Financial Analyst, Google One and Photos

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Economics, 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 a relevant advanced degree.

Preferred qualifications:

• Demonstrated ability to build strong cross-functional relationships, thrive in a fast-paced, evolving environment, and drive operational initiatives.
• Demonstrated expertise in SQL, strong investigative skills coupled with sound business judgment and the ability to communicate effectively with executive management.
• Proactive and adaptable, and ability to navigate change and ambiguity effectively.

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.

As someone who knows the workings of the core Finance team inside and out, you'll lead individual projects to transform planning, tracking and control processes. You'll provide senior level management with insightful recommendations, planning and reporting support.

Join the Google One (G1)/Photos Finance team and take a pivotal role in supporting Google One, a rapidly growing business, and Google Photos, a beloved product trusted by over 1 billion users. This is an exhilarating opportunity to be part of a high-impact team, supporting subscriber and business growth initiatives.

As a Financial Analyst, you will evaluate subscriber lifecycle projects for the business with over 150 million subscribers, owning value frameworks that support decision making for this rapidly growing G1 business. You will gain a deep understanding of both user business and cost trajectories across our G1 Storage and AI offerings, ensuring we meticulously understand long-term return on investment (ROI) in all strategic product and investment decisions. You will exceed at financial modeling, translating complex data into actionable insights to cross-functional decision makers.

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.

Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

US: $116000 - $166000 (USD) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits

Learn more about benefits at Google.

Responsibilities

• Develop and refine sophisticated models to illuminate unit economics and long-term ROI for Google One and AI subscriptions, directly informing strategic investments.
• Design and maintain robust data infrastructure and user-friendly models, empowering data-driven insights across the organization for use cases.
• Establish and advocate for standardized financial frameworks, guardrails, and processes to accelerate velocity and enhance operational efficiency.
• Forge strong cross-functional partnerships and cultivate collaborative relationships to drive unified financial strategies.
• Transform complex investigative findings into clear, compelling narratives that drive impactful business decisions for executive management and key stakeholders.