Senior Finance Analyst, Allocations Transformation

Job description

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 FP&A functions including budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, and modeling within a multinational company setting.
Preferred qualifications:
• MBA, relevant Master's degree or professional qualification.
• Experience leading large-scale process or system transformations within a complex multinational financial environment.
• Experience in full-cycle FP&A (budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis) with a strong grasp of P&L mechanics and resource allocation strategy.
• Experience working within a SAP environment and integrating modern SaaS financial tools.
• Ability to influence and interact with executive stakeholders, acting as an objective advisor in high-pressure environments.
• Strong skills in AI/ML application for finance, SQL, and advanced data modeling to generate actionable insights and automate workflows.
About the job
The Allocations Transformation Senior Analyst sits at the center of Alphabet’s corporate strategy and operational ecosystem. You will be tasked with breaking out of traditional financial silos to manage a matrixed portfolio that bridges core product areas with horizontal corporate functions.
Unlike traditional FP&A roles, you will focus heavily on process and system transformation, utilizing AI-native enablement to automate complex allocation processes. The role requires a unique blend of technical sophistication and strong P&L judgment to act as an objective advisor, solving high-level systemic problems and connecting dots for executive leadership across the company.
You will work alongside a highly collaborative team of peers to manage core workloads while steering your own transformational projects. It is an ideal role for a forward-thinking finance professional looking to expand their cross-domain expertise, gain unparalleled visibility into company-wide operations, and prepare for high-impact leadership opportunities.
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.
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 .
Responsibilities
• Lead the integration of AI and machine learning tools to automate driver-based cost allocations, reducing manual overhead and increasing the precision of corporate spend splits.
• Drive the end-to-end redesign of horizontal allocation workflows, ensuring they are compliant, operational, and scalable within a SAP and cloud-native environment.
• Ensure all automated and redesigned models accurately reflect underlying business realities, margin profiles, and accounting governance without creating blind spots.
• Partner with Corporate Accounting, Corporate Engineering, and the FP&A Hub to solve complex financial challenges, bringing a unique cross-domain perspective to resource allocation.
• Act as a multiplier within HSS by sharing best practices, demonstrating AI-assisted analytical workflows, and upskilling peers on modern tools.
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