Head of Business Finance

Google will be prioritizing applicants who have a current right to work in Singapore, and do not require Google's sponsorship of a visa.

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in a business or quantitative field, or equivalent practical experience

• 15 years of experience in strategy consulting, finance, or similar commercial analytical role

• 6 years of experience in people management and working with business stakeholders

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience in Asia Pacific and/or emerging markets

• Experience in Internet, Media, and Technology industries

• Experience leading and developing a team with a focus on performance, coaching, mentoring, and collaboration

• Experience with stakeholder management and in influencing executive business leaders

• Quantitative and analytical mindset with distinctive operational and business judgment, attention to detail, and outstanding verbal and written communication skills

• Ability to speak and write in English fluently in order to effectively communicate with internal and external stakeholders

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. Excellent at working on multiple projects at a time, you are focused on the details while finding creative ways to address big picture challenges.

You are both a manager and a mentor, providing financial leadership and analytical support to partners of the core Finance team as well as giving your own team the support they need to become financial experts. You'll keep management informed on key financial metrics and work to improve financial operation practices throughout your region.

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.

Responsibilities

• Lead an organization that focuses on providing cross-functional executive management teams with thought partnership, including clear and concise insights into drivers of business performance, market trends, risks and opportunities, and recommendations leading to business enhancing actions. 
• Advise executives on business decisions. Balance the roles of trusted advisor and guardian to reveal opportunity, manage risk, and optimize investment while empowering the regional teams to capture the fast-paced, dynamic opportunities in the market.
• Support critical planning processes such as business generation forecasting, goal setting, and business performance evaluation.
• Identify new business opportunities and develop new business cases in partnership with cross-functional teams to support investments in the region.
• Coach and mentor a talented team of Finance professionals to support their performance and career growth. Provide inspirational people leadership.

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