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Google Finance leadership wants to improve financial fluency for non-accounting stakeholders across Ads Finance, Cloud Finance, and FP&A. You are the Financial Analyst responsible for launching a training and reporting package that explains how the income statement, balance sheet, and cash flow statement connect, using Google Sheets-based models and a short enablement session.
The project team includes 1 Financial Analyst (you), 1 FP&A manager, 2 accounting partners, 1 Business Intelligence engineer, and 1 program coordinator. The CFO staff team wants the first version ready before QBR prep begins in 8 weeks so directors can use a consistent framework in planning reviews.
The CFO staff team wants speed and a polished narrative. Controllership wants technical accuracy and will block anything that oversimplifies accounting treatment. Finance Systems wants minimal custom reporting work because they are already committed to a separate SAP close automation effort. Business leaders want a practical explanation tied to operating decisions, not an accounting lecture.
You have a budget of $35,000 for design support, training materials, and limited contractor help. The deadline is 8 weeks, with a hard pilot in Week 6 and full rollout in Week 8. The BI engineer is available only 25% time, and accounting reviewers can provide a combined 6 hours per week. You must use existing data sources in BigQuery and distribute materials through Google Sheets and Google Slides.