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Senior Financial Analyst I
Google · Chicago, Illinois, United States
In short
The analyst will lead financial planning, forecasting, and variance analysis while acting as a trusted advisor to business leadership. They are responsible for driving profit and loss management and automating financial workflows to improve operational efficiency.
What they're looking for
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Candidates must hold a bachelor's degree in a quantitative field and possess at least 7 years of experience in financial planning and analysis. Proficiency in SQL and experience with full-cycle FP&A functions in a multinational setting are required.
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Questions about this role
- Is this Google role remote?
- Tagged on site.
- What does it pay?
- The posting lists $141,000–$205,000 a year.
- Does it sponsor visas?
- Listed as no visa sponsorship.
- What experience does it ask for?
- Listed as 5-10 years.
The posting, in full
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. Experience executing full-cycle FP&A functions including budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, and modeling within a multinational company
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MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
- 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.
- Experience executing full-cycle FP&A functions including budgeting,
- forecasting, variance analysis, and modeling within a multinational company
- setting.
- Experience with programming (i.e. SQL).
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- 7 years of experience in finance, management consulting, corporate strategy,
or similar environment.
- Strong in SQL or comparable data analytics tools for data extraction,
manipulation, and presentation via dashboards.
- Demonstrated success in building cross-functional partnerships, thriving in
dynamic environments, and driving operational excellence.
- Aptitude for leveraging investigative skills to develop compelling business
cases.
- Capacity to influence stakeholders at all levels within a matrixed
organization.
ABOUT THE JOB
- 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.
- In this role, you will act as a trusted advisor to business leadership, ensuring
- meaningful resource allocation and driving intelligent scenario planning to
- maximize value and improve operations.
- The Core team builds the technical foundation behind Google’s flagship products.
- We are owners and advocates for the underlying design elements, developer
- platforms, product components, and infrastructure at Google. These are the
- essential building blocks for excellent, safe, and coherent experiences for our
- users and drive the pace of innovation for every developer. We look across
- Google’s products to build central solutions, break down technical barriers and
- strengthen existing systems. As the Core team, we have a mandate and a unique
- opportunity to impact important technical decisions across the
- company.Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills,
- experience, and relevant education or training.
US: $141000 - $205000 (USD) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits
Learn more about benefits at Google
[https://www.google.com/about/careers/applications/benefits/].
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Partner with Business Unit and Finance leaders to deliver tailored guidance
while coaching junior analysts to uphold high standards in data integrity.
- Architect and manage enterprise-grade models for planning, forecasting,
budgeting, variance analysis, headcount planning, and scenario modeling.
- Drive end-to-end profit and loss (P&L) and spend management for Core AI
- Systems and AI Foundations across key cycles, including MEC, forecasting,
- AOP, and LRP.
- Perform value-creation and financial analyses, delivering regular reporting
and executive-ready narratives with actionable business recommendations.
- Streamline financial workflows and drive operational efficiency by leveraging
emerging technologies and AI to automate manual processes.
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