance processes at Google.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance, or equivalent practical experience.
• 4 years of experience in accounting or a related function, or 1 year with an advanced degree in accounting, business, or finance.
• Experience in GAAP, with a focus on Revenue (ASC 66) Accounting in a public accounting or multinational company setting.

Responsibilities

• Drive month-end close for YouTube Cost of Sales under US GAAP, ensuring robust SOX controls and accurate financial reporting.
• Interpret and account for non-standard commercial agreements, minimum guarantees (MGs), complex business-share models, and bespoke media licenses.
• Oversee monthly settlement and payment cycles for creators, record labels, music publishers, and broadcast networks to ensure contract compliance and accuracy.
• Assess and implement accounting treatments for new product rollouts, evolving business models, and strategic operational changes.
• Partner across data engineering, business, and finance teams to eliminate bottlenecks and automate manual journal entries, reconciliations, and reporting pipelines.

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance

Tools

SQL

Job description

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance, or equivalent practical experience.
• 4 years of experience in accounting or a related function, or 1 year with an advanced degree in accounting, business, or finance.
• Experience in Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), with a focus on Revenue (ASC 66) Accounting in a public accounting or multinational company setting.

Minimum qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance, or equivalent practical experience.
• 4 years of experience in accounting or a related function, or 1 year with an advanced degree in accounting, business, or finance.
• Experience in Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), with a focus on Revenue (ASC 66) Accounting in a public accounting or multinational company setting.

Preferred qualifications

• Certified Public Accountant (CPA) or Chartered Accountant (CA).
• Experience in GAAP with a focus on Revenue (ASC 66), Cost of Sales and Services (ASC 75), and Other Assets and Deferred Costs (ASC 3().
• Excellent problem-solving skills with a proactive approach to process improvement.
• Strong investigative and data aggregation skills.
• An interest in SQL and automation experience.

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.

YouTube connects billions of people worldwide through video, music, and community. Behind every creator payout, licensing agreement, and content partnership is a finance team ensuring that our business scales responsibly, accurately, and efficiently. Our mission is to build Ads, YouTube and related business and cost of sales processes and systems that power Google’s global growth.

In this role, you will be the Accountant behind YouTube’s core business financials, safeguarding our Cost of Sales (CoS) reporting. You will manage complex, non-standard commercial agreements, manage journal entries, and design scalable, automated accounting processes. Working at the intersection of accounting, data engineering, and business strategy, you will partner closely with cross-functional stakeholders to build brand-new workflows and elevate existing systems—ensuring YouTube’s expenses are reported accurately, timely, and at global scale.

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.

Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

US: $105000 - $151000 (USD) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits

Responsibilities

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• Drive month-end close for YouTube Cost of Sales under US GAAP, ensuring robust Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) controls and accurate financial reporting.
• Interpret and account for non-standard commercial agreements, minimum guarantees (MGs), complex business-share models, and bespoke media licenses.
• Oversee monthly settlement and payment cycles for creators, record labels, music publishers, and broadcast networks to ensure contract compliance and accuracy.
• Assess and implement accounting treatments for new product rollouts, evolving business models, and strategic operational changes.
• Partner across data engineering, business, and finance teams to eliminate bottlenecks and automate manual journal entries, reconciliations, and reporting pipelines.

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.