Financial Analyst, Cloud Financial Planning and Analysis

Google; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 113,000 - 162,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a talented Financial Analyst to join their dynamic team. In this pivotal role, you will leverage your expertise in Financial Planning and Analysis to guide strategic decisions by providing insightful recommendations and robust financial models. You will collaborate with various stakeholders to forecast infrastructure costs for cloud-related businesses and support the planning processes. This is an exciting opportunity to work on multiple projects, where your analytical skills will directly impact the company's financial strategies and operational success. If you are passionate about finance and eager to contribute to innovative solutions, this position is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• 4 years of experience in FP&A or related functions.
• Ability to analyze datasets and build dashboards.

Responsibilities

• Ensure sound financial decisions through detailed analysis.
• Forecast infrastructure costs and develop capacity forecasts.

Skills

Financial Planning and Analysis

Data Analysis

Project Management

Problem-solving

Modeling Skills

Education

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

Job description

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, or an advanced degree.

Preferred qualifications:

+ Experience in understanding infrastructure costs for cloud related businesses.

+ Ability to work with and analyze datasets, building dashboards and provide insights to business partners.

+ Ability to work in a fluid environment.

+ Ability to plan, execute and deliver on projects, and to multitask on varying projects and initiatives.

+ Excellent problem-solving and modeling skills, with the ability to work with teams leads to frame issues and structure analyses.

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.

As someone who knows the workings of the core Finance team inside and out, you'll lead individual projects to transform planning, tracking and control processes. You'll provide senior level management with insightful recommendations, planning and reporting support.

Our Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) team supports the Product, Engineering, and Operations teams that build and promote Google Cloud Platform (GCP) products.

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.

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $113,000-$162,000 + bonus + equity + benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. 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 (https://careers.google.com/benefits/) .

+ Forecast infrastructure costs for the Google cloud business and contribute to monthly and annual planning processes.

+ Collaborate with cloud capacity planning team and work with multiple stakeholders to develop the capacity forecast.

+ Create financial models for analyzing Capital Expenditure and Operational Expenditure trends for various cloud business segments.

+ Influence strategy decisions on capacity as a finance partner for cloud capacity leadership.

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