Waymo is an autonomous driving technology company with the mission to be the world's most trusted driver. Since its start as the Google Self-Driving Car Project in 2009, Waymo has focused on building the Waymo Driver—The World's Most Experienced Driver™—to improve access to mobility while saving thousands of lives now lost to traffic crashes. The Waymo Driver powers Waymo’s fully autonomous ride-hail service and can also be applied to a range of vehicle platforms and product use cases. The Waymo Driver has provided over ten million rider-only trips, enabled by its experience autonomously driving over 100 million miles on public roads and tens of billions in simulation across 15+ U.S. states.
Our Driver may be autonomous, but Waymo's finances are steered by experts like you. The Finance and Accounting group manages all aspects of our finances and serves as trusted advisors for all our strategic and enterprise endeavors. Along with managing compilation of our financial statements, looking after our cash and overseeing compliance, we partner closely with the business in overseeing company wide resource allocation, developing cutting edge compensation initiatives and generating detailed financial analyses to drive the business forward. We also develop advanced capital strategies to support the company's short- and long-term future.
In this hybrid role, you will report into our Head of Business Finance.
You will:
- Develop, maintain, and enhance intricate Cost of Sales financial models, to support long-range planning, annual plan, and robust scenario analysis; deliver a comprehensive suite of Cost of Sales reporting, including detailed Actual vs. Plan vs. Forecasts variance analysis
- Lead critical analysis for strategic initiatives, such as tracking market entry costs against plan to ensure successful and financially sound expansion
- Work closely with other FP&A partners to prepare the detailed Market P&L reporting and review presentations, align with xfn teams on the messaging and review contents to drive actions
- Take ownership of identifying and resolving systemic reconciliation issues, to ensure financial data integrity.
- Champion reporting and analysis process improvement by automating manual work through dashboarding and scripting, actively shifting the team's focus from tactical execution to generating non-obvious, strategic insights.
You have:
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, or a related quantitative field.
- 10+ years of progressive experience in FP&A, corporate finance, or a highly analytical role.
- Expert-level proficiency in financial modeling and data analysis using Excel and/or Google Sheets.
- Strong business acumen and the ability to communicate complex financial concepts to non-financial stakeholders.
We prefer:
- Experience directly supporting Operations, infrastructure, or Supply Chain teams in a high-growth tech environment.
- Proven ability to build complex, dynamic financial models from the ground up that have been used to inform strategic business decisions.
- Hands-on experience with ERP systems (e.g., SAP, Oracle) and a demonstrated ability to troubleshoot systemic data issues.
- An MBA or CFA is a plus
The expected base salary range for this full-time position across US locations is listed below. Actual starting pay will be based on job-related factors, including exact work location, experience, relevant training and education, and skill level. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for the role location or, if the role can be performed remote, the specific salary range for your preferred location, during the hiring process.
Waymo employees are also eligible to participate in Waymo’s discretionary annual bonus program, equity incentive plan, and generous Company benefits program, subject to eligibility requirements.
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Waymo is an autonomous driving technology company with a mission to make it safe and easy for people and things to move around. With the Waymo Driver, we can improve the world’s mobility while saving thousands of lives.
Waymo reaches out to candidates from official channels only (e.g. directly from @waymo.com email addresses, or through our recruiters or sourcers who are noted as such on LinkedIn). We do not contact candidates about career opportunities through instant messaging apps like Telegram, email addresses from domains other than waymo.com (such as Gmail addresses), direct messages on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram, or text messages. Visit waymo.com to check out our official job listings.
