Finance Optimization Analyst

Finance Optimization Analyst corporate_fare Google place Sunnyvale, CA, USA bar_chart Mid 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, or another quantitative field, or equivalent practical experience. 7 years of experience in financial planning and analysis (FP&A), consulting, or a related function, or an advanced degree. Experience executing full-cycle FP&A functions including budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, and modeling within a multinational company setting.

Preferred qualifications:

Experience automating and optimizing financial processes using a combination of technical, analytical and AI skills. Experience utilizing SQL to extract and manipulate complex data sets for financial reporting and analysis. Experience in core FP&A responsibilities, forecast, close, financial reporting. Experience with internal financial access tools. Demonstrated ability to interact with technical and non-technical groups, spanning all organizational levels, and to agreements with ambiguity and grow in a rapidly changing environment. About the job Responsibilities Drive cross-functional initiatives by partnering with stakeholders to architect and execute high-impact finance optimization projects, with a primary focus on establishing a Single Source of Truth (SSOT) for mission-critical Cloud cost and margin reporting. Leverage AI and advanced SQL to interrogate financial datasets, pioneering automated data reconciliation and engineering sophisticated access models that empower Finance leadership with real-time, actionable insights. Act as a Lead Data Steward within the Cloud Finance organization, defining the standards for data integrity and governing secure, streamlined access to the next generation of Finance-owned assets and integrations. Influence executive decision-making by distilling complex technical optimization metrics into compelling narratives and reports for Google's executive leadership team.