Financial Accountant

• Drive accuracy, timeliness, and compliance for core controllership processes, including month-end close, statutory reporting, tax compliance, and balance sheet analytics.
• Prepare and present clear financial insights to the audiences, from internal business partners and finance leaders to external auditors.
• Provide regional jurisdictional expertise and collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to support product launches and initiatives in APAC.
• Identify opportunities to design, improve, and document financial workflows, maximizing efficiency and value for the team.
• Maintain a robust internal control environment to secure financial account accuracy, proactively mitigating and escalating risks to management.

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance, or equivalent practical experience.
  
• Certified Public Accountant (CPA) or Chartered Accountant (CA).
• 2 years of experience in a financial reporting or operational accounting role.

Preferred qualifications:

• Knowledge of accounting principles and experience with ERP systems such as SAP and proficiency in AI tools.
• Understanding of accounting principles like US GAAP, IFRS and related international accounting standards.
• Ability to lead and drive complex operational initiatives in a cross-functional, fast-paced environment. Experience of business partnering with strong problem-solving and analytical abilities.
• Ability to manage a varied workload, while ensuring accuracy, timeliness and a high degree of attention to detail and a commitment to continuous process improvement.
• Team player who demonstrates strong drive for results, shows leadership, and possesses strong negotiating skills along with excellent communication skills.

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.

We seek candidates who can not only successfully drive cross-finance collaboration to support both finance as well as business-led initiatives, but also those who can implement and continually look to improve existing processes.

As a member of this team, you know your accounting principles and accounting processes fluently. You embrace technology and demonstrate ability to adopt technology to your day to day problem solving.

You will advise on financial matters required by governmental regulations. You will prepare, review, analyze, and interpret financial reports. You will coordinate with external auditors, tax advisors and regulators as well as internal stakeholders.

A team player at heart, you collaborate with our global team, advocate best practices and take initiative to pitch in when it's all out on deck. You move fast while keeping your attention to detail, and you tap into your problem-solving skills to support Google's business objectives.

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance, or equivalent practical experience.
  
• Certified Public Accountant (CPA) or Chartered Accountant (CA).
• 2 years of experience in a financial reporting or operational accounting role.