Financial Analyst, Cloud Finance

About the role

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. Working on multiple projects at a time, you are focused on the details while finding creative ways to take on big picture challenges. As someone who knows the workings of the core Finance team inside and out, you'll lead individual projects to transform planning, tracking and control processes. You'll provide executive level management with insightful recommendations, planning and reporting support.

Responsibilities

• Develop AI-first financial frameworks and automate core processes, including complex forecasting, long-range planning (LRP), month-end close, and sophisticated variance analysis.
• Define and drive framework for financial Key Performance Indicator (KPIs) and business metrics, translating complex performance data into actionable business intelligence to drive leadership accountability and growth strategies.
• Deliver sophisticated, data-driven financial analysis and recommendations as a principal financial advisor, while leading high-impact, cross-functional initiatives to shape strategic direction, evaluate Return on Investment (ROI), and optimize resource allocation.
• Drive comprehensive process transformation and scaling initiatives by driving the adoption and integration of advanced AI tools and automated reporting by strategically directing central team partnerships.
• Partner with stakeholders across Sales, Product, BD, and Controllership as a trusted strategic advisor and financial thought leader, influencing executive decision-making and ensuring alignment between functional roadmaps and corporate financial targets.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Economics, Statistics, or another quantitative field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 4 years of experience in financial planning and analysis (FP&A), consulting, or a related function, or an advanced degree.
• Experience executing full-cycle FP&A functions including budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, and modeling within a multinational company setting.

Preferred qualifications

• Experience with building financial reporting, producing analysis, implementing scalable monitoring and implementing reporting solutions.
• Experience in developing strategies in fast-paced competitive environments, impeccable business judgment for resource allocation decisions to achieve the desired business outcome.
• Experience influencing and partnering with business stakeholders.
• Ability to work with data to produce analysis, influencing decision-making with numerical analysis and generating insights.

Benefits

• Health, dental, vision, life, disability insurance
• Retail Benefits: 401(k) with company match
• Paid Time Off: 20 days of vacation per year, accruing at a rate of 6.15 hours per pay period for the first five years of employment
• Sick Time: 40 hours/year (increased to 69 hours/year for Seattle) including 5 discretionary sick days per instance
• Maternity Leave (Short-Term Disability + Baby Bonding): 28-30 weeks
• Baby Bonding Leave: 18 weeks
• Holidays: 13 paid days per year

Pay

$116,000 - $167,000 (USD) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits

Schedule

Full-time