Senior Financial Analyst, GBO Strategic Projects

Google•Chicago, IL

2h•$141,000 - $205,000

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. While working on multiple projects at a time, you are focused on the details while finding creative ways to solve big picture challenges. 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.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Economics, Statistics, or another quantitative field, or equivalent practical experience.
7 years of experience in financial planning and analysis (FP&A), consulting, or a related function, or 5 years with a relevant advanced degree.

Nice To Haves

MBA.
Proficiency in spreadsheets, familiarity with SQL, and investigative experience working with complex data.
Ability to manage and deliver complex cross-functional projects.
Ability to adapt constantly evolving environments.
Ability to craft and deliver a message with credibility to influence senior leadership.

Responsibilities

Analysis into the performance of the global ads business and key drivers of variance.
Partner with region and channel finance teams to deliver cohesive business performance narratives to executives in key forums such as Global Business Organization (GBO) Live (all GBO employees), GBO LC (all GBO directors), and other leadership moments.
Deliver these narratives at scale by building insights that can be replicated and re-used across the organisation for maximum impact.
Manage critical ad-hoc projects in partnership with finance, GTM and broader Google teams, including the impact of tariffs and modeling of new incentives models for sales compensation.