Minimum qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in an Engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics, Economics, or Finance field, or equivalent practical experience.
- 4 years of experience with data analytics and reporting.
- Experience with analysis in high volume data environments.
- Knowledge of data analysis tools (e.g., R, Python) and techniques (e.g., experimental analysis, predictive modeling, machine learning, etc.).
- Excellent project management skills, with ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously, to tight deadlines, in a fast-paced and dynamic environment.
- Excellent problem-solving skills, with ability to synthesize data into useful formats and bring actionable insights through effective communication.
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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.
In gTech Finance our mission is to illuminate the path to simplicity and sustainability, at scale, for gTech. In this role, you will partner with senior leaders in the gTech Ads Ecosystem to enable customers to succeed in their advertising journey through excellence in support and services.
As a Financial Analyst, you will partner with business leaders to understand value drivers and develop insights on investment strategy, and work with the broader Google Ads Ecosystem to influence product investments from a customer-first mindset. You will collaborate with Strategy, Operations, and Sales teams to develop annual budgets and to innovate Google's exceptional customer service strategies.
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.
Responsibilities
- Create and maintain decks and models that would drive critical business reviews and decisions.
- Partner with Sales Finance, gTech Ads Business, Strategy Operations, and gData Engineering stakeholders to create a long-term metrics reporting roadmap.
- Work closely with business stakeholders to understand their processes, evaluate and translate business strategy needs into data requirements, and partner closely with the gData Engineering team to deliver these data requirements on time.
- Develop, roll-out, and maintain gTech Ads metrics site and support analysts in creating data dashboards and reports as required.
- Develop technical features to supercharge the analytical capabilities of the team.