Financial Analyst, Core Central Finance

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, or an advanced degree. Experience executing full‑cycle FP&A functions including budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, and modeling within a multinational company setting. Experience in project management or cross‑functional initiatives.

Preferred qualifications Experience developing strategies in changing engagement environments, with impeccable business judgment for resource allocation decisions to achieve desired business outcomes. Ability to work with data to produce analysis, influencing decision making with numerical analysis and generating insights. Ability to take ownership, confidence to interact with all levels, set objectives, drive results, and be a team player.

Excellent communication skills with the ability to work with a wide variety of departments. Experience with executive level communications and resource management. 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. Working on multiple projects at a time, you are focused on the details while finding creative ways to take on big‑picture challenges. With your analytics and financial acuity, you'll liaise between the Finance team and the functional areas it supports.

You resolve issues related to forecasting, planning, resource prioritization and business profitability, and you help translate analyses into easy‑to‑understand presentations. In this role, you serve as the operational engine for the Core Finance team, directly owning the end‑to‑end execution of annual planning, key tool change management, and project tracking for leadership initiatives. You provide a high‑visibility platform to manage central executive resources while translating complex, ambiguous priorities into structured deliverables.

Individual pay is determined by factors including job‑related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. US: $116,000 – $167,000 (USD) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits. Responsibilities Own the end‑to‑end orchestration of the annual planning cycle for the Core Finance team.

Drive timelines, coordinate deliverables, and design clear communication strategies to keep all stakeholders aligned. Act as the central program manager for critical initiatives and OKRs tracking. Maintain the central tracker for leadership, ensuring visibility into milestones, dependencies, and team progress across Core finance.

Serve as the go‑to resource and change management lead for core‑wide tooling updates, helping the organization seamlessly adopt new systems and processes. Partner closely with leadership to manage critical central resources, including high‑visibility calendar management, standardization of executive slide templates, and management of key resource repositories to streamline team operations. Take ambiguous project briefs and turn them into structured, executable plans.

Offers a direct opportunity to stretch your thinking and develop the leadership skills required to scale processes. Equal Employment Opportunity Statement 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.

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