R&D Finance Analyst — Strategy & Insights

GLOBALFOUNDRIES U.S. INC.; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 72,000 - 144,000; Full time

Job summary

GlobalFoundries is seeking a Staff R&D Finance Analyst to partner with R&D leaders and cross‑functional teams. You will support budgeting, forecasting, reporting, and financial planning, delivering insights, models, and actionable recommendations to optimize resources and drive execution.

This individual contributor role emphasizes analytical rigor, data visualization, and process improvement, with responsibilities spanning management reviews, dashboards, month‑end closing, and scalable

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Engineering, or a related discipline.
• 3–5 years of experience in finance, FP&A, business operations, analytics, consulting, or related functions.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and financial modeling skills.
• Experience supporting budgeting, forecasting, reporting, and business analysis activities.
• Advanced Excel and data analysis skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to present insights to diverse audiences.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and work effectively in a fast-paced, matrixed environment.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently while collaborating effectively with cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Support annual operating plans, budgets, forecasts, long-range planning activities, and financial reporting processes.
• Analyze financial and operational performance against plan, identify key trends, and communicate insights to management.
• Develop financial models, business cases, and analytical frameworks to support decision-making.
• Partner with business leaders to evaluate opportunities, risks, and resource requirements.
• Assist in preparation of management reviews, executive presentations, and business updates.
• Support operational planning, business reviews, and performance tracking activities.
• Conduct quantitative and qualitative analyses to support organizational priorities and strategic initiatives.
• Develop and maintain reporting, dashboards, and analytical tools that improve business visibility and decision-making.
• Provide actionable insights and recommendations to improve operational and financial performance.
• Prepare recurring management reports and business performance analyses.
• Support development of scalable reporting and planning processes.
• Identify opportunities to improve efficiency, standardization, automation, and data quality.
• Participate in initiatives focused on enhancing forecasting, reporting, analytics, and operational effectiveness.
• Support implementation of new tools, processes, and best practices.
• Collaborate with Finance, R&D, HR, Operations, Business Units, and Corporate functions to support business objectives.
• Translate complex financial and operational data into clear and actionable insights.
• Support business reviews, ad hoc analyses, and strategic projects.
• Build trusted relationships across stakeholder groups and contribute to informed decision-making.
• Support financial reporting, month-end close activities, and performance reviews as required.
• Assist with planning assumptions, financial controls, and compliance with company policies and standards.
• Ensure accuracy, completeness, and timeliness of assigned deliverables.
• Contribute to organizational initiatives that strengthen operational discipline and business performance.

Skills

Financial analysis

Financial modeling

Data visualization

Excel advanced

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Engineering, or related

Tools

Power BI

Anaplan

SAP

Oracle

Job description

GlobalFoundries is seeking a Staff R&D Finance Analyst to partner with R&D leaders and cross‑functional teams. You will support budgeting, forecasting, reporting, and financial planning, delivering insights, models, and actionable recommendations to optimize resources and drive execution.

This individual contributor role emphasizes analytical rigor, data visualization, and process improvement, with responsibilities spanning management reviews, dashboards, month‑end closing, and scalable