Alex H.

Finance Program Manager

Google • Temps plein

Nov 2024 - Present • 1 yr 6 mos

When I was promoted to a Finance PgM, my role evolved into driving end-to-end finance automation in partnership with cross-functional teams and delivering accounting solution support to enhance Alphabet’s financial reporting processes. I also spearhead north-star system architecture for key finance processes to ensure scalability, maintainability, and adaptability as Google continues to grow. Selected Key Achievements: • Spearhead automation of $XX billion in revenue entries by partnering with teams to assess finance processes, leading accounting solution design, and working with engineering to implement scalable system integrations, reducing misstatement exposure risk • Drive growth and scalability of cross-product subscription offerings by analyzing system capabilities and accounting workflows, presenting insights to leadership and securing cross-functional alignment on shared OKRs to shape go-forward strategy • Automate allocation of $X billion in credit card fees across profit centers by solutioning for different fee types (non-transactional, aggregate, transactional), resolving vendor-specific nuances across 17 payment processors, and implementing SOX controls • Manage the Balance Sheet Reporting program, comprised of 10 finance projects totaling $XX billion in misstatement exposure, by leading cross-functional workshops to address complex technical accounting issues and leading BRD drafting and sign-off • Direct resolution of 10+ escalations raised by international controllership by conducting root cause analysis and obtaining buy-in from engineering to drive system fixes across SAP & Google Payments Platform systems, amending $XX million in discrepancies • Champion automation of accounting testing across product areas by developing an MVP tool with engineering and enabling self-serve and auto-validation capabilities across testing environments, reducing UAT timelines from 2 weeks to 1 day per project

Founder

Summit Resume • Indépendant

Oct 2022 - Present • 3 yrs 7 mos

Over the last several years, I’ve partnered with 1,300+ professionals to elevate their experience, define their value proposition, and accelerate their career trajectories, working with everyone from Google directors and Amazon senior managers to PwC professionals and university students across a wide range of industries. I’ve also shared these insights as a keynote speaker at 80+ events, including organizations such as Google, Northwestern, University of Washington, Georgia Association of Colleges & Employers, and more. Career development and mentorship are central to who I am, and one of the first things people learn about me is that I genuinely love helping people move forward in their careers.

Accounting Analyst

Google • Temps plein

Aug 2022 - Nov 2024 • 2 yrs 3 mos

As an Accounting Analyst, I drove finance readiness and accounting compliance for complex, global product launches, enabling revenue growth across payments, tax, and billing initiatives. I also owned and managed high-impact launch enablement, international expansions, and finance prioritization that strengthened sub-ledger integrity and automation coverage across core finance systems. Selected Key Achievements: • Conducted accounting testing for finance projects by assessing current vs. ideal-state processes, utilizing SQL to analyze invoice data, and validating accurate subledger behavior, leading to 64+ successful launches including YouTube NFL Sunday Ticket • Built 2 SQL testing scripts in response to database migration by joining data across 4 tables to capture key fields and including annotated notes that enabled users to adapt scripts to varying data needs, reducing runtime by 67% compared to legacy scripts • Implemented credit store and threshold payment expansions across 5 countries by introducing account-level credit parking and transitioning high-value customers from pre-payments to threshold billing models, increasing revenue from top-tier clients • Revamped tax validation processes by developing a framework that embedded regulatory changes into the sub-ledger and verified that tax was properly applied across diverse payment use cases, mitigating $X million in annual tax liability across 11 countries • Oversaw prioritization of finance projects by partnering with controllers to identify automation opportunities, evaluate project impact, and stack rank initiatives based on business value, ensuring engineering resources aligned with the highest impact efforts