Google

Runs Search and YouTube and builds Gemini AI

Senior Financial Analyst - Search and Maps, Marketing Finance

Corporate Finance & FP&APosted on Nov 11

Full-timeMountain View, CA, USAIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

A bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Economics, Statistics, or another quantitative field, or equivalent practical experience.
Seven years of experience in financial planning and analysis, consulting, or a related function.
Experience executing full-cycle financial planning and analysis functions, including budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, and modeling, within a multinational company setting.
Experience with programming, such as SQL.

Responsibilities

Lead long-range planning and annual budget allocation across Search and Maps Marketing.
Develop and refine investment frameworks, country prioritization models, and spending guardrails to optimize returns across global markets and initiatives.
Partner with central analytics teams to increase the fidelity of measurement approaches.
Articulate the strategic and financial value of brand and engagement campaigns, and drive continuous improvement of return-on-investment methodology.
Establish standardized performance reporting and deliver strategic deep-dives for Marketing and Finance leadership.
Partner with Marketing leadership to prepare Quarterly Business Reviews and executive performance updates.
Support budget operations for Search and Maps Marketing.
Execute high-impact projects or analysis, and rapid-response financial modeling to support time-sensitive business decisions.
Pilot and scale artificial intelligence solutions to automate core financial workflows and improve operational efficiency.
Act as a strategic financial advisor supporting marketing investments across Google Search and Maps.
Lead strategic finance workflows, including long-range planning, capital allocation modeling, performance measurement, and executive reporting.
Partner with Marketing, Product Area Finance, and central analytics teams to optimize marketing effectiveness, refine return-on-investment methodologies, and support executive decision-making.
Establish investment frameworks, build cross-functional partnerships, and lead artificial-intelligence-driven innovations across finance processes.

Desired Qualifications

Experience leveraging artificial intelligence tools to drive operational efficiency, automate legacy financial reporting, and lead team-wide digital initiatives.
Experience with enterprise financial systems, such as SAP, and business intelligence tools.
Prior experience supporting the marketing function and a solid understanding of key marketing metrics and return-on-investment frameworks.
Ability to build sophisticated quantitative frameworks for spend optimization, international market prioritization, and cross-channel trade-offs.
Written and verbal communication skills, with a track record of synthesizing complex quantitative metrics into executive narratives for senior management.

Lead long-range planning (LRP) and annual budget allocation across Search and Maps Marketing. Develop and refine investment frameworks, country prioritization models, and spending guardrails to optimize returns across global markets and initiatives.
Partner with central analytics teams to increase fidelity of measurement approaches. Articulate the strategic and financial value of brand and engagement campaigns, and drive continuous improvement of ROI methodology.
Establish standardized performance reporting and deliver strategic deep-dives for Marketing and Finance leadership. Partner with Marketing leadership to prepare Quarterly Business Reviews (QBRs) and executive performance updates.
Support budget operations for Search and Maps Marketing. Execute high-impact projects or analysis, and rapid-response financial modeling to support time-sensitive business decisions.
Drive operational efficiency by piloting and scaling AI solutions to automate core financial workflows, freeing up team bandwidth for high-impact strategic work.

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 financial planning and analysis functions including budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, and modeling within a multinational company setting.
Experience with programming (i.e. SQL).

Preferred qualifications:

Experience leveraging AI tools to drive operational efficiency, automate legacy financial reporting, and lead team-wide digital initiatives.
Experience with enterprise financial systems (e.g., SAP) and business intelligence tools.
Prior experience supporting the marketing function and a solid understanding of key marketing metrics and ROI frameworks.
Proven ability to build sophisticated quantitative frameworks for spend optimization, international market prioritization, and cross-channel trade-offs.
Outstanding written and verbal communication skills, with a proven track record of synthesizing complex quantitative metrics into compelling executive narratives for senior management.

At Google, our Marketing Finance team operates at the dynamic intersection of strategy, investment, and analytics. We are a highly analytical, global team dedicated to maximizing returns through thought leadership and collaborative partnerships, all while ensuring robust quality controls are in place for Marketing’s OpEx budget. We don't just report on the numbers; we find creative ways to solve big-picture challenges and bring strategic insights.

As a Senior Financial Analyst on the Marketing Finance team, you will act as a key strategic financial advisor supporting marketing investments across Google Search and Maps. You will lead high-impact strategic finance workflows, including long-range planning, capital allocation modeling, performance measurement, and executive reporting. You will partner closely with Marketing, Product Area Finance, and central analytics teams to optimize marketing effectiveness, refine ROI methodologies, and drive executive decision-making. You will be a strategic and highly analytical finance professional who can establish robust investment frameworks, build strong cross-functional partnerships, and lead AI-driven innovations across our core finance processes.

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

Learn more about benefits at Google.

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 financial planning and analysis functions including budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, and modeling within a multinational company setting.
Experience with programming (i.e. SQL).

About the Company

Google

Runs Search and YouTube and builds Gemini AI

Google runs the world's most used search engine and free services such as YouTube, Android, and Gmail, and it builds the Gemini AI models that work inside them. In 2017, its researchers invented the transformer, the neural network design behind ChatGPT and most other AI chatbots. People use these services without paying, and Google earns most of its money from ads placed beside search results and YouTube videos. Businesses rent computing power and Gemini models through Google Cloud, and Google also sells subscriptions and Pixel phones. Larry Page and Sergey Brin founded Google in 1998 as Stanford PhD students; it is based in Mountain View, California, United States, and is the main business of parent company Alphabet.

Company size: 10,001+
Company stage: IPO
Headquarters: Mountain View, CA
Founded: 1998

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