Finance Analyst

Note: By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following: New York, NY, USA; Mountain View, CA, USA . 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, or an advanced degree. Experience executing full-cycle FP&A functions including budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, and modeling within a multinational company setting. Experience with programming (i.e. SQL). Preferred qualifications Experience writing SQL queries and retrieving data from relational databases. Ability to self-start and self-directed work in an unstructured environment; comfortable dealing with ambiguity and a fast-paced environment. Ability to plan and manage at both the strategic and operational level. Ability to create and foster strong cross-functional networks and manage without authority; excellent leadership, influencing and communication skills. Excellent problem-solving and analysis skills, combined with impeccable business judgment and the ability to communicate and partner with an executive management team. Excellent spreadsheet skills with experience creating financial dashboards or models. About the job The Media Incentives team ensures that Google makes sound financial decisions for Media Incentives programs. As a Financial Analyst, you will analyze modeling investment scenarios and track performance metrics used by business leaders to make strategic decisions. Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. US: $141000 - $206000 (USD) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits Responsibilities Provide thoughtful leadership, drive insights and analysis to support the Media Incentives team in managing the financial performance of volume-based incentives programs targeting video growth. Leverage technical expertise to provide quantitative analysis around incentives programs, including support for return on investment and incrementality studies, working in partnership with other teams. Interact with other Finance, Product, and partner teams to assure strategic and analytical alignment, as well as data consistency and efficiency. Support regional Finance teams across the globe in crafting incentive portfolios aligned to their business goals. Support product financial planning and analysis (FP&A) process by forecasting profit and loss (P&L) impact of incentive programs on an ongoing basis. 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