Senior Finance Manager, Technical Infrastructure Finance

Google; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 219,000 - 305,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental & Vision

401(k) match

Paid time off

Sick time

Maternity leave

Baby bonding leave

Holidays

Job summary

Google seeks a Finance Manager for Technical Infrastructure’s Networking team to act as a finance business partner, delivering actionable insights and influencing senior leaders. You will model scenarios and track performance metrics used by engineering, business, and finance leaders for resource allocation decisions.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams and contribute to scaling Google's global network with forward-thinking analyses and automated financial processes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Economics, Statistics, or equivalent practical experience.
• 14 years of FP&A, consulting, or related function, or an advanced degree.
• Experience building, developing, and managing teams.
• Finance experience including planning, annual planning, financial reporting, cost management, and automation.

Responsibilities

• Partner with finance and business leaders to create long-range CapEx and OpEx plans.
• Drive strategic projects across the networking team with benchmark and automation.
• Lead portfolio investments, efficiency initiatives, and business case reviews.
• Manage unit cost and cost allocation for internal customers.
• Build and empower a high-performing finance team.

Skills

SQL

Python

FP&A

Team leadership

Forecasting

Education

Bachelor's in Business/Finance/ Economics

Tools

Excel

Data analysis

Job description

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: Sunnyvale, CA, USA; Kirkland, WA, USA.

Minimum qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Economics, Statistics, or another quantitative field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 14 years of experience in financial planning and analysis (FP&A), consulting, or a related function, or an advanced degree.
• Experience building, developing, and managing teams.
• Experience in finance including planning, annual planning, financial reporting, business case review, cost management and executing automation within a multinational company setting.

Preferred qualifications

• 3 years in Telecommunications Infrastructure and Networking Equipment industry.
• Experience in statistical, probabilistic, and decision tree modeling for complex business scenarios, with strong investigative skills.
• Proficiency in SQL and Python to independently query large datasets, build dashboards, and develop actionable financial insights.
• Supply chain expertise from demand forecasting through procurement, with deep understanding of lead times, inventory buffering, and Excess and Obsolescence management.
• Ownership mindset with the capacity to both advocate for and constructively challenge business initiatives.
• Demonstrated ability to influence without authority, effectively collaborating with cross-functional teams at all levels to set objectives and drive results.

About The Job

Our team's goal is to drive the efficient scaling of the largest global network. As a Finance Manager supporting Technical Infrastructure’s (TI) Networking team, you will be an integral finance business partner to the team that builds and operates Google's network.
You will become a financial expert, trusted partner, and responsible for providing actionable insights that have a meaningful impact on the business. In this role, you'll have a unique opportunity to work regularly with the business' senior leadership team (Vice Presidents and Directors). You will be closely integrated into the business and expected to serve as a strategic thought partner.
In this role, your teams work, whether it's modeling business scenarios or tracking performance metrics, will be used by our engineering, business, and finance leaders to make strategic resource allocation decisions.
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: $219000 - $305000 (USD) + 25% bonus target + equity + benefits.

Responsibilities

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• Partner with finance and business leaders to create long-range, capital expenditure (CapEx), and operational expenditure (OpEx) plans while ensuring sound financial governance.
• Drive strategic projects across the networking team, including engaged bench-marking and process automation.
• Lead subsea, terrestrial, and research and development (R&D) portfolio investments, efficiency initiatives, and business case reviews.
• Manage unit cost and cost allocation efforts to ensure predictable, fair, and transparent costs for internal customers.
• Build and empower a high-performing team to deliver on key financial and business goals.

Google is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. See also Google's EEO Policy and EEO is the Law. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing our Accommodations for Applicants form.