Finance Optimization Analyst

1 Month ago • 4 Years + • Finance • $107,000 PA - $153,000 PA

Job Summary

Job Description

The Finance Optimization Analyst at Google will lead discovery and design efforts to enhance financial data systems and processes. Leveraging finance and accounting expertise, this role translates user feedback into actionable requirements for engineering. Responsibilities include robust change management, working with cross-functional teams to establish system control requirements, and ensuring compliance within the SDLC framework. The analyst will also contribute to the development and testing of financial systems and provide production support. This role requires experience in FP&A, accounting, financial data systems, SQL, and BigQuery. The analyst will equip Googlers with systems to drive business goals and ensure sound financial decisions across the Cloud organization.
Must have:
  • Bachelor's degree in relevant field
  • 4+ years FP&A, Accounting, or Finance Transformation exp.
  • Financial data systems architecture and controls expertise
  • SQL and BigQuery experience
  • GAAP accounting principles understanding
Good to have:
  • CPA/CA
  • SOX compliance experience
  • SAP experience
  • Experience managing internal controls
Perks:
  • Bonus
  • Equity
  • Benefits

Job Details

Minimum qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree in Business, Accounting, Finance, or equivalent practical experience.
  • 4 years of experience in Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A), Accounting, or Finance transformation.
  • Experience with financial data systems architecture and controls, including working with financial statements and journal entries.
  • Experience in accounting with financial statements, journal entries and financial data systems architecture and controls.
  • Experience navigating datasets and pipelines, as well as data sets in SQL and BigQuery.

Preferred qualifications:

  • Certified Public Accountant (CPA)/Chartered Accountant (CA).
  • Experience with Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) compliance and audits.
  • Experience with SAP or ordering, bookings, and business recognition systems.
  • Experience managing internal controls.
  • Understanding of GAAP accounting principles (predominantly business recognition).

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.

This role is a unique opportunity to equip Googlers from across the Cloud organization with the systems to perform the jobs and drive business goals. In this role, you will be responsible for continuously evaluating new and existing financial data systems and reporting solutions.

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.

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $107,000-$153,000 + bonus + equity + benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process.


Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include bonus, equity, or benefits. Learn more about .

Responsibilities

  • Lead discovery and design efforts to further enhance financial data systems or processes. Leverage finance and accounting expertise to translate systems feedback from end users into actionable and prioritized requirements for engineering.
  • Execute robust change management, including moderating operating committee forums to keep executive and cross-functional systems decision-makers informed of roadmaps and project statuses. development and testing outcomes, and production support issues.
  • Work with Compliance, Product, Engineering, and Operational teams to establish system control requirements during technical design and testing of the control functionality under the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) framework.

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