Senior Product Finance Analyst — AI-Powered Forecasting

Google Inc.; Greater London; On-site; GBP 85,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Google London seeks a Senior Product Finance Analyst for the Search+ organization. You will partner with product leaders and cross-functional teams to drive FP&A for ads products and perform rigorous financial modeling.

Key focus areas include budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, and data-driven storytelling to influence strategic decisions. Proficiency in SQL and an ability to translate numbers into actionable insights are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience in a quantitative field.
• 7+ years in FP&A, consulting, or related function, or an advanced degree.
• Experience with budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, and modeling in a multinational setting.
• Experience with coding and querying databases (e.g., SQL).

Responsibilities

• Serve as advisor to Finance, GTM, and Sales leadership, delivering narratives to resolve complex questions.
• Act as an SME in Search Ads, influencing regional strategy with deep understanding of performance marketing drivers.
• Distill trends and metrics into actionable insights; leverage AI to enhance analyses.
• Model, decompose, and forecast Search engine and auction performance using statistical methods.
• Coordinate cross-regional data science projects and align local market landing.

Skills

SQL

Forecasting

Budgeting

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Economics, Statistics, or another quantitative field

Advanced degree (MS/MBA/etc.)

Job description

Google London seeks a Senior Product Finance Analyst for the Search+ organization. You will partner with product leaders and cross-functional teams to drive FP&A for ads products and perform rigorous financial modeling.

Key focus areas include budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, and data-driven storytelling to influence strategic decisions. Proficiency in SQL and an ability to translate numbers into actionable insights are essential.