Corporate FP&A Analyst

Cupertino, California, United States Corporate Functions

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Come join Apple Finance as a member of one of the most visible departments in the organization. Our Corporate FP&A team has an opening for a Financial Analyst who will support Gross Margin forecasting, collaborating with a variety of teams to help execute and improve the modeling process. In addition, this role will support the Divisional Forecasting and Transfer Pricing Process.

This is a highly visible position, rich in data analytics and operational improvement opportunities that supports a key financial function of the company. In this position, you will create monthly gross margin forecasts and present them to senior management, explaining the business drivers behind any margin movements and also connecting macro economic events with the micro financial details.

The role requires solid business understanding, analytical skill, and the ability to influence. This is a great career opportunity for someone looking to compliment their varied finance experience with a complete company picture. Strong communication is key given the audience who will consume the analytics.

The successful candidate will analyze Company Gross Margin, Product & Services Gross Margin down to Product and Region level. Focus is always on communicating the business drivers behind the financial data to enable management to make informed decisions. The analysis produced is key to the Executive Team’s future decision-making and interpretation of financial results. The candidate will then support the divisional forecast process, analyze operating margins, and perform scenario modeling to assess the impact of changes to transfer pricing factors.

Candidate will participate in pricing proposal reviews with senior leadership and support the accurate loading and validation of approved rates.

Extensive knowledge and experience in revenue, cost, gross margin, per unit metrics and analysis as well as experience in many facets of cost of goods sold, overhead cost and other spending analysis is an advantage. Technical skills in Excel & Tableau are vital to be a success and a willingness to learn and adapt to new tools.

• Drive the forecast for units, revenue, or gross margin, as well as various ad-hoc analysis and efficiency driving projects.
• Drive deep collaboration with internal teams and robust analysis of the many different forecast views and key revenue and gross margin drivers, presenting such findings to Apple’s Leadership team to drive strategic decision making. This includes analytics around Company/LOB/Geo unit and revenue and gross margin trends, new product reporting and various scenario impacts - taking into consideration both short- & long-term perspectives.
• Play a lead role in the development of Apple’s Corporate Forecast and the overall P&L outlook. Support other critical Corporate Finance deliverables including quarter-end deep-dive analytics and assist in the preparation of materials for the quarterly Earnings process.

• 4-6 years of of professional Finance experience; with exposure to detailed analytics and forecasting, along with a collaborative approach to decision making
• BS/BA or equivalent in Accounting, Finance, or a related field required
• Collaboration and interpersonal skills; must be able to form positive relationships with business partners and peers
• Strong communication and presentation skills
• Extensive Excel and Tableau knowledge

• Experience with Apple's…