Financial Analyst, Data Center Infrastructure Design

Google LLC; Kirkland (WA); On-site; USD 116,000 - 166,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, vision, life, and long

401(k) with company match

Paid Time Off: 20 days/year

Sick Time: 40 hours/year (Seattle 69)

Maternity Leave: 28–30 weeks

Baby Bonding Leave: 18 weeks

13 paid holidays

Job summary

Google LLC in Kirkland, WA is seeking a Share Financial Analyst for Data Center Infrastructure Design. You will support FP&A processes, develop financial models, and influence capital allocation for global data centers.

The role requires a bachelor's in a quantitative field and 4+ years in FP&A, with experience in budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, and modeling within a multinational company.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in a quantitative field or related experience.
• 4 years of experience in FP&A, consulting, or related function.
• Experience executing full-cycle FP&A: budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, and modeling.

Responsibilities

• Identify, evaluate, and prioritize risks; allocate resources to minimize risk or maximize opportunities.
• Architect, defend, and maintain sophisticated financial models for infrastructure projects.
• Conduct investment and NPV analyses for next-generation technical infrastructure.
• Drive large, matrixed programs spanning multiple teams with strong financial controls.
• Identify optimization opportunities to reduce costs and improve competitiveness.

Skills

FP&A experience

Budgeting

Forecasting

Variance analysis

Financial modeling

Multinational company experience

Education

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

Job description

Share Financial Analyst, Data Center Infrastructure Design

corporate_fare Google place Kirkland, WA, USA

Benefits for this role include:

• Health, dental, vision, life, disability insurance


• Retirement Benefits: 401(k) with company match


• Paid Time Off: 20 days of vacation per year, accruing at a rate of 6.15 hours per pay period for the first five years of employment


• Sick Time: 40 hours/year (increased to 69 hours/year for Seattle) including 5 discretionary sick days per instance


• Maternity Leave (Short-Term Disability + Baby Bonding): 28-30 weeks


• Baby Bonding Leave: 18 weeks


• Holidays: 13 paid days per year

Requirements

• 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:

• Experience in data center infrastructure design finance modeling within a fast-paced technology company.


• Experience with building data infrastructure, designing architecture, building data pipelines, implementing scalable monitoring, and implementing reporting solutions.


• Experience in developing strategies in fast-paced competitive environments, impeccable business judgment for resource allocation decisions to achieve the desired business outcome.


• Ability to work with data to produce analysis, influencing decision making with numerical analysis and generating insights.


• Ability to take ownership, confidence to interact with all levels, set objectives, drive results, and be a team player.

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.

Technical Infrastructure (TI) is the backbone of Google - comprising the global Data centers, networks, and integrated hardware and software that power the internal operations as well as customer‑facing products like Google Cloud. Google builds and operates one of the largest, state‑of‑the‑art private data center fleets in the world. It is a highly complex technical domain backed by vast operating and capital budgets that continue to grow year over year.

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

• Identify, evaluate, and prioritize risks followed by coordinated and economical application of resources to minimize, monitor, and control the probability or impact of unfortunate events or to maximize the realization of opportunities.


• Architect, defend, and maintain sophisticated financial models. Conduct investment and NPV analyses on next‑generation technical infrastructure to enable structured savings.


• Drive large, matrixed programs spanning multiple organizations, ensuring robust financial controls, process optimization, and risk mitigation across the fleet.


• Identify and advocate optimization opportunities that bend the cost curve downward, providing Google with a distinct technical and financial competitive advantage.

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, is 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.