Cloud Marketing Strategic Financial Analyst

Google•Sunnyvale, CA

15h•$116,000 - $167,000

About The Position

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 senior level management with insightful recommendations, planning and reporting support. The Cloud Finance team is at the epicenter of Google Cloud’s physical and digital expansion. We ensure that our infrastructure investments are strategically sound, operationally efficient, and aligned with our long-term financial goals, driving profitable growth for Google Cloud. As a key partner to the Engineering, Supply Chain, Demand Planning, Product, GTM Sales and Services organizations, we provide the financial excellence and strategic insight necessary to scale our global footprint and lead the AI revolution. 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.

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 financial planning and analysis functions including budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, and modeling within a multinational company setting.

Nice To Haves

Experience in financial modeling, financial planning and analysis (FP&A), spend management, budget planning cycles, or related consulting functions.
Experience using spreadsheets, SQL, and dashboard creation tools to drive insights.
Understanding of the Cloud/Software industry, including its various roles and incentive structures.
Ability to grow and drive results in a fast-paced, unstructured environment with excellent investigative skills.
Excellent people management and leadership skills, with the ability to set objectives, build long-term cross-functional relationships, and present to executive management.

Responsibilities

Partner with the Cloud Marketing Data Analytics, Regional Marketing and Finance teams to plan, forecast, and analyze marketing spend and impact.
Help drive Annual Planning approach and process, collaborating with cross-functional business partners.
Develop quarterly financial review packages and other business review materials to surface financial insights and evaluate/prioritize investment decisions.
Contribute to the marketing investment allocation framework to drive standardization of cost allocations to enhance the robustness of Marketing Return on Investment (ROI) analyses.
Build and scale new investigative capabilities through automated reporting, dashboards, and AI-enabled solutions to improve efficiency of the Cloud Marketing Finance team.