Key skills
LeadershipCommunicationDecision Making
About this role
Minimum qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Economics, Statistics, or another quantitative field, or equivalent practical experience.
- 14 years of experience in financial planning and analysis (FP&A), consulting, or a related function, or an advanced degree.
- Experience building, developing and leading a team.
Preferred qualifications:
- Experience with building data infrastructure (e.g., designing architecture) and implementing reporting solutions.
- Experience in developing strategies in changing engaged environments, impeccable business judgment for resource allocation decisions to achieve the desired business outcome.
- Leadership experience with complex and operational initiatives, across multiple products, functions, and geographies.
- Ability to work with data to produce analysis, influencing decision making with numerical analysis and generating insights.
- Ability to take ownership, confidence to interact with all levels, set objectives, drive results, and be a team player.
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to work with a wide variety of departments.
Experience with building data infrastructure (e.g., designing architecture) and implementing reporting solutions.
About the job
Financial Analysts ensure that Google makes sound financial decisions. As a Financial Analyst, your work, whether it's modeling business scenarios or tracking performance metrics, is used by our leaders to make strategic company decisions. Excellent at working on multiple projects at a time, you are focused on the details while finding creative ways to address big picture challenges.You are both a manager and a mentor, providing financial leadership and analytical support to partners of the core Finance team as well as giving your own team the support they need to become financial experts. You'll keep management informed on key financial metrics and work to improve financial operation practices throughout your region. 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: $219000 - $306000 (USD) + 25% bonus target + equity + benefits
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Responsibilities
- Architect, defend, and maintain sophisticated financial models, conducting investment and NPV analyses on next-generation technical infrastructure to enable structured savings.
- Identify, evaluate, and prioritize risks followed by coordinated and economical application of resources to minimize, monitor, and control the probability or impact of unfortunate events or to maximize the realization of opportunities.
- Act as primary financial partner for the data center engineering organization, managing projects involving multiple stakeholders, timelines, and changing circumstances.
- Lead a team of individuals; set and communicate team priorities that support organizational goals.
- Set clear expectations with individuals based on their level and role and aligned to the broader organization's goals and meet regularly with individuals to discuss performance and development, and provide feedback and coaching.