Retail Consumer Finance Analyst - Google
Chicago, IL
About the Job
Minimum qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Economics, Statistics, or another quantitative field, or equivalent practical experience.
- 2 years of experience in financial planning and analysis (FP&A), consulting, a related function, or a relevant advanced degree.
Preferred qualifications:
- Experience with data visualization techniques in tools such as Python, R, or Tableau.
- Experience with financial forecasting, modeling, and planning.
- Experience in e-Commerce or Retail.
- Ability to solve complex problems and manage ambiguity.
- Excellent communication skills.
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.
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 $87,000-$128,000 + bonus + equity + benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target salaries for the position across all US locations. 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.
Responsibilities
- Provide executive management with clear analytical insights into business drivers, opportunities and risks.
- Develop analyses/tools to track business growth for Google’s properties to better understand the drivers of that growth.
- Partner with leaders in Sales, PM/Eng and Finance organizations to leverage insights from drivers of business to develop recommendations for the business, build tools that create accountability against agreed objectives and implement methodologies to measure success.
- Track and report on cross-functional efforts and problem solve or escalate issues.
