Senior Financial Analyst, Strategic Investments

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Economics, Statistics, or another quantitative field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Certified Public Accountant (CPA) or Chartered Accountant (CA) or Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) or equivalent qualification.
• 7 years of experience in financial planning and analysis (FP&A), consulting, or a related function, or an advanced degree.
• Experience with strategic investments and related technology transactions in a public accounting, venture capital, private equity , or multinational company environment.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with strategic and operational initiatives, across multiple products, functions, and geographies.
• Ability to work with data to produce analysis, influencing decision making with numerical analysis and generating insights.
• Ability to take ownership, confidence to interact with all levels, set objectives, drive results, and be a team player.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to work with a vast variety of departments.

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.

In evaluating inorganic growth opportunities, the Mergers and Acquisitions Finance team plays a critical role in providing the tool kit for making sound business decisions. Working in close partnership with Corporate Development, Legal, Finance Integration (FIMO) and Mergers and Acquisitions Tax, this team provides the financial insights to help decision-makers assess the strengths and risks involved in a given acquisition or investment opportunity. As part of this team, you will have a finance and accounting background, and harness this knowledge to navigate financial issues to find creative solutions. You are willing to do a search into the details while keeping an eye on the bigger picture.

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.

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $137,000-$201,000 + bonus + equity + benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process.

Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include bonus, equity, or benefits. Learn more about benefits at Google.

In evaluating inorganic growth opportunities, the Mergers and Acquisitions Finance team plays a critical role in providing the tool kit for making sound business decisions. Working in close partnership with Corporate Development, Legal, Finance Integration (FIMO) and Mergers and Acquisitions Tax, this team provides the financial insights to help decision-makers assess the strengths and risks involved in a given acquisition or investment opportunity. As part of this team, you will have a finance and accounting background, and harness this knowledge to navigate financial issues to find creative solutions. You are willing to do a search into the details while keeping an eye on the bigger picture.In evaluating inorganic growth opportunities, the Mergers and Acquisitions Finance team plays a critical role in providing the tool kit for making sound business decisions. Working in close partnership with Corporate Development, Legal, Finance Integration (FIMO) and Mergers and Acquisitions Tax, this team provides the financial insights to help decision-makers assess the strengths and risks involved in a given acquisition or investment opportunity. As part of this team, you will have a finance and accounting background, and harness this knowledge to navigate financial issues to find creative solutions. You are willing to do a search into the details while keeping an eye on the bigger picture.In evaluating inorganic growth opportunities, the Mergers and Acquisitions Finance team plays a critical role in providing the tool kit for making sound business decisions. Working in close partnership with Corporate Development, Legal, Finance Integration (FIMO) and Mergers and Acquisitions Tax, this team provides the financial insights to help decision-makers assess the strengths and risks involved in a given acquisition or investment opportunity. As part of this team, you will have a finance and accounting background, and harness this knowledge to navigate financial issues to find creative solutions. You are willing to do a search into the details while keeping an eye on the bigger picture.

Responsibilities

• Lead the end-to-end management of finance activities related to the strategic investment portfolio including preparing executive reporting and performance analysis of key investment initiatives, underlying investment positions and related business partnerships.
• Manage the quarterly company valuation and impairment process reviewing the portfolio companies’ periodic financial results and partner with cross-functional teams to evaluate the health of the investment portfolio.
• Enable executive decision making and investment intelligence by applying AI and automation to drive process improvements and data driven analytics at scale.
• Be the subject matter expert on accounting frameworks related to investment and Mergers and Acquisitions transactions to advise agreement team members and ensure accurate and timely financial reporting close.
• Partner with Corporate Development, Finance, Accounting and Tax teams to evaluate and execute on key priorities of the strategic investment portfolio.