Finance Analyst, Financial Planning and Analysis Hub
corporatefare_ Google place Chicago, IL, USA
Mid
Experience driving progress, solving problems, and mentoring more junior team members; deeper expertise and applied knowledge within relevant area.
Minimum qualifications:
Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Economics, Statistics, a related quantitative field, or equivalent practical experience.
4 years of experience in financial planning and analysis (FP&A), consulting, a related function, or an advanced degree.
Preferred qualifications:
Experience with large Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems (e.g., SAP).
Experience in developing and maintaining monthly/quarterly reporting to business leaders and ability to turn data into actionable insights.
Experience in application of latest technologies to improve processes and accelerate insights with leveraging AI.
Familiarity with database concepts and SQL.
Excellent quantitative, written, and presentation skills.
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.
The mission of the FP&A Hub is to deliver processes that work and the right data at your fingertips. We increase the front-line Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) teams capacity to effectively partner with the business, drive growth and manage risk. This is achieved by unleashing the power of technology, data and process excellence to simplify work and accelerate insights. Examples include forecast and variance analysis transformation, planning and allocations support, and a unified ask finance help desk that provides our business partners with quick answers to their finance questions. We also manage the outsourced FP&A vendor resources and are supporting FP&A with the systems transformation journey.
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.
The US base salary range for this full-time position is $113,000-$162,000 + bonus + equity + benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process.
Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include bonus, equity, or benefits. Learn more aboutbenefits at Google (https://careers.google.com/benefits/) .
Responsibilities
Execute core FP&A processes (e.g., forecasting, planning, variance analysis, etc.) to support front-line Finance teams.
Engage teams to implement new process infrastructure and scale support across Google product areas and functions.
Analyze data to proactively unlock insights, identify trends, and uncover opportunities.
Identify process improvements through the use of AI to automate and streamline monthly activities.
Be the essential partner to front-line FP&A teams, driving process efficiency through standardization. Support change management to ensure responsibilities and deliverables are clearly outlined for hub and front-line Finance partners.
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