Financial Analyst I, Cloud Central

Financial Analyst I, Cloud Central Google - 4.3 Sunnyvale, CA Job Details Full-time $95,000 - $136,000 a year 1 day ago Qualifications Financial forecasting Financial model construction Financial model development Budget forecasting Managing budgets in a finance role Accounting and finance experience Data-driven problem-solving Financial forecasting analysis Organizational budget management Full Job Description Minimum qualifications: Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Economics, Statistics, or another quantitative field, or equivalent practical experience. 2 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 with building financial reporting, produce analysis, implementing scalable monitoring and implementing reporting solutions. Experience in developing strategies in changing engaged environments, impeccable business judgment for resource allocation decisions to achieve the desired business outcome. Ability to work with data to produce analysis, influencing decision making with numerical analysis and generating insights. 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. With your analytics and financial acuity, you'll liaise between the Finance team with the functional areas it supports. You resolve issues related to forecasting, planning, resource prioritization and business profitability, and you help translate analyses into easy-to-understand presentations. 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.

Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

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$95000 - $136000 (USD) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits Learn more about benefits at Google. Responsibilities Identify, evaluate, and prioritize risks followed by coordinated and economical application of resources to minimize, monitor, and control the probability or impact of unfortunate events or to maximize the realization of opportunities. Act as the operational backbone for monthly close and quarterly reporting cycles. Compile standard presentation templates, analyze profit and loss variances, and maintain technical documentation to ensure scalable, repeatable fiscal reporting. Partner with central finance teams to identify operational bottlenecks and implement automated or AI-driven workflows. Build cross-functional relationships to resolve data inaccuracies and continuously improve reporting speed and data health. Serve as the operational owner for critical team workflows, including maintaining the Cloud Central calendar that multiple teams rely on to plan processes. Establish rigid data hygiene standards by managing system-wide data freshness, driving platform navigation enhancements, and performing complex cross-system reconciliations. Google is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. See also Google's EEO Policy and EEO is the Law. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing our Accommodations for Applicants form.