Financial Analyst in Corporate Financial Planning and Analysis

Job Description

Financial Analyst, Corporate Financial Planning and Analysis | Google

The Tone:
This is a full-time role at Google, a global technology leader that builds products and services ranging from search and cloud computing to AI and hardware. As a Financial Analyst within Corporate Financial Planning and Analysis, you will drive critical ground-up financial modeling and forecasting for Alphabet’s Cash Flow and Balance Sheet. Your work will translate complex financial data into digestible reporting, providing essential insights for leadership and supporting key diligence requests. This role is crucial for maintaining financial health and strategic alignment across diverse business objectives.

The TL;DR
• Role: Mid-level
• Type: Full-time
• Location: In-person, Sunnyvale, CA
• Pay: $116000–$167000 yearly + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits
• Team: Corporate Financial Planning and Analysis team
• Mission: Owns ground-up modeling and forecasting of Alphabet’s Cash Flow and Balance Sheet to provide digestible financial insights for leadership.
• Tech Stack: SAP, Oracle, Hyperion, SQL

What You’ll Actually Do
• Maintain: Maintain and enhance financial forecasts for the Balance Sheet and Cash Flow, identifying opportunities and strengthening partnerships across the business.
• Prepare: Prepare weekly reporting materials and variance analyses focused on Balance Sheet and Cash Flow movements, as well as core operational areas.
• Support: Support responsive, high-impact diligence requests from leadership by conducting gap analysis and financial evaluations.
• Optimize: Take ownership of day-to-day data pipelines and model inputs, recommending process and efficiency optimizations to management.
• Partner: Partner with teams across Finance and broader operations to ensure accurate inputs for capital assets and maintain alignment with company goals.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, Statistics, Business, or a related quantitative field.
• Experience: 4 years of experience in corporate finance or a financial planning and analysis (FP&A) function, with experience with financial forecasting, variance analysis, and financial statement analysis. Experience with financial systems (e.g., SAP, Oracle, or Hyperion).
• Skills: Expertise in spreadsheet modeling, big data organization (specifically using SQL), deep understanding of the interplay between the P&L, Balance Sheet, and Cash Flow statement, and ability to synthesize financial data into clear summaries and structured presentation decks.
• Bonus: Demonstrated ability to manage relationships with cross-functional technical teams (Engineering/Infrastructure) and Corporate Development, and demonstrated ability to adapt to ambiguous environment dynamics, managing day-to-day investigative hurdles separately while knowing when to escalate larger issues.