Business Finance Analyst

Google; Gurugram District; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,100,000; Full time

Job summary

Google India in Gurugram seeks a Business Finance Analyst to partner with Ads Sales and supporting functions. You will build sophisticated financial models, track core metrics, and provide insights that guide strategic decisions.

This role requires a strong FP&A background, comfort with large datasets, and the ability to influence senior leaders with credible analysis. As a strategic partner to the India leadership team, you will manage the rhythm of business, including forecasting, reporting,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Economics, Statistics, or another quantitative field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 4 years of experience in FP&A, consulting, or a related function.
• Experience executing full-cycle FP&A functions including budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, and modeling within a multinational company setting.

Responsibilities

• Support India’s critical business finance operations for Large Customer Sales (LCS) Ads business such as business reporting, forecasting, target setting, analysis, and budget management.
• Provide management with insights and recommendations into drivers of business, market trends, risks, and opportunities leading to business enhancing and product actions.
• Engage in deep analyses to generate the insights and recommendations.
• Be a strategic enabler for our AI transformation, elevating the quality and scale of our deliverables while accelerating operational efficiencies.
• Act as a liaison to connect central Finance teams and the local teams.

Skills

SQL

Spreadsheets

AI tools

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business/Finance/Economics/Statistics

Job description

Business Finance Analyst

Gurugram, Haryana, India

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.
• 4 years of experience in financial planning and analysis (FP&A), consulting, or a related function.
• Experience executing full-cycle FP&A functions including budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, and modeling within a multinational company setting.

Preferred qualifications:

• Advanced proficiency in spreadsheets and SQL. Demonstrated experience leveraging AI tools/LLMs to automate workflows or enhance data analysis.
• Ability to take initiatives, navigate ambiguity and work in an unstructured
  environment.
• Distinctive problem-solving skills with a proven track record of building complex financial models and identifying non-obvious trends in large datasets.
• Excellent teamwork, communication and presentation skills; can craft and deliver a message with credibility to influence executive leadership.

About the job

Business Finance’s purpose is to create economic value for Google to fuel innovation. We balance the roles of trusted advisor and guardian to reveal opportunity, manage risk, and optimize investment. We establish a seat at the table and drive impact through a grounding in hard data, an independent point-of-view, a bias to action, a collaborative approach, and a focus on the development of our people.

In this role, you will ensure that the company makes sound business decisions. As a Business Finance Analyst for the India market, you will be a strategic partner to the India leadership team, primarily focusing on Ads Sales and its supporting functions. Your work, from sophisticated financial modeling to tracking core performance metrics, will be the foundation upon which our leaders make critical strategic decisions.

This role offers a unique vista into one of Google's most significant markets. You will not only manage the "rhythm of the business" (reporting, forecasting, and target setting) but also exercise thought leadership to shape the long-term financial strategy and operational excellence of the India business.

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.

Responsibilities

• Support India’s critical business finance operations for Large Customer Sales (LCS) Ads business such as business reporting, forecasting, target setting, analysis, and budget management.
• Provide management with insights and recommendations into drivers of business, market trends, risks, and opportunities leading to business enhancing and product actions.
• Engage in deep analyses to generate the insights and recommendations.
• Be a strategic enabler for our AI transformation, elevating the quality and scale of our deliverables while accelerating operational efficiencies.
• Act as a liaison to connect central Finance teams and the local teams.

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