Financial Analyst: Margin & WIP Insights

Applied Materials; Singapore; On-site; SGD 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Applied Materials, Inc. in Singapore is seeking a Finance Analyst to perform cost analysis, reconcile BOM, and support monthly close. You will collaborate with Operations and World-Wide Finance to resolve issues and provide actionable insights to executives.

The role emphasizes analytical thinking, cross-functional partnership, and accuracy in inventory and margin reporting, with opportunities to contribute to strategic decisions in a global leader in materials science.

Qualifications

• Demonstrates conceptual and practical expertise in own discipline.
• Aware of how own area integrates with others; understands market differentiators.
• May lead small projects with manageable risks and resources.
• Solves complex problems with judgment from multiple sources.
• Impacts a range of activities within own team and related teams.
• Explains difficult information and builds consensus.

Responsibilities

• Performs analysis on built material costs to ensure correct tool valuation compared to BOM & reconciles weekly
• Analyzes Production Order Material Variances & communicates with Operations to resolve issues identified during variance analysis
• Provides support to World-Wide Operations teams to resolve systemic issues related to Finance attributes which prevent transactions from processing
• Completes detailed requirements for monthly / quarterly close processes including Work In Progress, Finished Goods, Deferred and Eval Inventory
• Performs Financial Modeling and Analysis to support Gross Margin reporting for finance executives
• Leads Aged WIP Inventory Reviews & Provides reserve analysis
• Leads Balance Sheet Review Meetings with Finance Controllers
• Interacts as a direct business partner with business unit executives, delivering analysis and recommendations to guide operational and financial decisions

Skills

Functional Knowledge

Business Expertise

Leadership

Problem Solving

Impact

Interpersonal Skills

Job description

Applied Materials, Inc. in Singapore is seeking a Finance Analyst to perform cost analysis, reconcile BOM, and support monthly close. You will collaborate with Operations and World-Wide Finance to resolve issues and provide actionable insights to executives.

The role emphasizes analytical thinking, cross-functional partnership, and accuracy in inventory and margin reporting, with opportunities to contribute to strategic decisions in a global leader in materials science.