Head of Financial Planning & Analysis

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Applied Materials is the global leader in materials science and engineering solutions that are at the foundation of virtually every new semiconductor chip and advanced display in the world. The equipment that we create and service is essential to advancing AI and accelerating the commercialization of next-generation semiconductor chips. Join us and push the boundaries of materials science and engineering in a company at the foundation of the electronics industry.

The work we do together advances the world’s technology.

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Location:

Santa Clara,CA

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Reporting to the Corporate Vice President of Corporate Planning, Finance Transformation, Tax & Treasury, the Head of Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) will lead the company’s enterprise-wide financial planning, forecasting, performance management, and decision-support capabilities. This executive will serve as a key finance leader and strategic partner to senior management, helping translate business strategy into financial plans, resource allocation decisions, and measurable operating outcomes.

The Corporate Head of FP&A will lead the development of the company’s long-range financial plans, annual operating plans, quarterly forecasts, and executive performance reporting. This role will oversee corporate-level financial analysis across a complex, global business and drive greater consistency, speed, rigor, and insight across the FP&A organization. The successful candidate will combine deep financial expertise with strong business acumen, operational discipline, executive presence, and the ability to influence senior leaders across a highly dynamic technology and manufacturing environment.

Lead the corporate FP&A function and establish the vision, operating model, talent strategy, and capabilities required to support a global, technology-driven enterprise. Serve as a strategic advisor to the CFO, CEO, executive leadership team, and Board on financial performance, planning, business trends, risks, and opportunities. Translate corporate strategy into actionable financial plans, performance targets, and resource allocation decisions. Drive an integrated planning process that connects strategy, operational plans, investments, headcount, capital deployment, and financial outcomes.

Lead the company’s long-range planning, annual operating plan, quarterly forecast, and monthly performance management processes. Develop robust forecasting methodologies that improve visibility into revenue, gross margin, operating expenses, profitability, cash flow, and capital requirements. Establish clear financial and operating KPIs, dashboards, and management reporting that enable timely decision-making. Lead variance analysis and performance reviews, identifying underlying business drivers and recommending corrective actions when appropriate.

Ensure planning processes appropriately reflect changing market conditions, customer demand, technology cycles, supply chain dynamics, and other external factors. Partner with business and operations leaders on cost structure, productivity, and spend-efficiency programs, and on working capital and cash conversion performance against plan.

Provide rigorous financial analysis and decision support for major strategic initiatives, investments, acquisitions, capital allocation decisions, and growth opportunities. Partner with business unit leaders to evaluate financial performance, strategic priorities, and investment requirements.…