Google

Financial Analyst, Cloud AI Capacity Planning

Google$116K — $167K *
Finance & Insurance
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Economics, Statistics, or equivalent experience.
  • 4 years of experience in financial planning and analysis, consulting, or a related field.
  • Experience in executing full-cycle FP&A functions like budgeting and forecasting in a multinational context.
  • Familiarity with data visualization tools and SQL for data analysis is preferred.
  • Proficiency in financial modeling and spreadsheet tools, such as Google Sheets.,

Responsibilities

  • Lead capacity workflows for strategic projects to forecast demand in hardware and data center planning.
  • Drive efficiency workflows and track key performance metrics for optimal utilization of hardware resources.
  • Collaborate with the Finance Manager on the monthly Sales and Operations Planning process.
  • Provide in-depth financial analysis to support consolidation of AI Solutions and cross-organizational financial performance.
  • Work closely with product teams aligning financial constraints with technical roadmaps and Capex goals.

Benefits

  • Health, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance.
  • 401(k) retirement plan with company match.
  • 20 days of vacation accrued at 6.15 hours per pay period for the first five years.
  • 40 hours of sick leave per year, increasing to 69 for Seattle, plus 5 discretionary sick days.
  • Maternity leave up to 30 weeks and baby bonding leave for 18 weeks.
  • 13 paid holidays per year.
Full Job Description
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X In accordance with Washington state law, we are highlighting our comprehensive benefits package, which is available to all eligible US based employees. Benefits for this role include:
  • 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
Note: By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following: 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 FP&A functions including budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, and modeling within a multinational company setting.

Preferred qualifications:
  • Experience with data visualization tools and SQL for data analysis.
  • Proficiency in financial modeling and spreadsheet tools (e.g., Google Sheets).
  • Excellent communication skills with the ability to influence stakeholders across finance and engineering.
  • Interest in the infrastructure, data centers, or hardware capacity management.


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.

We are the Gemini for Enterprise Product finance team that supports Google Cloud Platform (GCP)'s vast array of AI products including Gemini API, Gemini Enterprise Applications, Gemini Enterprise Solutions, Vertex Agent and Model Platforms, and other AI Solutions.

Our Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) team supports the Product, Engineering, and Operations teams that build and sell GCP's AI products. We manage the product Profit and Loss (P&Ls), including revenue, infrastructure expenses, payroll and other Operational Expenditure (OpEx). We are an integral partner and strategic financial advisers to the Cloud leadership team, advising on how to invest resources to grow a sustainable business.

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 - $167000 (USD) 15% bonus target equity benefits

Learn more about benefits at Google .

Responsibilities
  • Lead capacity workflows for strategic projects (including third-party sources) and assist in forecasting demand to support long-range hardware, chip, data center, and power supply planning.
  • Drive efficiency workflows and track key performance metrics for API serving to ensure optimal utilization of hardware resources.
  • Partner with the Finance Manager to support the monthly Sales and Operations Planning process, focusing on the supply and demand management of critical infrastructure.
  • Provide comprehensive financial analysis to support the consolidation of AI Solutions, ensuring a unified, cross-organizational view of financial performance.
  • Partner closely with engineering and product teams to align technical roadmaps with financial constraints and Capital Expenditure (Capex) goals.


About Google

Google is a multinational technology company that specializes in Internet-related services and products. These include online advertising technologies, search engine, cloud computing, software, and hardware. Google was founded in 1998 by Larry Page and Sergey Brin while they were Ph.D. students at Stanford University. The company has grown tremendously since then and has become one of the most valuable companies in the world. Google's mission is to organize the world's information and make it universally accessible and useful.
Learn more about Google
Size
156,500 employees
Market Cap
$1,115.4 billion
Industry
Net Income
$40.2 billion
Founded
1998
5 Year Trend
+23.3%
Revenue
$182.5 billion
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