Global Finance Leader - FP&A and Strategy (Remote Flex)

Lam Research; Fremont (CA); Hybrid; USD 137,000 - 287,000; Full time

Job summary

Lam Research in Fremont, CA, is seeking a Sr. Mgr, Finance to lead global field operations financial planning, consolidation, forecasting, and executive reporting.

As a strategic finance partner, you will drive cost controls, headcount planning, and performance insights. You will translate complex data into clear insights for senior leaders, develop scalable dashboards, and collaborate across regions, SAP master data, and Workday planning.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, or related field.
• 10+ years of progressive finance experience, including FP&A, forecasting, management reporting, operational finance, or finance business partnering, or equivalent experience.
• Demonstrated ability to lead complex global and cross-functional planning and forecasting processes and influence stakeholders without direct authority.
• Strong business acumen with the ability to connect financial results to operational drivers and translate analysis into actionable recommendations.
• Advanced Excel and financial modeling skills, with demonstrated experience working with large, multi-source datasets and developing scalable, repeatable reporting solutions.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to develop executive-ready presentations, financial narratives, and recommendations.
• Experience with SAP, including familiarity with master data concepts; experience with Workday Adaptive Planning or similar enterprise forecasting platforms preferred.
• Experience using data analytics, automation, and AI tools to improve finance processes and decision support.
• Ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced, global, and highly collaborative environment, managing multiple priorities while maintaining strong attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Lead worldwide consolidation of Direct Field Service forecasts.
• Lead planning for operating expenses, headcount, and Direct Field Service labor absorption, ensuring alignment between financial plans and operational assumptions.
• Drive business performance reviews by identifying key drivers, including volume, workforce mix, productivity, labor utilization, and spending, and highlighting risks, opportunities, and recommended actions.
• Develop financial models and scenario analyses to support long-range planning, ESPC initiatives, workforce strategy, labor rates, and other strategic business decisions.
• Lead the development and continuous improvement of standardized reporting, dashboards, and management analytics to improve transparency, accuracy, and decision-making speed.
• Partner cross-functionally to strengthen data integrity, financial controls, and reporting consistency, including SAP master data and management reporting processes.
• Prepare executive-level financial presentations and business narratives for AOP, QXR, and other key planning and forecast cycles.
• Leverage automation and AI capabilities to streamline recurring finance processes, improve analytical efficiency, and enhance business insights.
• Support SOX compliance, annual audits, and financial control requirements.
• Perform strategic and ad hoc financial analysis to support GFO leadership and evolving business priorities.

Skills

Forecasting

Executive reporting

Strategic finance

SAP

Workday Adaptive Planning

Excel

Data storytelling

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, or related field

Tools

SAP

Workday Adaptive Planning

Job description

Lam Research in Fremont, CA, is seeking a Sr. Mgr, Finance to lead global field operations financial planning, consolidation, forecasting, and executive reporting.

As a strategic finance partner, you will drive cost controls, headcount planning, and performance insights. You will translate complex data into clear insights for senior leaders, develop scalable dashboards, and collaborate across regions, SAP master data, and Workday planning.