Financial Analyst - R&D Finance

Cupertino,California,United States

Corporate Functions

Join the Apple Finance organization and make a positive impact at one of the most influential leaders in technology. You'll collaborate with a world-class team to fuel innovation, creating products that delight customers and drive change. Apple values integrity, accountability, teamwork, and proactive thinking, encouraging everyone to bring their unique ideas forward. Diversity of thought strengthens contributions, fostering an environment where you can do the best work of your life. By joining, you won’t just be part of something big—you’ll help shape it and make a lasting impact on the world. This is an opportunity to join the Apple Engineering FP&A team as a Financial Analyst. Our team is responsible for driving the team’s forecast, annual plan, consolidation, and quarter-end close activities in parallel to providing critical analysis to support the company’s product roadmap and technology development decisions. Engineering Finance prepares, tracks, and evaluates performance metrics, provides business and financial analysis in addition to forecasting, reporting, and providing best-in-class business support to the Apple Engineering organization.

Description

• Coordinate FP&A activities and deliverables related to monthly forecasts, quarterly Long Range Forecasts, Annual Plans and Quarter-End Close. This will include preparation of timely and accurate content for Executive reviews in order to provide key business drivers and insights on Engineering spend. - Support profitability and line of business views of engineering investment. Create insightful views of spend to drive business decisions and help connect cost of development to products, technologies and/or features. - Provide ad hoc financial support and broad collaboration with multiple teams across Apple, including; Corporate FP&A, Tax, Legal, M&A, Accounting, and global subsidiaries. - Consolidate Headcount, OpEx and CapEx spend by engineering org, including variance analysis, management reporting and building/maintaining financial models for forecasting purposes. - Understand key drivers affecting the above processes and anticipate their effects on our processes, deliverables, and results as drivers change.

Minimum Qualifications

• 2 years of finance or other relevant work experience

• Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Accounting or equivalent required

Key Qualifications

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong finance and accounting background showing aptitude for understanding complex financial structures and translating into meaningful business drivers.

• Established financial experience performing budgeting, forecasting, reporting, and analysis along with a track record of strong financial modeling.

• Outstanding attention to detail with a focus on accuracy and precision in financial analysis and reporting.

• Ability to work with high level of ambiguity and complexity

• Strong interpersonal skills with a proven track record with collaborating across diverse teams

• Outstanding verbal and written communication skills for clearly presenting findings to key partners

• Demonstrated ability to automate and improve processes

• Advanced Excel and financial modeling capabilities; experience in Tableau, SAP, or FileMaker a plus

Education & Experience

Additional Requirements

Pay & Benefits

• At Apple, base pay is one part of our total compensation package and is determined within a range. This provides the opportunity to progress as you grow and develop within a role. The base pay range for this role is between $107,300 and $161,300, and your base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location.Apple employees also have the opportunity to become an Apple shareholder through participation in Apple’s discretionary employee stock programs. Apple employees are eligible for discretionary restricted stock unit awards, and can purchase Apple stock at a discount if voluntarily participating in Apple’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan. You’ll also receive benefits including: Comprehensive medical and dental coverage, retirement benefits, a range of discounted products and free services, and for formal education related to advancing your career at Apple, reimbursement for certain educational expenses — including tuition. Additionally, this role might be eligible for discretionary bonuses or commission payments as well as relocation.Learn more (https://www.apple.com/careers/us/benefits.html) about Apple Benefits.Note: Apple benefit, compensation and employee stock programs are subject to eligibility requirements and other terms of the applicable plan or program.

• Apple is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. We take affirmative action to ensure equal opportunity for all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, Veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics.Learn more about your EEO rights as an applicant. (https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2023-06/22-088_EEOC_KnowYourRights6.12ScreenRdr.pdf)

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