Financial Analyst Jobs

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, or a related function, or 1 year with a relevant advanced degree.

Preferred qualifications:

• Understanding of business drivers and value-creation.
• Ability to drive for continual process improvement with attention to detail.
• Ability to grow in a fast-paced environment, and maintain executive presence and perspective in the midst of changing timelines and rapid decision-making.
• Knowledge of advanced analytics techniques and capabilities.
• Excellent problem-solving, strategic and investigative skills, with the ability to draw insights from support data and program management recommended actions.

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. While working on multiple projects at a time, you are focused on the details while finding creative ways to solve big picture challenges.
Google’s Corporate Financial, Planning and Analysis (FP&A) team focuses on decisions, projects and processes that impact the entire business. We provide Google’s executive leadership with the information and insight they need to set and implement strategy, measure performance and provide a clear view of the future.
As a Financial analyst for the workforce planning, you will be responsible for planning, reporting and insight into Google’s biggest investment. You will also own planning and forecasting for headcount and payroll across Google. You will help drive standardized reporting, key metrics, and insights for leadership in Corporate Financial, Planning and Analysis (FP&A) and across Google.
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.
Additional Information:
The US base salary range for this full-time position is $105,000-$154,000 + bonus + equity + benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries for the position across all US locations. 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

• Design, develop, and oversee implementation of workforce and labor reports aligned with business strategy. Create the roadmap for transformation of workforce planning processes.
• Develop monthly and quarterly forecasts for headcount and payroll across Google.
• Develop and run quarterly headcount and payroll opex review process.
• Manage headcount/payroll opex financial planning process in conjunction with timeline from Central FP&A team. Collaborate with partners and stakeholders across multiple teams.
• Provide analysis and project management on strategic and operational workforce projects. Align headcount and payroll key metrics and develop review/communication processes.

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