Deal and Spend Governance Advisor, Display and Video

Company: Google
Location: Sunnyvale
Posted on: January 6, 2021

Job Description:

About the job As a member of this team you'll work closely across finance and functional teams to ensure strategic commercial proposals are thoroughly evaluated and escalated for formal review. You'll advise Google's business and finance leaders on ideal ways to structure agreements, partnerships, and programs in order to optimize outcomes for Google, manage risk, and reach consensus on cost and value allocation. You'll continually look for ways to help our team get better at what we do, in the most efficient way possible. You will collaborate with our global team, lead best practices, and roll up your sleeves to pitch in when it's all hands on deck. You'll move fast while keeping your attention to detail, and you will tap into your problem-solving skills to support Google's business objectives.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. Responsibilities Design, implement, and manage global processes for the commercial agreements and programs that span the Display and Video area at Google. Engage and collaborate closely with Sales, Legal, and Business Finance teams to ensure appropriate governance for commercial agreements and programs. Identify opportunities and implement programs to centralize, eliminate or automate activities. Work with providers to establish or mature processes and manage ongoing activities. Partner with internal team as well as engineering and business partners, as needed, to define, establish, and implement processes and procedures. Provide agreement governance guidance to Sales, Finance, and other cross functional teams on new agreements and feature launches. Qualifications Minimum qualifications:Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, Technology, or equivalent practical experience7 years of relevant work experience (i.e. Risk Management, Compliance, Financial Planning and Analysis, Audit and Accounting, Management Consulting)Cross-functional collaboration experiencePreferred qualifications:Advanced business/finance/legal degree, or equivalent experience Ability to understand and present data, demonstrated experience in managing process improvement Excellent business and data acumen/ability to deal with ambiguity and understanding of accounting and finance operationsStrong project management skills; with the ability to work independently and in a team environmentExcellent written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills

Keywords: Google, Sunnyvale , Deal and Spend Governance Advisor, Display and Video, Other , Sunnyvale, California