Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Economics, Statistics, or a quantitative field, or equivalent experience.
4 years in financial planning and analysis (FP&A), consulting, or related roles, or 2 years with an advanced degree.
Proficiency in SQL or similar database querying languages, or willingness to learn.
Ability to self-direct work in unstructured environments and handle ambiguity.
Strong problem-solving and analytical skills with excellent business judgment.
Exceptional skills in presentation and spreadsheet tools.
Responsibilities
Analyze and defend financial analyses of new commercial agreements and business cases for YouTube.
Support decision-making for new spending initiatives and business trade-offs across functions.
Ensure accuracy and financial controls throughout the agreement process, maintaining data integrity.
Benefits
15% bonus target equity benefits.
Full Job Description
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 2 years with an advanced degree.
Preferred qualifications:
Proficiency with SQL or similar database querying languages and database schema, or a willingness to learn.
Ability to self-start and self-direct work in an unstructured environment, and comfortable dealing with ambiguity.
Ability to persuade through disciplined use of data with comfort distilling complex topics into concise narratives for executive consumption.
Distinctive problem solving and analysis skills, combined with impeccable business judgment, leadership skills and ability to communicate with executives and executive management teams.
Exceptional dexterity with presentation and spreadsheet tools.
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.
Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.
Analyze, build, represent, and defend financial analyses of new commercial agreements and business cases, developing data-driven Finance Points of View on how to maximize long-term value for YouTube.
Work cross-functionally to support decision-making for new spend initiatives and business trade-offs, developing and representing a Finance Point of View to help drive the organization toward the right long-term outcomes, and ensuring that financial considerations are taken into account where appropriate across commercial partnership proposals.
Ensure accuracy and financial controls throughout the agreement process (e.g., minimal forecast variance, structured performance reporting, and alignment with Engineering, Product Management, and Accounting to maintain data integrity).
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.
