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Help develop the global processes needed to keep Google a vibrant and healthy enterprise.   • Treasury Analyst   • Financial Analyst   • Financial Analyst, G&A   • Senior Accountant, International   • Senior Manager, Payment Infrastructure   • Business Process Manager, AdSense   • Billing/Invoice Administrator, Operations   • Administrative Assistant, Finance   • Stock Administrator   • Senior Payroll Specialist

We're looking for... individuals with a solid background in accounting and finance. Join our staff of seasoned professionals and share in the growing success of our increasingly global company.

Position based in Mountain View, CA.

Google is the number-one internet search engine and currently ranked as one of the top four most-visited sites on the global Internet. Google's mission is to organize the world's information and make it universally accessible and useful.

We are looking for a very motivated, detail-oriented treasury professional to join our team. Our ideal candidate is a well-rounded, top performer who can be a key contributor in a high-energy growth environment.

Responsibilities:

• Cash Management:
  • Daily cash management activities, including creating the daily cash position.
  • Investing of excess funds and funding of deficit balances.
  • Initiating wire transfer templates in conjunction with A/P.
  • Prepare and execute wire transfers.
  • Manage the processing of all inter-company fundings.
  • Ensure proper funds management and control of all global bank accounts.
  • Maintain the documentation for domestic and international bank accounts and signatories.
  • Assist in the documentation for opening new bank accounts.
  • Update interest income for all corporate money funds on a daily basis.

• Investments:
  • Assume day-to-day responsibility for internally managed portfolio.
  • Invest cash in excess of daily needs in appropriate short-term investment vehicles.
  • Prepare analytics and reporting package for investment portfolio.

• Insurance:
  • Serve as main contact for Certificate of Insurance Requests.
  • Keep log and follow up with Certificate of Insurance issuances (owed to Google).
  • Create claims log.

• Foreign Exchange:
  • Assist in forecasting FX exposures to be hedged.
  • Reporting of required FX information for SEC and GAAP filings.

• Stock Administration:
  • Back-up for employee transactions on option platform in Stock Administration.
  • Back-up for stock and stock option analytics for SEC, GAAP and Tax Reporting.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree in Related Field.
• 3 to 5 years experience in Corporate Treasury Functions with a medium to large size corporation.

For immediate consideration, please send a Word or text version of your resume to jobs@google.com. Important: The subject field of your email must include Treasury Analyst - Mountain View.

Position based in Mountain View, CA.

Google is the number one internet search engine and is also one of the most-visited sites on the internet. We are a privately-held company with over 1,000 employees and have been profitable for over two years. Google's mission is to: Organize the world's information and make it universally accessible and useful. We are looking for seasoned and energetic professionals for Financial Analyst roles in our San Francisco Bay Area headquarters.

Our ideal candidate is a well-rounded top performer who can be a key contributor in a high-energy growth environment. Your resume should indicate that you are a top academic performer with extracurricular interests and the desire to excel in everything you do. Your work history demonstrates job stability with increasing levels of responsibility.

Please note that Google is not working with agencies on this position. We are only considering local candidates at this time.

Responsibilities:

• Participate in the company's planning process.
• Partner with internal Customers to prepare the weekly, quarterly, and annual forecasts by collecting, analyzing and reporting results.
• Analyze profitability by line of business, customer, division and geography.
• Build analytical models that utilize both financial and non-financial data to forecast operating results (both domestic and international) by line of business.
• Act as a liaison between Finance and client groups in order to keep them informed about the financial performance of their operating units.

Requirements and Qualifications:
(Only candidates with the following attributes will be considered. Please read this carefully.)

• BS, Finance, Accounting, Engineering, or equivalent from a leading institution.
• Superior track record of academic performance.
• 2-3 years experience in financial analysis or auditing from a leading investment banking, public accounting or consulting firm or from a Fortune 500 company.
• Extensive Excel financial modeling experience.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Creative and innovative.
• Organized and detail oriented.
• Team player with a positive attitude.

For immediate consideration, please send a Word or text version of your resume to jobs@google.com. Important: The subject field of your email must include Financial Analyst - Mountain View.

Position based in Mountain View, CA.

We are looking for a seasoned, savvy and energetic finance professional for the role of Financial Analyst to provide additional financial support for our marketing, facilities, finance, legal, business development, and human resources teams. You will gain invaluable experience in this role which offers significant responsibility and interaction with senior management as well as considerable opportunity to "leave your mark" on the corporate finance organization.

Our ideal candidate is a well-rounded performer who thrives in a fast paced, demanding environment. The willingness to dig deep into details as well as the ability to assess the big picture are key attributes we are seeking for this position.

