PRODUCT AREA
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.
JOB DESCRIPTION
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. Working on multiple projects at a time, you are focused on the details while finding creative ways to take on big picture challenges.
As someone who knows the workings of the core Finance team inside and out, you'll lead individual projects to transform planning, tracking and control processes. You'll provide senior level management with insightful recommendations, planning and reporting support.
Qualifications
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES
- Drive business and product strategy across Google Ad products.
- Provide management with clear insights and recommendations into drivers of business, market trends, risks, and opportunities leading to business enhancing product actions.
- Lead independently and/or in partnership with cross-functional partners, bringing clarity to big and complex problems facing Google.
- Influence with data, and articulate key insights to executive stakeholders to drive sound business decision making.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
- 2 years of experience in a problem-solving environment (e.g., financial planning and analysis, business analytics, management consulting, or investment banking).
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Experience working with cross-functional teams by providing good business acumen.
- Experience in problem-solving, with the ability to structure ambiguous problems and drive insights.
- Ability to communicate and engage with the executive management team.
- Excellent problem-solving and technical (e.g., Financial Modeling, SQL, Data Viz) skills working with large volumes of complex data.
