Google

Financial and Resource Analyst, Core Strategy and Operations

Google$126K — $181K *
Finance & Insurance
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
  • 4 years of experience in financial planning and analysis (FP&A), corporate finance, or consulting.
  • Proficiency in SQL and data visualization techniques.
  • Experience in financial modeling and reporting.
  • Experience in program management.

Responsibilities

  • Lead management of operational expenditure and headcount, including budget forecasting and variance analysis.
  • Translate complex financial data into clear narratives and strategic recommendations for leadership.
  • Align resource allocation with organizational priorities by partnering with cross-functional leads.
  • Develop high-impact presentations and summary documents for stakeholder updates.
  • Recommend improved work processes to enhance team effectiveness.

Benefits

  • Health, dental, and vision insurance.
  • Retirement plans, including 401(k) with company match.
  • Generous paid time off and flexible work hours.
  • Access to wellness programs and mental health resources.
  • Commuter benefits and transportation support.
Full Job Description
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X Applicants in San Francisco: Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.Note: By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following: San Francisco, CA, USA; New York, NY, USA; San Jose, CA, USA.

Minimum qualifications:
  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
  • 4 years of experience in financial planning and analysis (FP&A), corporate finance, workforce planning, consulting, or a related function.
  • Experience with SQL, managing datasets and distilling key insights with the use of data visualization techniques.
  • Experience with financial modeling and financial reporting.
  • Experience with program management.

Preferred qualifications:
  • Advanced degree or equivalent practical experience.
  • Experience with R, SQL, spreadsheets, or similar analytics tools.
  • Experience managing multiple projects.
  • Familiarity with ML and generative AI concepts.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.


About the job

Product and Business Strategy Leaders bring together teams across Google's functions to help products execute optimally. Our team pushes Google to scale at key points that refine our products and infrastructure by executing efficiently, bringing solid business sense and sound judgment, and working effectively across organizational lines.

Our roles often include components of strategy (e.g. analyzing and understanding new trends in the industry, building business plans), operations (e.g. running the cadence of organizations, connecting the operating lines between our functions), and communications. Our team partners with senior leadership to run important functions that cross-cut our existing organizations and deliver high impact projects. We help Engineers, PMs, UX, and all of our other functions to build amazing products that delight our users, and then get those products into their hands.

The Core team builds the technical foundation behind Google's flagship products. We are owners and advocates for the underlying design elements, developer platforms, product components, and infrastructure at Google. These are the essential building blocks for excellent, safe, and coherent experiences for our users and drive the pace of innovation for every developer. We look across Google's products to build central solutions, break down technical barriers and strengthen existing systems. As the Core team, we have a mandate and a unique opportunity to impact important technical decisions across the company.
Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

US: $126000 - $181000 (USD) 15% bonus target equity benefits

Learn more about benefits at Google .

Responsibilities
  • Lead the end-to-end management of operational expenditure and headcount, including baseline tracking, budget forecasting, and variance analysis to maximize Return on Investment (ROI).
  • Leverage problem solving skills to translate complex financial and resource data into clear, actionable narratives and strategic recommendations for leadership.
  • Partner closely with cross-functional leads and central finance to align resource allocation with organizational priorities and manage shifting headcount demands.
  • Own the development of materials for stakeholder updates, including high-impact presentations and summary documents that clearly communicate project status and financial health.
  • Find and recommend better ways to work so the team can get results more effectively.


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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