Finance Director, Core

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 15 years of technical experience in supply chain/manufacturing and operations finance.
• Experience helping the business define strategy and influencing executive-level decision makers.
• Experience driving organizational development.

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience with thought leadership and execution in hiring and growing high-performing teams, and experience as balanced leader providing direct and higher level team management.
• Excellent business partnering skills, ability to work in a cross-functional, fast-paced environment, and lead and drive complex operational initiatives.
• Ability to take initiative, motivate others, set objectives, lead by influence, and drive to results; organized, detail-oriented, strategically focused.
• Good business judgment and conviction, with the ability to communicate effectively with business partners and resolve conflicts diplomatically.
• Long-term forward thinking mindset, ability to build future, scalable, and innovative solutions with excellent operational capabilities.

About the job

Here in Core Finance our mission is to help Core and Google make Tech investment decisions. Core Finance partners with the Core organization to build the technical foundation behind Google's flagship products.

As Finance Director, you will lead the Core and Process central finance team and collaborate with the Core central leadership team (e.g., StratOps and People Operations (POps)) in leading overall Core Finance planning and reporting.

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 $235,000-$346,000 bonus equity benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries for the position across all US locations. 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

• Provide thoughtful leadership and insight into executive-level decision making through deep analytical insight into core business decisions (e.g., prioritization of opportunities and resource allocation).
• Serve as a key business partner to Core Chief of Staff on Core operations, investments, and cost management.
• Partner with the business to evaluate the productivity of business operations and identify areas for process improvement. Drive actionable analyses and recommendations for cost reduction opportunities and investment prioritization, resource optimization and efficiency improvements. Define and implement an analytics agenda to inform and drive decision making.
• Oversee all aspects of the Core annual, quarterly, and monthly planning, budgeting, forecasting, and reporting processes. Create and cultivate financial discipline to ensure delivery against budgets.
• Maintain an effective internal control environment and identify potential areas of business risk and drive risk mitigation plans.