Financial Analyst, Machine Learning, Corporate Finance

Google•Kirkland, WA

22h•$116,000 - $166,000

About The Position

In this role, your focus will be on understanding where and how Google should invest to support the impact of our growing AI/Machine Learning investments. You will represent the Corporate Finance team and collaborate with cross-functional and finance stakeholders. This is a unique opportunity to have an outsized impact in a highly visible and strategic area of the company. 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. US: $116000 - $166000 (USD) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits Learn more about benefits at Google [https://www.google.com/about/careers/applications/benefits/].

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Economics, Statistics, a 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.

Nice To Haves

Experience building data infrastructure (e.g., designing architecture, building data pipelines, implementing scalable monitoring) and implementing reporting solutions.
Experience developing strategies and making resource allocation decisions.
Experience analyzing data to influence decision-making and generate business insights.
Experience in project management and collaborating with cross-functional stakeholders.

Responsibilities

Own the governance of AI/ML compute portfolio data, reconciling financial and capacity numbers to maintain a single source of truth on corporate long-range plan financials.
Transform unstructured data from Tensor Processing Unit (TPU) resource requests and financial impacts into standardized data visualizations, comprehensive reports, and executive dashboards.
Perform financial analysis to understand product area business and machine resource needs, ensuring investment decisions align with strategic priorities.
Partner cross-functionally with Product Area Finance, Technical Program Managers (TPMs), and central teams to drive consensus on allocation decisions, short- and long-term planning, and shared AI/ML objectives.
Execute due diligence, automated chargeback processes, and portfolio operating rhythms to monitor performance against key performance indicators (KPIs).