Finance Analyst in London, United Kingdom

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Economics, Statistics, or another quantitative field, or equivalent practical experience.

• 2 years of experience in Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A), consulting, or a related function, or an advanced degree.

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience influencing with data, including spreadsheet modeling, financial and decision analysis, working with large datasets.

• Experience creating and completing complex projects in a fast-paced, constantly evolving and often ambiguous environment.

• Ability to communicate complex topics with cross-functional teams, influence stakeholders and build relationships across business and technical functions.

• Excellent communication skills combined with a data-driven problem-solving approach towards solving complex issues.

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.

• Partner with key stakeholders to execute monthly financial processes and contribute to the annual planning cycle, ensuring accuracy and timeliness.

• Analyze financial data and develop models to evaluate Extended Workforce Solutions (xWS) initiatives and support strategic decision-making.

• Develop working relationships within xWS, corporate finance, and cross-functional teams. Foster communication to align on financial objectives.

• Identify opportunities to streamline financial processes and reporting. Create tools and dashboards to improve financial visibility and drive efficiency gains.

• Develop creative solutions and set clear precedents for complex, fast-paced financial situations.

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 https://careers.google.com/eeo/ and https://careers.google.com/jobs/dist/legal/OFCCPEEOPost.pdf If you have a need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing our Accommodations for Applicants form: https://goo.gl/forms/aBt6Pu71i1kzpLHe2.