Responsibilities:

• Participate in the company's planning process by partnering with G&A; and corporate marketing management to develop accurate operating expense and capital expenditure forecasts.
• Assist G&A; and marketing teams in achieving monthly and quarterly financial targets. Perform budget vs. actual analysis and communicate to business owners.
• Assume an active role in the monthly accounting close process.
• Develop and present monthly financial reporting packages for selected G&A; and marketing business managers.
• Identify and address process improvement opportunities. Maximize efficiencies while ensuring compliance with internal processes and controls.
• Build analytical models to perform ad-hoc financial analysis.
• Maintain the overall integrity of the company's financial data.

Requirements and Qualifications:

• BS, Finance or Accounting or equivalent from a leading institution and a top academic performer.
• 2-3 years experience in financial analysis or auditing from a leading investment banking, public accounting, consulting firm, or high-tech company.
• Strong financial systems and business application skills including Oracle, Hyperion Essbase, Excel and Powerpoint.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Creative and innovative with good business savvy.
• Organized and attention to detail.
• Team player with a positive attitude.
• CPA preferred.

For immediate consideration, please send a text (ASCII) or HTML version of your resume to jobs@google.com. Important: The subject field of your email must include Financial Analyst, G&A - Mountain View.

Position based in Mountain View, CA.

Looking for a stable, profitable company that is growing and offers career advancement and lots of perks? Google is the number one search engine on the internet and we are looking for an individual with very strong international and consolidation skills to add to our team. This position is responsible for a variety of accounting responsibilities, with the primary role of being our main corporate liaison for our global accounting team, driving corporate worldwide consolidations and reporting, and playing a key interface to our external audit team.

For this position, we are looking for a well-rounded top performer who can be a key contributor in a high-energy growth environment. The ideal candidate is one who has been a top academic performer with a proven track record in global, high tech companies and who has the desire to excel in everything they do. Your work history should demonstrate job stability with increasing levels of responsibility.

Responsibilities:

• Support and coordination of monthly international subsidiary sub-ledger close, reconciliation and assurance of reporting in compliance to GAAP.
• Work closely with the tax and treasury team to ensure proper intercompany entries and analysis of FX transactions.
• Month-end close entries and additional reconciliations as necessary.
• Planning and support of quarterly reviews and annual audit requirements.
• Documenting policies and procedures for areas of responsibility.
• Identifying opportunities for process improvements or automation and then driving the formulation and implementation of the solution.

Requirements:

• Bachelors degree in Accounting or Finance with proven academic excellence.
• Must be able to demonstrate a solid understanding of accounting principles, clear understanding of FAS52 and related international accounting issues.
• CPA or requirements met for certification.
• Very strong experience with Oracle 11i and FSG knowledge is required.
• Strong computer and analytical skills, including proficiency in Excel.
• Excellent planning, analytical, interpersonal, and communication skills.
• Attention to detail, organized and thorough with desire for continuous improvement.

For immediate consideration, please send a Word or text version of your resume to jobs@google.com. Important: The subject field of your email must include Senior Accountant, International - Mountain View.

Position based in Mountain View, CA.

Google provides services to consumers and businesses around the globe and collects payments in return. To support collection of these payments, we have modified the presentation of our services to our customers; we have developed very sophisticated transaction processing systems; we have established relationships with numerous financial institutions, payment processors, and technology vendors; and we have modified our reconciliation, fraud control, and collections systems. And our job is far from done. Our objective is to service the world and collect payment in any payment method the buyer chooses to use. The Manager of Payments Infrastructure will make this vision a reality. More specifically, this person will be responsible for:

• Initial vendor evaluation and selection.
• Establishment and measurement of vendor performance metrics.
• Ongoing vendor management and liaison to the vendors for issues raised throughout the company
• Review of our current payment processes across the organization to identify areas where we can reduce friction and cost and improve efficiencies.
• Implementation of new payment methods.
• Reporting on payment activities and vendor performance.

In addition, and of equal importance, this person will provide consultation and support to all Google business units regarding their payments needs.

Requirements:

A BA/BS in business administration, accounting or finance is attractive. An MBA is preferred. A BA/BS in computer science or engineering is also welcome with requisite hands-on payment experience.

This person should have a minimum 7 years in finance or product management and 3+ years of experience in the e-commerce industry with a detailed understanding of payment methods and payment systems. In particular, they should have an understanding of, and comfort with:

• Product management in a high-technology environment.
• Project management.
• Contract negotiation.
• Relationship management.
• Fraud management.

For immediate consideration, please send a Word or text version of your resume to jobs@google.com. Important: The subject field of your email must include Senior Manager, Payment Infrastructure - Mountain View.

Position based in Mountain View, CA.

Google is looking for a seasoned, systems savvy finance professional with excellent project management skills. Our ideal candidate has a strong finance background with a mix of small and large company experience. Your resume should showcase your academic excellence with increasing levels of responsibility. An extensive background in systems is required and a CPA designation is preferred.

