As a Financial Analyst, you will act as a strategic business partner to the GBO management team with a primary focus on advertising sales. You will support Greater China and Korea Business Finance operations such as reporting, forecasting, goal setting, analysis, and budget management. You will work closely with peers and GBO management to provide deep analytical insight into both short-term and longer-term commercial insights and plans. You will act as a key advisor to the leadership team on topics such as business performance, market investment strategies, and resource planning.
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
- Support critical financial processes such as revenue reporting, forecasting, goal setting, OPEX planning, and budget management.
- Provide management with clear insights and recommendations into the business, market trends, risks and opportunities leading to business enhancement and business actions.
- Perform deep analyses to identify growth drivers to influence business activity.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to structure and execute strategic business initiatives to provide performance and analytical insights.
Minimum qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Economics, Statistics, or another quantitative field, or equivalent practical experience.
- 4 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.
- Ability to communicate in English and Mandarin fluently to support client relationship management in this region.
Preferred qualifications:
- Advanced proficiency in data analysis and analytical experience working with large volumes of complex data.
- Ability to craft and deliver a message with credibility to influence senior leadership.
- Ability to self-direct work in an unstructured environment and leverage technology to improve work.
- Excellent analytical skills and impeccable business judgment.
- Excellent people management, communication and presentation skills.
- Financial acumen and effective analytical, modeling skills to analyze/structure agreements, support decisions, and provide post mortem analysis.