Senior Director, Public Sector Finance
About The Position
Google Public Sector brings the magic of Google to the mission of government and education with solutions purpose-built for enterprises. We focus on helping United States public sector institutions accelerate their digital transformations, and we continue to make significant investments and grow our team to meet the complex needs of local, state, and federal government and educational institutions. As the Senior Director, Finance and Planning for Google Cloud, you will build and lead a team responsible for the Google Cloud Public Sector long range and annual operating plans, financial metrics reporting, and strategic finance (e.g., M&A analysis and financial integration, benchmarking, etc.). You will be responsible for planning, generating, and delivering business insights and recommendations to executive leadership, and providing competitive benchmarks and market intelligence. In this role, you will partner with teams, peers, and executives throughout Google Cloud/Google to develop resource allocation models and frameworks to support Google Cloud’s public sector growth. You will also focus on driving alignment and consistency with business partner leads; understanding what is needed to support business partners; and providing analytical tools and models to measure, track, and report on KPIs. 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 Finance, Accounting, Economics, or equivalent practical experience
- 15 years of experience in FP&A and finance
Nice To Haves
- Experience successfully scaling a corporate FP&A or strategic finance function at a fast-paced/high growth enterprise technology company
- Knowledge of advanced analytics techniques and capabilities, including a track record of pushing the boundaries of data and developing novel approaches to shed new light on difficult questions
- Understanding of Google Cloud products
- Demonstrated ability to partner with executive stakeholders to define analytical requirements & priorities, develop and execute strategy, and balance short- vs long-term deliverables
- Proven ability to work in a cross-functional, fast-paced environment
Responsibilities
- Lead forecasting, reporting, and annual/strategic planning processes for Google Cloud Public Sector.
- Partner closely with Alphabet Corporate Finance teams to drive and implement cross-functional finance initiatives.
- Collaborate with finance and Cloud Public Sector business leaders to develop and review business plans and support investment decisions.
- Review and analyze financial/operational results; develop insightful suggestions for investment, sourcing, and cost reduction; and lead strategic business decisions.
- Perform ad hoc analysis including, but not limited to, revenue and gross margin trends, headcount and hiring status, opex trends, and other operational metrics.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
