Financial Analyst, Machine Learning, Corporate Finance

Google; United States; On-site; USD 116,000 - 166,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, vision insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid Time Off: 20 days per year

Job summary

Google is seeking a Financial Analyst, Machine Learning, within Corporate Finance to influence AI/ML investment strategies. You will collaborate with product finance, TPMs, and central teams to deliver insights, reports, and scalable financial processes that inform strategic decisions.

You will govern AI/ML compute portfolio data, translate TPU resource data into executive dashboards, and support long-range planning and KPI monitoring for critical Google initiatives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Economics, Statistics, a 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.

Responsibilities

• Own governance of AI/ML compute portfolio data, reconciling financial and capacity numbers to maintain a single source of truth on corporate long-range plan financials.
• Transform unstructured data from TPU resource requests and financial impacts into standardized data visualizations, comprehensive reports, and executive dashboards.
• Perform financial analysis to understand product area business and machine resource needs, ensuring investment decisions align with strategic priorities.
• Partner cross-functionally with Product Area Finance, TPMs, and central teams to drive consensus on allocation decisions, short- and long-term planning, and shared AI/ML objectives.
• Execute due diligence, automated chargeback processes, and portfolio operating rhythms to monitor performance against KPIs.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Financial modeling

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Economics, Statistics, a quantitative field, or equivalent practical experience

Tools

TPU data handling

Data pipelines

Reporting tools

Job description

Financial Analyst, Machine Learning, Corporate Finance

Mid

Experience driving progress, solving problems, and mentoring more junior team members; deeper expertise and applied knowledge within relevant area.

About the job

In this role, your focus will be on understanding where and how Google should invest to support the impact of our growing AI/Machine Learning investments. You will represent the Corporate Finance team and collaborate with cross-functional and finance stakeholders. This is a unique opportunity to have an outsized impact in a highly visible and strategic area of the company.

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

Learn more about benefits at Google.

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Economics, Statistics, a 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.

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience building data infrastructure (e.g., designing architecture, building data pipelines, implementing scalable monitoring) and implementing reporting solutions.


• Experience developing strategies and making resource allocation decisions.


• Experience analyzing data to influence decision-making and generate business insights.


• Experience in project management and collaborating with cross-functional stakeholders.

In accordance with Washington state law, we are highlighting our comprehensive benefits package, which is available to all eligible US based employees. 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

Note: By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following: Kirkland, WA, USA; Sunnyvale, CA, USA.

Responsibilities

• Own the governance of AI/ML compute portfolio data, reconciling financial and capacity numbers to maintain a single source of truth on corporate long-range plan financials.


• Transform unstructured data from Tensor Processing Unit (TPU) resource requests and financial impacts into standardized data visualizations, comprehensive reports, and executive dashboards.


• Perform financial analysis to understand product area business and machine resource needs, ensuring investment decisions align with strategic priorities.


• Partner cross-functionally with Product Area Finance, Technical Program Managers (TPMs), and central teams to drive consensus on allocation decisions, short- and long-term planning, and shared AI/ML objectives.


• Execute due diligence, automated chargeback processes, and portfolio operating rhythms to monitor performance against key performance indicators (KPIs).

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