About this role
Technical Infrastructure (TI) is the foundation of Google - the global data centers, networks and integrating hardware and software that powers both our unique customer products and services and our internal operations. As a Financial Analyst and business partner to several of TI’s senior leadership teams, you will manage major elements of FP&A’s support of this critical and complex business area. The multi-$Bn scale of our annual investments and operations in our infrastructure requires strong financial leadership spanning planning, process and risk management, control, opportunity identification and analytics.
As a Financial Analyst supporting Technical Infrastructure, you will work closely with the team that builds and operates the state of the art Google Technical Infrastructure around the world. This is the backbone of Google, the team that builds the infrastructure all Google’s products rely upon to deliver the Google experience to users worldwide. It is a highly complex area with very large operating and capital budgets growing year over year. You will become a trusted partner to our business partners, providing deep insights that have a real impact on their businesses.
You will be an integral finance business partner to Supply Chain teams, directly supporting our machines supply chain. You will help to understand the large and growing costs required to support Google’s data centers. You will develop an in-depth understanding of the resources required to support a global supply chain supporting Google’s data centers, including payroll, equipment, and professional services. You will also partner with other Finance, Accounting, and Business/Product teams to ensure regulatory compliance, accurate reporting, and efficient data collection.
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 (https://www.google.com/about/careers/applications/benefits/).
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.
Preferred qualifications:
- Experience partnering with supply chain teams to establish operational KPIs across warehousing, freight, and contract manufacturing spend, alongside delivering supplier cost analysis.
- Demonstrated track record of defining capital investment strategies and driving cost optimization to support efficient, non-linear business scaling.
- Background leading monthly, quarterly, and annual financial planning cycles and management reporting, with proven capability translating financial data into actionable insights.
- Expertise conducting should-cost modeling, competitive benchmarking, and profitability analysis to guide vendor negotiations and cost-reduction opportunities.
- Proven success collaborating across cross-functional finance and accounting teams to ensure regulatory compliance and strict adherence to corporate accounting standards.
- Partner with the Supply Chain (ISM) team to build KPIs for business performance for supply chain and provide supplier cost analysis.
- Define investment strategies to reduce cost and support non-linear scaling with optimization.
- Manage monthly, quarterly and annual financial processes, including annual planning and management reporting. Drive visibility into business insights.
- Drive actionable analysis and recommendations for cost reduction opportunities. Inform consultations via competitive analysis and should-cost analysis.
- Partner closely with other Finance and Accounting teams to ensure Google’s accounting, compliance and other financial requirements are appropriately supported.