Inventory Operations Manager Jobs in Chicago, IL

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance, or equivalent practical experience.
• Certified Public Accountant (CPA) or Chartered Accountant (CA).
• 4 years of experience in accounting or a related function, or 1 year with an advanced degree in accounting, business, or finance.

Preferred qualifications:

• MBA or MSA degree.
• Experience managing project planning, status reporting, timeline estimation, issue tracking, meeting facilitation, and project documentation.
• Ability to propose next steps and roadblock solutions and anticipate questions and challenges early, manage time, and follow work plans.
• Ability to have a collaborative style and work with cross-functional and international teams.
• Ability to have strong attention to detail, organizational skills and focus on continuous improvement.
• Excellent investigative skills and ability to communicate effectively with executive management.

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.
The A2R (Acquire to Retire) team manages the global accounting for Google's entire Capex portfolio, manufacturing operations and related expenses. This infrastructure is at the foundation of Google - the global data centers, networks and integrating hardware and software that powers both our unique customer products and services and our internal operations. As a member of this team, you will find innovative ways to manage our complex set of transactions.
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 - $152000 (USD) 15% bonus target equity benefits
Learn more about benefits at Google .
Responsibilities

• Perform month end close tasks related to Inventory and Supply Chain accounting area (e.g., Inventory Ledger Close, Balance Sheet and Profit and Loss (P&L) Reporting, Flux Analysis, etc).
• Prepare and present financial information to different audiences, including finance leaders, business partners, auditors and regional accountants.
• Support system implementations as a subject matter expert in Inventory and Supply Chain Accounting.
• Support SOX controls, run processes according to risk assessment and control frameworks and escalate when risks are detected.
• Work towards constant improvements of A2R processes to drive higher quality standards in the Assets and Inventory register, reconciliations, and reporting produced for local audits and close reporting.

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