Senior Financial Analyst, Google Cloud Security, Product Finance

About the Job

In Google Cloud security product finance, our mission is to support our VP/General Managers (GMs) leading the development of Google Cloud’s strategic security product portfolio. We integrate with multiple organizations whose mission is to develop security products to become the world’s most trusted security partner. We work directly with engineering, product management and product operations organizations who are responsible for developing these products in a fiercely engaged market. Google Cloud’s security products span from prevention to active defense to ensure our customers and partners are secure in the agentic era. We ensure our partners deliver these critical products while managing long range planning, product pricing strategies, product investments and profitability from top line to bottom line.

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

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Responsibilities

• Partner with engineering and product leadership to evaluate long-term financial plans, investment strategies, and new technology and product launches. Partner with business and finance stakeholders to manage the business unit Profit and Loss (P&L).
• Lead product financial planning, cost forecasting, P&L reporting, and cost allocation processes. Lead automation efforts to scale financial processes.
  
• Drive actionable analyses and recommendations for investment prioritization, resource optimization and efficiency improvements.
• Apply strong business judgment to develop a wide variety of reporting, analytic tools and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to oversee the business on a monthly, quarterly and multi-year basis.
• Manage large complex data sets and solve difficult, non-routine analysis problems through the application of advanced analytics methods as needed to develop easy to understand financial models with multiple scenarios for evaluating deals and decisions.
  

Qualifications

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, or an advanced degree.
  
• Experience with fullcycle FP&A function, including budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, and financial modeling within a multinational company setting.

Preferred qualifications:

• Deep knowledge of cloud infrastructure with working knowledge of the cybersecurity product industry.
• Advanced analytical skills, including expertise with SQL, large datasets, data visualization tools and integrated financial systems.
• Exceptional communication skills with the ability to influence VPs across engineering, product, and sales.
• Data driven thought leadership to generate and communicate insights including the "so what" to a wide range of stakeholders including financial leadership and technical management teams.

Additional Information

In accordance with Washington state law, we are highlighting our comprehensive benefits package, which is available to all eligible US based employees. Benefits for this role include:

• Health, dental, vision, life, disability insurance
• Retirement Benefits: 401(k) with company match
• Paid Time Off: 20 days of vacation per year, accruing at a rate of 6.15 hours per pay period for the first five years of employment
• Sick Time: 40 hours/year (increased to 69 hours/year for Seattle) including 5 discretionary sick days per instance
• Maternity Leave (Short-Term Disability + Baby Bonding): 28-30 weeks
• Baby Bonding Leave: 18 weeks
• Holidays: 13 paid days per year