Financial Analyst, Ads Privacy, Safety, and Regulations

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, consulting, a related function, or an advanced degree.

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience solving fast-moving problems, with the ability to navigate data sets and refine ambiguous questions.
• Experience managing operations and projects with competing resources and priorities.
• Ability to work with ambiguity and strategic pivots.
• Ability to teach others and constantly learn new analytical techniques, coding frameworks, etc.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills, with the ability to own technical projects and work cross-functionally with business and product owners.

About The Job
Financial Analysts ensure that Google makes sound financial decisions. As a Financial Analyst, your work, whether it's modeling business scenarios or tracking performance metrics, is used by our leaders to make strategic company decisions. While working on multiple projects at a time, you are focused on the details while finding creative ways to solve big picture challenges.
As a Financial Analyst for Ads Privacy, Safety, and Regulations, you will play a pivotal role in shaping Google Ads’ business generation strategy. You will leverage data to identify key business opportunities, forecast business growth, and provide analysis to senior leadership across all ads surfaces. You will be responsible for examining user behavior trends, competitive analysis, as well as conducting/reviewing incrementality studies, and developing scalable financial tools to drive strategic decisions and optimize investment levels.
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.
The US base salary range for this full-time position is $117,000-$167,000 + bonus + equity + benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process.
Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include bonus, equity, or benefits. Learn more about benefits at Google .
Responsibilities

• Develop financial models to quantify opportunities from proposed product improvements in privacy and safety.
• Develop financial models to quantify risks from proposed legislation or competitor announcements in data privacy.
• Produce executive summaries of risks and opportunities for use in overall Ads business growth forecast.
• Examine non-standard data sets for insights in user group segmentation and behavior.

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