Description

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Economics, Statistics, or another quantitative field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 14 years of experience in financial planning and analysis (FP&A), consulting, a related function, or an advanced degree.
• 10 years of experience in financial leadership with a focus on capital allocation or infrastructure.
• Experience executing full-cycle FP&A functions including budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, and modeling within a multinational company setting.
• Experience in financial modeling (e.g., NPV, IRR, payback, and margin analysis).

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience with SQL and large datasets, with advanced problem solving skills.
• Knowledge of Cloud infrastructure, AI/ML hardware (GPUs/custom silicon), and data center operations.
• Ability to influence VPs and SVPs across engineering, product, and sales.

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 Cloud Finance team is at the epicenter of Google Cloud's physical and digital expansion. We ensure that our infrastructure investments are strategically sound, operationally efficient, and aligned with our long-term financial goals, driving profitable growth for Google Cloud. As a key partner to the Engineering, Supply Chain, Demand Planning, and Product organizations, we provide the financial excellence and strategic insight necessary to scale our global footprint and lead the AI revolution.

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 $219,000-$305,000 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 about benefits at Google.

Responsibilities

• Lead advisor to Cloud leadership on AI and capital allocation, balancing margin expansion with business growth.
• Facilitate large-scale AI pricing and develop Net Present Value (NPV), cash flow, and margin models to evaluate profitability.
• Partner with Engineering and Product teams to analyze AI Stock Keeping Unit (SKU) performance and Total Cost of Ownership (TCO).
• Build cross-functional planning mechanisms to establish a "Plan of Record" and improve unit economics.

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