--- title: Senior Finance Systems Analyst at Google in Chicago, IL description: Google is hiring for the Senior Finance Systems Analyst role in Chicago, IL. Pays $164K–$239K per year. See the full description and apply. type: job url: https://www.foundrole.com/jobs/senior-finance-systems-analyst-at-google-01a15939-0e62-7cce-a08b-483a1332f141 date: 2026-11-15T01:26:44Z og_description: Join Google as Senior Finance Systems Analyst in Chicago, IL. Pays $164K–$239K per year. Requires 5+ years of experience. og_image: https://www.foundrole.com/og/u1n4ae.png breadcrumbs: - label: Home url: https://www.foundrole.com/ - label: Search url: https://www.foundrole.com/jobs --- | | | |---|---| | **Company** | [Google](https://www.foundrole.com/companies/google?utm_source=ai_markdown) | | **Location** | Chicago, IL | | **Salary** | $164K/yr - $239K/yr | | **Posted** | Oct 20, 2026 | ## Is this job real? **Ghost job check:** A- · Low risk. Probably a real opening. ## Visa sponsorship - **H-1B:** Google sponsors H-1B visas. It filed 9,179 H-1B petitions (FY2026 Q1 – FY2026 Q4). - **E-Verify:** No E-Verify enrollment on record for Google. ## Pay for similar jobs Most similar jobs pay $108,000 – $232,000 a year (median $141,000). ## Description Google’s Finance team is embarking on a multi-year transformational journey, building standard, automated, agentic-first processes, aiming to significantly enhance efficiency, provide deeper insights, and position Finance to be an even stronger strategic partner to our rapidly growing and evolving business. Finance Solutions and Transformation is a centralized body supporting development and enablement of end-to-end transformation for Finance, including transformation across the operating model of people, process, tools and data - leveraging the fullest extent of Google’s AI capabilities. We are at the forefront of delivery of all long-term roadmaps to develop new benchmarks for how Finance is performed globally. As a Finance Systems Analyst you will help bridge the gap between the art-of-the-possible with current ERP (SAP) and foundational systems technologies and end-to-end process transformation plans in coordination with Business, Engineering and Data and Analytics teams. You’ll help ensure we take full advantage of our foundational infrastructure as we continue to establish Google-worthy processes through the lens of our AI capabilities. This role will help guide strategic decision-making to support transformational initiatives across end-to-end processes. Strong relationships, specifically with Engineering and Data and Analytics, are critical. You should be comfortable with ambiguity and tight deadlines, possess innovative thinking, and understand the end-to-end finance processes within Google. This role requires a proactive individual who enjoys developing critical viewpoints on how to best leverage our technology stack and seeks innovative solutions to operational challenges, balancing risk, speed, and cost. You’ll stay connected to ERP vendors and industry best practice to be a SME in the art-of-the-possible with our largest system. Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. US: $164000 - $239000 (USD) + 20% bonus target + equity + benefits Learn more about [benefits at Google](https://www.google.com/about/careers/applications/benefits/). - Partner directly with global Finance teams to evaluate SAP S/4HANA capabilities and translate long-term transformational visions into structured, executable systems roadmaps in conjunction with our Engineering partners. - Bridge the gap between non-technical business stakeholders and technical delivery teams by translating complex business requirements into clear functional specifications, system diagrams, and user stories. - Work with Finance, Engineering, and cross-functional teams to document needs, identify gaps, propose improvements, and drive consensus on business requirements. - Support evaluation of current operating model environments for all Finance scope to determine areas of improvement or change based on best practice. - Communicate project status, risks, and remediation plans to executive stakeholders. ### Minimum qualifications: - Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or equivalent practical experience. - 10 years of experience in business systems analysis, systems implementation, or product management within corporate financial systems. - 5 years of experience leading functional architecture or transformation programs specifically within a SAP S/4HANA environment (spanning FI-GL, Asset Accounting, CO, Project Systems, or Treasury). - Experience translating business strategy and accounting/finance needs into technical roadmaps and engineering specifications. - Experience partnering with engineering to drive the full software development life cycle (SDLC): business blueprinting, requirement elicitation, authoring functional specifications, user journey mapping, and UAT governance. ### Preferred qualifications: - Master’s degree, MBA, CPA, or SAP S/4HANA Finance functional certifications. - Experience managing and steering external Systems Integrator (SI) partners alongside internal software engineering resources to execute complex roadmaps. - Experience implementing AI, RPA, and other automation technologies - Knowledge of accounting and core finance processes, including standard finance systems (e.g., SAP, BlackLine, etc.) - Strong familiarity with integrating S/4HANA with modern cloud platforms (e.g., Google Cloud Platform / BigQuery), proprietary custom software, and external third-party tools via APIs and middleware. - Familiarity with Signavio and other process mapping and orchestration tools to support architecture assessments and derive opportunities for improvement. - Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or equivalent practical experience. - 10 years of experience in business systems analysis, systems implementation, or product management within corporate financial systems. - 5 years of experience leading functional architecture or transformation programs specifically within a SAP S/4HANA environment (spanning FI-GL, Asset Accounting, CO, Project Systems, or Treasury). - Experience translating business strategy and accounting/finance needs into technical roadmaps and engineering specifications. - Experience partnering with engineering to drive the full software development life cycle (SDLC): business blueprinting, requirement elicitation, authoring functional specifications, user journey mapping, and UAT governance. ## Skills - Technical Delivery Management - Cloud Computing - Financial Accounting - Product Management - SAP S/4hana - Technology Roadmap - Automation - Artificial Intelligence - User Story - BlackLine - Process Mapping - Information Systems - General Ledger - SAP Certified Associate - SAP S/4hana Project Systems - Software Development Life Cycle - Financial Systems - Middleware - Google Cloud Platform (Gcp) - Certified Public Accountant - Business Systems Analysis - SAP Certified - Process Management Consultant - SAP Signavio - Systems Integration - Computer Science - Product Roadmaps - Business Strategies - Functional Specifications - Consensus Algorithms - 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