Job description:

• Analyze and plan for the development and deployment of automated systems and enhanced end-to-end processes for Finance, using sound IT and project management practices.
• Work with management and users to advise best practice solutions in financial systems and processes.
• Identify, define, and translate finance user requirements into functional and logical specifications and solutions.
• Understand and implement risk management and business controls.
• Work in cross-functional teams (engineering, product management, sales operations, and finance) to help create integrated system requirements and provide finance and accounting expertise.
• Perform process re-engineering by challenging the status quo of current processes and suggesting improvements or alternatives.

Requirements and Qualifications:

• Bachelors, or equivalent, in Accounting or Computer Science. MBA a plus.
• CPA (or intimate familiarity with accounting systems, A/R, A/P, domestic and international tax issues such as VAT desirable).
• Hands-on project management/program-management skills (ability to work with large cross-functional teams, write financial requirements for Google products, develop project schedule, run meetings, escalate issues to management, presentation skills).
• Ability to work with Product Managers and Engineers (as demonstrated by past experience).
• MIS/Systems Information/IT Systems Implementation background.
• Leadership skills (ability to take charge, set objectives, drive to results, team player, friendly personality, and high IQ).
• Ability to work in a fast moving environment with tolerance of ambiguity.

Please note that Google is not working with agencies on this position. Please email your resume to jobs@google.com as a Word attachment. Important: The subject field of your email must include Business Process Manager for AdSense - Mountain View.

Position based in Mountain View, CA.

This position is responsible for receiving, reviewing, tracking, and submitting for approval all invoices related to technical operations at Google. This individual will work closely with the Accounts Payable team to receive copies of all invoices for approval; will check invoices for accuracy both with automated tools and through communications with other teams; will track the progress and ensure that all invoice are reviewed in a timely manner; and will submit verified invoices for approval to senior management. This position will also be responsible for working through and resolving any discrepancies or other billing issues with vendors and for making recommendations on improvements or enhancements to the overall approval process.

Requirements:

• At least three years administrative experience preferably in an accounts payable or billing group.
• An undergraduate degree from a top flight university.
• A good high level understanding of concepts related to technical operations including collocation, network transport, and network transit services.
• Exceptional written and verbal communications skills; excellent Internet and computing skills; a very good knowledge and understanding of financial models.
• Experience interacting with all levels and departments within a company including field offices both domestically and international.
• Excellent organization skills and a high level of attention to detail.
• Team player with an excellent attitude and keen sense of focus.

Please note that Google is not working with agencies on this position. Please email your resume to jobs@google.com as a Word attachment. Important: The subject field of your email must include Billing/Invoice Administrator, Operations - Mountain View.

Temporary position based in Mountain View, CA.

Responsibilities:

• Assist Stock Administration in pre-IPO launch and post-IPO general stock administration duties including responding to the employees' many questions on the stock admin email alias and phone hot-line.
• Track lock-up period transactions.
• Manual (daily or other schedule) release of restricted shares which have been early exercised.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in related field.
• 3-5 years of stock administration experience in a publicly-held company.

Please note that Google is not working with agencies on this position. Please email your resume to jobs@google.com as a Word attachment. Important: The subject field of your email must include Stock Administrator, Temporary - Mountain View.

This temporary position will be based in Mountain View, CA and will last 7+ months.

Responsibilities:

• Process payroll for over 1,900 employees bi-monthly using ADP.
• Interface with HR, Benefits, Compensation and Stock Administration to obtain new hire information, updated employee information, exercised stock data, etc.
• Complete prior quarterly tax returns, ensure accuracy and complete prior payroll tax adjustments.
• Generate ad-hoc payroll reports including PTO liability using ReportSmith reports. Must be able to use ReportSmith to produce the ad-hoc reports used for analysis.
• Ensure that the employee database is accurate and update as required.
• Audit pay grid data-entry for accuracy.
• Initiate new payroll cycles.
• Correspond with employees regarding payroll inquiries.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree, or equivalent. Major in Accounting is preferred.
• FPC certification a plus.
• 5+ years of payroll-related and accounting experience. Expertise of ADP. 3-5 years of experience using ADP for payroll functions.
• Full knowledge of GAAP, multi-jurisdiction rules, and reciprocity agreements.
• Thorough understanding of ex-patriot and shadow (multi-state) payroll processes.
• Ability to exercise independent judgment and thorough knowledge of payroll and human resources policies and procedures.
• Experience processing varied employee benefits.
• Experience with Oracle Financials 11i preferred.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office products.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• International payroll experience preferred.

Please note that Google is not working with agencies on this position. Please email your resume to jobs@google.com as a Word attachment. Important: The subject field of your email must include Sr. Payroll Specialist, Temporary Position - Mountain View.