Financial Analyst, Knowledge and Information

Google•Mountain View, CA

5d•$117,000 - $167,000

About The Position

As a part of the Geo, Revenue, Ads, Search (GRAS) Strategy and Operations (S&O) team, the central finance team for GRAS, partnering with two of Alphabet's largest business organizations, Ads and Commerce (GBO, our sales organization) and Knowledge and Information (K&I, including Search, Geo, and Education product areas). As a part of the Central Strategy and Profitability team under GRAS S&O, you will manage a broad set of responsibilities, including Annual Planning, opex management, headcount and payroll reporting, Profit and Loss (P&L) management and analytics, Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) data infra, horizontal Product Area partnership, regulatory responses, and other ad hoc projects working with executives. As a part of the Financial Analyst on the GRAS S&O team, you will work on a wide range of initiatives that are top of mind for our leadership equipped with large amounts of data and information and the analyst is responsible for driving projects, optimizing operational processes, and supporting data-driven decision-making for our business partners in the K&I organization.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, 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.

Nice To Haves

Experience executing full-cycle FP&A functions including budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, and modeling within a multinational company setting.
Ability to work with data to produce analysis, influencing decision making with numerical analysis and generating insights.
Ability to stay organized, strategically focused, detail oriented, and able to address ambiguity in a constantly evolving environment.
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 stakeholders.

Responsibilities

Lead the annual and long-range planning cycles centrally for K&I.
Analyze financial data to proactively unlock insights, identify trends, and uncover opportunities, and deliver insightful financial reporting and narratives to executive stakeholders.
Execute core Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) processes (e.g. forecasting, planning, variance analysis, etc.) to support the K&I organization.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including business S&O and product finance, corporate finance, and functional finance teams to ensure effective partnership.
Support the development and execution of other business priorities, as needed.