Senior FP&A Analyst, Operations
About The Position
Waymo’s Finance and Accounting group advises the business on strategic and enterprise decisions, manages financial statements, cash, and compliance, and supports company-wide resource allocation and financial analysis. The Senior FP&A Analyst, Operations partners with Operations, Product, Data Science, and Accounting teams to manage operational financial processes, analyze spending and forecasts, and support long-term investments and optimization. The role turns financial and operational data into strategic insights, helps develop measurement frameworks and resource-allocation analyses, and drives accountability for addressing gaps between forecast and actual spending. The position is full-time and has an expected U.S. base salary range of $168,000–$207,000. Employees are also eligible for a discretionary annual bonus program, an equity incentive plan, and company benefits, subject to eligibility requirements.
Requirements
- 7–10 years of experience in Financial Planning & Analytics, Go-To-Market Finance, Commercial Finance, and/or Strategic Finance.
- Exceptional financial modeling skills, including the ability to build complex, driver-based models from scratch.
- Strong familiarity with financial statements.
- Ability to think strategically and critically about the commercial implications of marketing and product decisions.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with a proven track record of influencing controversial decisions through objective analysis.
- Ability to prioritize assignments, navigate ambiguity, and meet deadlines in a fast-paced, growth-oriented environment.
- BS, BA, or MBA in Finance, Economics, or a related quantitative field.
Nice To Haves
- Deep knowledge of the rideshare, transportation, or autonomous vehicle industries.
- Experience with forecasting tools such as Anaplan and systematizing budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis.
- Familiarity with SQL or experience working closely with Data Science teams to extract and manipulate large datasets.
Responsibilities
- Manage Operations financial processes in partnership with Operations, Product, Data Science, and Accounting teams.
- Track variances and the drivers of variances between actual spending and forecasts.
- Partner on long-term strategic investments and optimization analytics.
- Provide strategic financial advice to the Operations team and financial rigor for long-term Operations strategy.
- Support the development of measurement frameworks and resource-allocation analyses to assess the ROI of efficiency investments and influence leadership funding decisions.
- Lead business reviews on gaps between forecast and actual spending, driving accountability and ownership for closing gaps.
- Embed with Operations, Product, and Data Science teams to help ensure growth and forecast models are rigorous and accurate.
Benefits
- Discretionary annual bonus program
- Equity incentive plan
- Company benefits program
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
