Finance Transformation Lead - Close

Cupertino, California, United States Corporate Functions

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Do you love thinking analytically? Are you passionate about using your financial knowledge to navigate complex challenges? Just as our customers find value in Apple products, the Finance group finds value for both Apple and its shareholders. As part of this group, you’ll play an integral role in ensuring our day-to-day financial health. You and your team will support Apple’s growth, both top and bottom line, by applying the same level of innovation toward financial matters as we do toward our products and services.

You’ll also collaborate with Apple teams across the world to develop more effective investment strategies and risk management. Finance is essential to upholding our global commitment to perfection, and it is directly responsible for shaping the company’s future. Join us, and you’ll have an important role in continuing Apple’s legacy of efficiency and success.

We are seeking an experienced and dynamic Finance Transformation Manager to spearhead and drive strategic initiatives aimed at modernizing and optimizing our quarter end close processes, with a strong focus on Record-to-Report (R2R) and SOX controls and testing. This pivotal role will be instrumental in shaping the future state of our finance & accounting capabilities, leveraging technology, process re-engineering, and data analytics to enhance the efficiency, accuracy, and strategic impact of these critical areas.

The ideal candidate will possess a strong blend of deep accounting and operational finance acumen, robust program/project management expertise, and a passion for innovation in transforming financial processes to ensure reporting integrity and a strong control environment.

The Finance Transformation Lead will be responsible for developing and articulating a clear vision and roadmap for transforming our financial close process including the accounting and close-related activities within the R2R cycle. This will ensure alignment with overall business objectives, technological advancements, and regulatory requirements, including SOX compliance. A key focus will be on identifying, analyzing, and redesigning processes related to the various accounting activities and processes across our various finance functions with an eye towards strengthening internal controls, improving data accuracy for financial reporting, and enhance scalability through automation and process optimization.

The Lead will also evaluate, recommend, and oversee the implementation of new financial technologies and tools to automate operational finance tasks, improve data quality for financial reporting and business insights, and enable advanced analytics. This includes a strong emphasis on leveraging Gen AI capabilities for reconciliation, anomaly detection, and automated control monitoring and SOX testing support in these areas. Strong stakeholder management is crucial, requiring close collaboration with finance leadership, IS&T, SOX PMO, and various business functions to ensure successful project delivery and adoption of new processes and systems.

Furthermore, the role entails developing and executing robust change management strategies, including communication plans, training programs, and user adoption initiatives, to ensure a smooth transition for accounting and operational finance teams. The Lead will drive initiatives to improve financial data governance, reporting capabilities, and the use of analytics to provide deeper business insights into operational expenditures and resource allocation, while also ensuring that all transformation efforts maintain strong internal controls and comply with relevant financial regulations and SOX requirements.

• 7+ years of progressive experience in accounting and operational finance roles, with significant proven experience in leading and executing finance transformation initiatives…