Google

Senior Finance Analyst, Allocations Transformation

Google • $141K — $205K *
Finance & Insurance
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Economics, Statistics, or equivalent experience.
  • 7 years in financial planning and analysis, consulting, or related roles.
  • Experience executing full-cycle FP&A in a multinational setting.
  • MBA or relevant Master's degree preferred.
  • Proven track record of leading large-scale process transformations in finance.
  • Familiarity with SAP and modern SaaS financial tools.
  • Strong analytical skills with AI/ML application in finance and data modeling.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the integration of AI tools to automate cost allocations.
  • Redesign horizontal allocation workflows for compliance and scalability.
  • Ensure automated models reflect accurate business realities and governance.
  • Collaborate with Corporate Accounting and FP&A to address complex financial issues.
  • Share best practices and upskill peers on analytical tools.

Benefits

  • Potential for a 15% bonus and equity benefits.
  • Access to cutting-edge financial tools and technologies.
  • Opportunity to work in a highly collaborative team environment.
  • Visibility into company-wide operations and high-impact leadership opportunities.
Full Job Description
Minimum qualifications:
  • Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Economics, Statistics, or another quantitative field, or equivalent practical experience.
  • 7 years of experience in financial planning and analysis (FP&A), consulting, or a related function.
  • Experience executing full-cycle FP&A functions including budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, and modeling within a multinational company setting.

Preferred qualifications:
  • MBA, relevant Master's degree or professional qualification.
  • Experience leading large-scale process or system transformations within a complex multinational financial environment.
  • Experience in full-cycle FP&A (budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis) with a strong grasp of P&L mechanics and resource allocation strategy.
  • Experience working within a SAP environment and integrating modern SaaS financial tools.
  • Ability to influence and interact with executive stakeholders, acting as an objective advisor in high-pressure environments.
  • Strong skills in AI/ML application for finance, SQL, and advanced data modeling to generate actionable insights and automate workflows.


About the job

The Allocations Transformation Senior Analyst sits at the center of Alphabet's corporate strategy and operational ecosystem. You will be tasked with breaking out of traditional financial silos to manage a matrixed portfolio that bridges core product areas with horizontal corporate functions.

Unlike traditional FP&A roles, you will focus heavily on process and system transformation, utilizing AI-native enablement to automate complex allocation processes. The role requires a unique blend of technical sophistication and strong P&L judgment to act as an objective advisor, solving high-level systemic problems and connecting dots for executive leadership across the company.

You will work alongside a highly collaborative team of peers to manage core workloads while steering your own transformational projects. It is an ideal role for a forward-thinking finance professional looking to expand their cross-domain expertise, gain unparalleled visibility into company-wide operations, and prepare for high-impact leadership opportunities.

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

US: $141000 - $205000 (USD) 15% bonus target equity benefits

Responsibilities
  • Lead the integration of AI and machine learning tools to automate driver-based cost allocations, reducing manual overhead and increasing the precision of corporate spend splits.
  • Drive the end-to-end redesign of horizontal allocation workflows, ensuring they are compliant, operational, and scalable within a SAP and cloud-native environment.
  • Ensure all automated and redesigned models accurately reflect underlying business realities, margin profiles, and accounting governance without creating blind spots.
  • Partner with Corporate Accounting, Corporate Engineering, and the FP&A Hub to solve complex financial challenges, bringing a unique cross-domain perspective to resource allocation.
  • Act as a multiplier within HSS by sharing best practices, demonstrating AI-assisted analytical workflows, and upskilling peers on modern tools.


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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.
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$40.2 billion
Founded
1998
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