Finance Analyst, Product and Ads Value Accelerator

About the Role: Finance Analyst, Product and Ads Value Accelerator at Google

As a Finance Analyst, Product and Ads Value Accelerator at Google, you will become the subject matter expert (SME) across Advertising (Ads) products, Verticals, and Agency horizontals. This pivotal role involves leading key commercial initiatives, including incentive programs and analyzing advertiser profitability based on financial metrics and product performance. You will wield significant influence, impacting executive-level decision-making and shaping business direction across the Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) landscape.

The Finance team at Google is crucial for providing in-depth analysis for strategic decisions across all Google products. From developing forward-thinking analysis to generating management reports and scaling automated financial processes, this organization acts as an essential partner and advisor to the business. You will leverage problem-solving and technical skills to make impactful, data-driven decisions, address ad-hoc business inquiries, and evolve the Global Business Organization's (GBO) strategy. Your expertise in value propositions and financial reporting will also extend to supporting external engagements and influencing advertiser strategies.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain a network of productive relationships, serving as a business partner across Finance, Go-to-Market (GTM), and business leadership to advance key Product/Ads Value Accelerator (AVA) priorities and manage diverse operational questions.
• Provide thought leadership and influence decision-making by leveraging knowledge and understanding of key business drivers, product trends, risks, and opportunities.
• Monitor business performance trends and financial metrics, distinguishing signal from noise, and presenting related insights in appropriate forums to drive awareness and required action.
• Manage a portfolio of data-driven analysis projects that deliver actionable insights to foster business growth and mitigate risks; act as the connective tissue between teams, connecting insights to inform and tailor business strategy and ensure local execution.
• Craft and deliver compelling narratives in various executive decision-making forums, engaging both internal and external stakeholders.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Economics, Statistics, or another quantitative field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 4 years of experience using analytics to solve product or business problems, including coding (e.g., SQL), querying databases, or statistical analysis.
• Experience with managing data sets to make business recommendations.
• Experience in financial reporting standards.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with code management concepts and a desire to evolve at pace with AI.
• Experience crafting data-driven narratives to influence leadership decision-making.
• Knowledge of Google's product areas and performance marketing concepts (e.g., ROAS, incrementality, etc.).
• Ability to work with data to produce analysis, influencing decision-making with numerical analysis and generating insights.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to strategically partner with executive business and product leadership at all levels.

Key Skills/Competency

• Financial Analysis
• SQL
• Data Analytics
• Business Partnering
• Strategic Decision-Making
• Financial Reporting
• Product Performance
• Marketing Concepts (ROAS)
• Executive Communication
• Cross-functional Collaboration