Financial Analyst, Compute Infrastructure Business

Role Overview

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. Working on multiple projects at a time, you are focused on the details while finding creative ways to take on big picture challenges.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 senior 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.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Requirements & Qualifications

Minimum qualifications:

• 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.

Application Instructions

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Note: 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 insuranceRetirement Benefits: 401(k) with company matchPaid 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 employmentSick 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 weeksBaby Bonding Leave: 18 weeksHolidays: 13 paid days per year