Strategic IT Planning & Finance Analyst

Apple, Inc.; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Apple, Inc. IS&T is seeking a Business Planning Functional Analyst to translate complex business problems into scalable products, processes, and data models. You’ll work in sprint cycles with teams across the U.S. and India to define requirements and deliverables that enable informed decision making.

You will analyze budgets, forecasts, and TCO, build analytical models, and partner with Finance, Procurement, and IT Operations to align people and dollars with priorities.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in business analysis, financial analysis, product management, consulting, or related fields.
• Experience building analytical models or reports from large datasets.
• Experience preparing budgets, forecasts, actuals, and variance reports (OPEX and CAPEX).
• Experience analyzing large datasets in Excel or BI tools to identify trends and data quality issues.
• Experience translating business needs into written product or system requirements (user stories or specs).
• Experience working across Finance, Engineering, Procurement, or IT Operations in a large organization.
• Bachelor's degree in finance, economics, business, information systems, computer science, or engineering, or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

• Own product areas within the Business Planning application suite, from problem definition through requirements, testing, release, and adoption
• Translate business needs into product requirements, data requirements, and measurable outcomes
• Analyze large, complex financial and operational datasets to find patterns, gaps, and root causes
• Build and refine analytical models for budgets, forecasts, actuals, commitments, and TCO
• Support workforce capacity and demand planning by connecting labor costs, utilization, and project priorities
• Reconcile procurement and financial data across SOWs, purchase requests, purchase orders, receipts, and invoices
• Manage a product backlog with cross-functional partners, weighing competing requests against business value
• Present analysis and recommendations to stakeholders, including senior leaders

Skills

Business analysis

Financial analysis

Product management

Consulting

Stakeholder communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in finance

Bachelor's degree in economics

Bachelor's degree in information systems

Tools

Tableau

Power BI

Superset

Broadcom Clarity

Job description

Apple, Inc. IS&T is seeking a Business Planning Functional Analyst to translate complex business problems into scalable products, processes, and data models. You’ll work in sprint cycles with teams across the U.S. and India to define requirements and deliverables that enable informed decision making.

You will analyze budgets, forecasts, and TCO, build analytical models, and partner with Finance, Procurement, and IT Operations to align people and dollars with priorities.