Power Purchase Agreement Accounting Advisor

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 utilize your problem-solving skills to support business objectives. You're a business partner for your specific group and direct the month-end close process and resolve issues as they arise, while keeping those affected by these issues informed as needed.

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.

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance, or equivalent practical experience.
• Certified Public Accountant (CPA) or Chartered Accountant (CA).
• 10 years of experience in accounting or a related function, or 8 years with an advanced degree in accounting, business, or finance.
• Experience with accounting treatment of energy-specific agreements, including power purchase agreements (PPAs), renewable energy credits (RECs), and energy service agreements (ESAs).
• Experience in generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), with a focus on consolidation (ASC 810), derivatives and hedging (ASC 815), lease accounting (ASC 842), and guarantee accounting (ASC 460) in a public accounting or multinational company setting.

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience acting as a primary architect for financial governance on non-standard infrastructure or energy projects.
• Ability to have a collaborative style and work with cross-functional and international teams.
• Excellent communication skills with a track record of presenting technical accounting findings to executive management.