Senior Technical Financial Analyst I

Google; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 141,000 - 205,000; Full time

Job summary

Google is seeking a Senior Financial Analyst in Sunnyvale to own FP&A for Technical Infrastructure. You will model scenarios, track performance metrics, and provide executive-level analyses to guide strategic decisions.

You will partner with GS3O, GCM, and Supply Chain teams to optimize CapEx/OpEx and build automated reporting tools. Strong communication and cross-functional collaboration are essential in this fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a quantitative field or equivalent practical experience.
• 7 years of FP&A or related experience.
• Experience with full-cycle FP&A including budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, and modeling in multinational settings.
• Experience with programming (e.g., SQL).

Responsibilities

• Support FP&A for Technical Infrastructure, providing decision support and expert analyses.
• Partner with GCM and Supply Chain teams on supplier selections and cost optimization.
• Lead financial reviews with executive leadership and manage CapEx/OpEx forecasting.
• Create and track KPIs; build analytical tools to automate reporting.
• Manage the FP&A budget and monitor variances for major investments.

Skills

FP&A experience

Financial modeling

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication

Presentation skills

Education

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

Tools

SQL

Job description

Minimum qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Economics, Statistics, or another quantitative field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 7 years of experience in financial planning and analysis (FP&A), consulting, or a related function, or an advanced degree.
• Experience executing full-cycle financial planning and analysis functions including budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, and modeling within a multinational company setting.
• Experience with programming (e.g., SQL).

Preferred qualifications

• Extensive experience at a strategy or boutique consulting firm.
• Knowledge of supply chain (e.g., semiconductor or hardware).
• Proficient understanding around technical server components/assembly.
• Ability to communicate complicated analysis, logic, and solutions in a clear and concise manner.
• Excellent business partnering, influencing and presentation skills.
• Proven success in planning and managing at both the strategic and operational level, while being organized, detail-oriented, and strategically focused, with the ability to prioritize and pivot in a fast-paced, constantly evolving environment.

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 foundation of Google - the global data centers, networks, and integrating hardware and software that power both our unique customer products and services and our internal operations.

As a Senior Financial Analyst and business partner to several of TI's executive leadership team, you will manage major elements of financial planning and analysis' support of this critical and complex business area. You will require strong financial leadership spanning planning, process and risk management, control, opportunity identification, and analytics. You will have a track record of success operating as a leader and influencing complex businesses.

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: $141000 - $205000 (USD) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits

Learn more about benefits at Google.

Responsibilities

• Support the Global Strategic Sourcing and Silicon Operations (GS3O) team in Technical Infrastructure in the annual planning process through subject matter expertise and targeted decision support.
• Partner with the Global Commodity Management (GCM) and Supply Chain Risk teams on strategic supplier/vendor selections to enable the end-to-end hardware component roadmap and optimize CapEx/OpEx cost structures.
• Lead financial reviews with executive leadership in GS3O and Technical Infrastructure Finance, and lead core financial processes such as Long-Range Plan (LRP) CapEx forecasting and spend approvals.
• Create and track key performance metrics and goals to measure financial and operational performance; design and build rigorous analytical tools to streamline and automate reporting.
• Manage and track major elements of the financial planning and analysis budget, supporting custom silicon CapEx savings goals and monitoring variances.