Financial Analyst, Data Center Technology Systems

Benefits Health, dental, vision, life, disability insurance Retirement Benefits: 401(k) with company match Paid 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 employment Sick 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 weeks Baby Bonding Leave: 18 weeks Holidays: 13 paid days per year Preferred Working Locations Sunnyvale, CA, USA; Kirkland, WA, USA. 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 financial planning and analysis functions including budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, and modeling within a multinational company setting. Preferred Qualifications Experience with building data infrastructure (e.g., designing architecture, building data pipelines, implementing scalable monitoring) and implementing reporting solutions. Experience in developing strategies in fast-paced engaged environments, with impeccable business judgment for resource allocation decisions to achieve the desired business outcome. Experience developing financial models to evaluate the return on investment (ROI) of infrastructure projects. Ability to work with data to produce analysis, influencing decision making with numerical analysis and generating insights. Excellent communication skills with the ability to work with a wide variety of departments. 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. Technical Infrastructure (TI) is the backbone of Google – the global data centers, networks and integrated hardware and software that power both Google customer products and services, including Google Cloud, and our internal operations. Google builds and operates one of the largest private data center fleets in the world. It is a complex technical area with very large operating and capital budgets growing year over year. The TI Finance mission is to partner cross-functionally, drive optimal decision-making, provide insights for strategic and tactical decisions, and bend the cost curve down. 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. Compensation US base salary range for this full‑time position is $117,000–$167,000 + 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. Responsibilities Perform analysis of datasets to extract relevant information, identify trends, and generate actionable insights for the business. Identify and evaluate opportunities to optimize expenditures related to technical infrastructure, including risk management, scenario analysis, and driving key performance indicators. Manage projects involving multiple stakeholders, timelines, organizational implications, and changing circumstances. Utilize your in-depth understanding of the latest technology, infrastructure, business and its underlying economic fundamentals to impact decision making. Serve as a trusted advisor to engineering and infrastructure leadership, providing proactive, data‑driven insights to guide resource allocation decisions with business partners. Equal Opportunity Employer 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. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. See also Google’s EEO Policy and EEO is the Law. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing our Accommodations for Applicants form. #J-18808-Ljbffr Google