Financial Analyst , Google Play

About the job

In this role, you will be a critical partner responsible for managing the Profit and Loss (P&L) and driving core financial processes that directly inform strategic decisions across the Google Play business. Your primary focus will be on Financial Planning and Analysis. You will be driving accurate forecasting, performing insightful variance analysis (Business, COGS, Operational Expenditure), and managing standardized monthly/quarterly P&L reporting.

You will translate financial metrics into actionable business insights for executive leaders.

A key component of this role involves Strategic Investment. You will actively support the Annual Planning and Multi-year Planning cycles by meticulously collecting budget asks, reviewing allocation models, and recommending optimal capital investments to ensure resource deployment maximizes returns. You will also handle Stakeholder Management by delivering high-quality standardized and ad-hoc reporting and analysis to a group, including Play leadership, budget owners, central finance, and Controllership.

You will drive Process Optimization by serving as the team's dedicated SAP super user and primary point of contact for efficiency projects. This includes partnering with central teams to automate and streamline spend management, particularly leveraging AI tools for system enhancements. You will be a proactive analyst with strong data grounding, technical acumen, and the ability to balance detailed execution with thought, instrumental in optimizing investment and mitigating financial risk for a business reaching billions of users.

The US base salary range for this full-time position is