Financial Analyst, Compute Infrastructure Business

Google LLC; Sunnyvale, Chicago (CA, IL); On-site; USD 116,000 - 166,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Bonus

Benefits

Job summary

Google LLC is seeking a Financial Analyst for the Compute Infrastructure Business in Sunnyvale/Chicago. The role focuses on managing the P&L for the Compute Engine portfolio, driving financial forecasting, and informing leadership with data-driven insights to optimize investments and pricing decisions.

You'll partner with Product and Finance teams to shape roadmap priorities, budgets, and profitability, while supporting capital and operating expenditure alignment with capacity needs and product

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Economics, Statistics, or a quantitative field.
• 4 years of FP&A, consulting, or related experience.
• Experience with budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis and financial modeling.
• Proficient in SQL.

Responsibilities

• Own P&L for Google Compute Engine portfolio and analyse financial performance.
• Lead monthly and quarterly gross margin reviews and forecasts.
• Collaborate with Product and Finance to drive pricing and roadmap decisions.
• Support GTM initiatives and NPI with unit economics and profitability assessments.
• Coordinate CapEx and OpEx investments with Capacity and Product Finance teams.

Skills

FP&A experience

Budgeting

Forecasting

Variance analysis

Modeling

Education

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

Tools

SQL

Job description

Financial Analyst, Compute Infrastructure Business

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Google Sunnyvale, CA, USA ; Chicago, IL, USA

Sunnyvale, CA, USA; Chicago, IL, USA.

• 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.
• Experience with SQL.

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience in business strategy and cloud strategy.
• Experience with communication strategy and presenting financial insights.
• Knowledge of the Cloud and Software industry, including different roles and incentives.

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 company decisions. Working on multiple projects at a time, you are focused on the details while finding creative ways to take on big picture issues.
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 executive level management with insightful recommendations, planning and reporting support.

Cloud is a priority for Google. We develop groundbreaking solutions, including Google Cloud Platform and Workspace, to enable our clients’ digital transformation. Our department ensures that Capacity and Technical Infrastructure organizations make sound commercial choices for investments in the enterprise. We are an important advisor to division leaders, providing analytical and strategic guidance.
In this role within the Planning and Analysis (FP&A) group, you will focus on Compute Infrastructure, specifically steering the core Compute Engine suite. You will guide critical operational choices, such as feature sequencing and rate calibration, while delivering bottom-line visibility through profitability assessments. You will collaborate with cross-functional groups to support commercial rollouts, new launches, and balanced capital deployment.

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.

US: $116000 - $166000 (USD) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits
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• Manage the Profit and Loss (P&L) for the Google Compute Engine product portfolio, providing in-depth analysis to optimize financial performance.
• Manage product strategy through monthly and quarterly gross margin reviews and financial forecasting.
• Partner with Product Management and Finance teams to drive business decisions, including product roadmap prioritization, internal and external pricing, and optimizing customer discounts.
• Support Go-To-Market (GTM) initiatives and New Product Introductions (NPI) by conducting unit economics analyses and Profit and Loss impact assessments in collaboration with cross-functional teams.
• Align Capital Expenditure (CapEx) and Operating Expenditure (OpEx) investments with demand and contribute to efficient resource allocations by partnering with Capacity and Product Finance teams.

Google is proud to be an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. We are committed to building a workforce that is representative of the users we serve, creating a culture of belonging, and providing an equal employment opportunity regardless of race, creed, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy or related condition (including breastfeeding), expecting or parents-to-be, criminal histories consistent with legal requirements, or any other basis protected by law. See also Google's EEO Policy , Know your rights: workplace discrimination is illegal , Belonging at Google , and How we hire .

Google is a global company and, in order to facilitate efficient collaboration and communication globally, English proficiency is a requirement for all roles unless stated otherwise in the job posting.

Equity is granted exclusively and discretionarily by Alphabet Inc. on the basis of an agreement concluded between you and Alphabet Inc. Alphabet Inc. is your sole contractual partner with respect to equity grants. GSU grants are not guaranteed, are discretionary, are subject to approval by the Alphabet Inc. board of directors or its delegate, the terms of the relevant Alphabet Inc. stock plan, and your grant agreement. They have no impact on statutory payments. Current or past grants do not confer an acquired right.