Financial Analyst II

Google•Sunnyvale, CA

5d•$116,000 - $166,000

About The Position

The Corporate Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) Team supports sound financial decision-making by partnering with organizational functions, tracking performance metrics, and creating advanced financial models. In this high-visibility role, you will partner with senior leadership to optimize Alphabet’s long-term value creation by providing strategic insights that enable effective outcomes. Good judgment, willingness to challenge assumptions, and attention to output quality are essential.

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.
Experience executing full-cycle FP&A functions, including budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, and modeling, within a multinational company setting.
Experience with programming, such as SQL.

Nice To Haves

Experience in spreadsheet modeling, enterprise financial systems (e.g., SAP BPC, Analysis for Office), and big data organization, specifically using SQL and BigQuery.
Experience executing or advising on SOX internal controls, data completeness and accuracy validations, and audit readiness across forecasting and planning cycles.
Understanding of consolidated P&L dynamics, variance analysis, and corporate budgeting and reserve management.
Ability to manage relationships and coordinate operational timelines across Product Area Finance, Accounting, Investor Relations, and Finance Technology teams.

Responsibilities

Own monthly Alphabet Consolidated Forecast-vs-Forecast variance analyses across Business, Cost of Sales, Operating Expenses, and OI&E; track Central Corporate Reserves and budget adjustments; and synthesize key drivers and risks for leadership.
Prepare monthly MBR and quarterly Earnings Diligence and Board of Directors financial materials in partnership with Product Area Finance teams, Accounting, and Investor Relations.
Manage the master Corporate FP&A forecast calendar and lead cycle communications across the broader Alphabet FP&A community, coordinating monthly forecast locks, budget transfer windows, and annual planning timelines.
Manage and execute monthly Corporate FP&A SOX controls and data validations, and advise the Planning team to help ensure planning controls are properly documented and audit-ready.