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Summary
Posted: Sep 20, 2022
Weekly Hours: 40
Role Number:200425948
Apple is seeking an expert and highly motivated Finance Manager to join the Operations Finance team. The successful candidate will help direct a team responsible for (1) tracking and challenging Manufacturing claims for quality issues and excess inventory, modeling and recommendations, and decision support analyses, (2) business partnering with the Global Supply Managers, Biz Ops Managers and Material Program Managers, (3) preparation and presentation of the monthly forecast and quarter close review, (4) product per unit cost reporting, including cost modeling for new product, (5) participating in global cross-functional operational improvement initiatives, (6) assisting in budget creation and leading the forecast/per unit cost reporting and approving spend authority for all Manufacturing Qual Build and Ongoing Reliability testing and (7) make large strides in improving our financial dashboards and metrics over extended time periods across product lines In this role you will play the role of lead finance contact for various Operations VP and their staff, requiring excellent communication skills, a strong eye for business, and the ability to think fluidly during presentations. The position requires in-depth knowledge of the Division’s business strategies, forecasting processes, an ability to challenge requests and maintain financial diligence within the company’s goals. The successful candidate is a confirmed leader who embraces change, offers new perspectives, challenges the status quo and constantly looks for new and improved ways to achieve results. You must have the ability to work independently with minimal direct supervision while completing a variety of sophisticated, non-standardized tasks. Further, a candidate that has a deep focus on mentoring will thrive in this role.
Key Qualifications
10 – 12+ years of experience in financial analysis with increasing responsibilities (management experience preferred)
Outstanding communication and presentation skills to various levels of the organization
Solid analytical & financial modeling background, with a daring eye towards cost opportunities and ensuring firm financial diligence across the respective business areas
Mentorship experience and an ability to seamlessly translate financial terms to business leaders
Must have strong background of delivering high quality work under tight deadlines
Creative and curious self starter
Strong project management skills and excel at managing competing priorities
Enthusiastic willingness to learn new technologies and spaces
Capable of grasping essentials in unstructured sophisticated situations
Fierce attention to detail with laser beam accuracy
Ability to persistently follow through many simultaneous open issues from end-to-end
Strong ability to build trusted internal networks across many functions to accomplish goals
Champion for continuous improvement and innovative approaches
Understanding of accrual-based accounting
Experience with database programs, SAP, Business Objects, Tableau are a plus
Description
MANUFACTURING SCRAP/REWORK/E&O PLANNING & ANALYSES: – Analyze and challenge the claims submitted by the various Operations teams in the Reserve database – Apply relevant key metrics to challenge, support and be able to explain the submissions – Drive standardization and best practices across Operations teams and resolve cross functional issues QUAL BUILDS/ORT PLANNING & ANALYSES: – Analyze the budgets submitted by the various Operations teams and challenge assumptions on a year over year and program over program basis – Own spend authority and manage the associated forecast on accrual-based accounting – Drive standardization across Operations teams BUSINESS PARTNERING: – Business partner to supply chain management Directors/Managers. – Provide strategic consultation and guidance on forecasts, financial issues, policies and practices – Assist operations teams by developing analyses, tools, processes and procedures to facilitate and monitor business initiatives. MONTHLY FORECAST REVIEW: – Review and present the Monthly Forecast Review package working closely with the operations team. – Develop innovative analyses to facilitate the decision making process and to propose cost savings. – Present sophisticated financial/business flows in simplified form to operations and senior finance executives
Education & Experience
Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance or related field. MBA or CPA a plus but not required.