Senior Accountant, Google Payments

Google•Chicago, IL

2d•$128,000 - $187,000

About The Position

Google accountants manage core accounting responsibilities, applying accounting principles across the full accounting process. They advise on financial reports required by governmental regulations and review, analyze, and interpret financial and budgetary reports. The role leads accounting processes end to end, reconciles balance sheet and P&L accounts, and provides supplementary financial information for internal and external reporting. Within the Global Revenue and Expense (GRX) Controllership, the Senior Accountant will build reporting systems that support global growth and scale accounting solutions for expense and payments controllership. The role designs data flows for new product launches, advances month-end close processes, and modernizes risk governance through automated financial operations. The Expense and Payments team works with Product, Engineering, and other stakeholders to design and implement accounting and process enhancements across Google’s payments business. The role scales complex accounting solutions through internally developed and Engineering-supported systems. Individual pay depends on job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance, or equivalent practical experience.
Certified Public Accountant (CPA) or Chartered Accountant (CA).
Seven years of experience in accounting or a related function, or five years with an advanced degree in accounting, business, or finance.
Experience with US Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) in a public accounting or multinational company setting.

Nice To Haves

Experience in business recognition and expense classification, including cost of sales and operating expense.
Experience using SQL, AI, and other process automation to optimize process flows, reduce risk, and support decision-making.
Understanding of emerging financial technologies and the ability to automate standard processes to focus on strategic work.
Ability to understand complex systems, attend to detail, and work with minimal guidance in a team environment.
Excellent business skills, including the ability to recognize and present data.
Excellent communication, project management, organizational, investigative, and quantitative skills.

Responsibilities

Oversee end-to-end accounting processes for Google Payments under US GAAP, including complex global fee allocations and revenue and expense classifications across Ads, Cloud, and Hardware.
Use SQL, AI, and workflow automation tools to modernize accounting operations, reduce manual tasks, and improve precision in global incentives and reporting.
Collaborate with Engineering and cross-functional teams to design scalable finance infrastructure, implement internal controls, and mitigate operational and compliance risk.
Execute end-to-end close cycles, including contract reviews, journal entries, balance sheet reconciliations, and flux analyses, while delivering executive-ready reporting and audit support.
Advise Product, Sales, and Operations on the accounting implications of new business models, new product rollouts, and commercial contracts to ensure operational readiness.
Lead accounting processes from end to end, reconcile balance sheet and P&L accounts, and provide supplementary financial information for internal and external reports.