Financial Analyst, Central Marketing Finance

Google•Mountain View, CA

7h•$117,000 - $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. As a Financial Analyst on the Central Marketing Finance team, you will be part of the central pillar of our Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) function. This is not a role focused on single-product analysis, instead, you will grow by aggregating and synthesizing financial information across a broad spectrum of Google's products and businesses. You will partner with different Marketing teams in monitoring and reporting Marketing investments and payroll, driving accuracy and providing insights to support to enable executive level decision-making. You will master process management, data aggregation, and communication. Beyond just maintaining financial controls, you will bring a spirit of innovation to the team, developing new tools and refining processes to ensure our operations are as strategic and agile as the business we support. 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.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Economics, Statistics, another quantitative field, or equivalent practical experience.
4 years of experience in Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A), consulting, or a related function, or a relevant advanced degree.
Experience with SQL.

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of SAP.
Ability to grow in a fluid environment, and maintain executive presence and perspective in the midst of changing timelines and decision making.
Ability to transform raw data into insights and executive summaries with attention to detail.
Excellent problem-solving skills, with the ability to draw insights from data and manage recommended actions.
Excellent communication skills, along with the ability articulate complex information.

Responsibilities

Communicate effectively, providing financial insights and key performance drivers to Marketing and Finance leadership.
Support monthly, quarterly and annual financial planning cycles, driving visibility into Google’s Marketing spend and resource planning decisions, contribute to Marketing’s Plan and Annual Planning processes and deliverables.
Own Marketing’s Spend Allocation process, principles, and infrastructure, oversee marketing's payroll and headcount processes, including executive level reporting.
Act as a pivotal business partner to Marketing’s Global Strategy and Operations team and partner across Marketing Finance teams (product and territories) to drive and share process best practices.
Support Marketing’s resource allocation processes, including headcount and payroll planning, provide data-driven insights to support decision-making, ensuring alignment with business objectives.