Gautham Panneerselvam is a seasoned Finance Manager at Google Cloud with over 13 years of experience in financial planning & analysis (FP&A), long-range planning, sales compensation, and cloud financial systems. He has been with Google for nearly a decade, where he currently leads a cross-functional finance team responsible for FP&A, monthly forecasting, and yearly accruals of multi-billion-dollar Opex for Google Cloud’s global sales organization.
Gautham has a proven track record in building scalable financial data models, automation tools, and analytics platforms that enable executive decision-making and operational efficiency. He pioneered Google Cloud’s Bookings & Revenue Datamart, which evolved into a critical system supporting multi-billion-dollar annual transactions across the company’s product portfolio. His expertise spans SQL, Python, data analysis, AI-driven insights, and advanced Excel modeling.
As a finance systems leader, Gautham has designed and implemented Anaplan-based forecasting and payout systems, established SOX-compliant processes, and delivered numerous automation initiatives, saving thousands of operational hours. He has also served as a team leader for 7+ years, managing full-time staff and vendor teams, conducting 50+ interviews, and mentoring new hires within FP&A and sales finance.
Gautham holds an MBA from the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, and a B.E. in Electronics & Communication Engineering from PSG College of Technology. He has earned multiple Google promotions and awards, including Outstanding® and Superb® ratings, along with numerous peer and spot bonuses for cross-functional collaboration and innovative automation solutions.