Accountant

Waymo is an autonomous driving technology company with the mission to be the world's most trusted driver. Since its start as the Google Self-Driving Car Project in 2009, Waymo has focused on building the Waymo Driver—The World's Most Experienced Driver™—to improve access to mobility while saving thousands of lives now lost to traffic crashes. The Waymo Driver powers Waymo’s fully autonomous ride-hail service and can also be applied to a range of vehicle platforms and product use cases. The Waymo Driver has provided over ten million rider-only trips, enabled by its experience autonomously driving over 100 million miles on public roads and tens of billions in simulation across 15+ U.S. states.

You will:

• Analyze financial data and ensure that all financial activity has been properly recorded and reconciled. Duties include:

• Review account reconciliations and recommend improvements based on business requirements;

• Perform month-end close financial and accounting processes;

• Coordinate multiple Financial Statement transactions at each monthly close cycle end-to-end;

• Design operational processes based on business needs;

• Provide a number of viable options to solve problems identified from the capitalization process;

• Identify control gaps / improvements in vehicle capitalization;

• Drive specific control processes including preparation of monthly journal entries and corresponding reconciliations, as well as review of contractual agreements;

• Ensure that the company is in full compliance with all tax and local entity requirements;

• Collaborate cross-functionally with teams such as Supply Chain, FP&A, BSE, and tax, to provide accounting guidance on business initiatives and new transactions;

• Identify and resolve complex technical accounting issues quickly & accurately;

• Advise on financial reports required by government regulations; Review, analyze, and interpret financial and budgetary reports; and

• Work cross-functionally with stakeholders and partner with internal teams to define, establish, and implement accounting systems, processes, and procedures.

You have:

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field and four years of work experience in the job offered or in an accounting-related occupation.

• Position requires a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) license and four years of experience in the following:

• Preparing balance sheets and income statements and performing financial audits under Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP);

• Financial planning and analysis (FP&A) and cash flow statement preparation;

• Inventory-to-cost accounting cycles including standard costing and inventory reserve;

• Inventory, fixed assets, and lease accounting (ASC 842);

• Creating and evaluating financial internal controls and SOX compliance frameworks;

• SAP Cloud software;

• Performing accounting research, creating technical accounting memos, and identifying misstatements and enhancing reporting accuracy and integrity; and

• Utilizing advanced data analytics and Microsoft Excel tools including Pivot Tables and VLookup.

The expected base salary range for this full-time position across US locations is listed below. Actual starting pay will be based on job-related factors, including exact work location, experience, relevant training and education, and skill level. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for the role location or, if the role can be performed remote, the specific salary range for your preferred location, during the hiring process.

Waymo employees are also eligible to participate in Waymo’s discretionary annual bonus program, equity incentive plan, and generous Company benefits program, subject to eligibility requirements.

Salary Range

$152,152 - $160,000 USD

Position reports to the Waymo Mountain View, CA office and may allow for partial telecommuting.