WW Sales & Operations Support: Logistics Senior Financial Analyst

Socket.dev; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Apple is seeking a Senior Logistics Financial Analyst to support the worldwide logistics forecast and close process. You will coordinate consolidation with regional teams and provide deep analytics on freight and duty spend.

The role requires strong FP&A experience, excellent communication, and the ability to drive improvements across multiple functions in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• 5+ years professional work experience
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance or similar

Responsibilities

• Support worldwide logistics financial forecast and close process.
• Create reporting and analyses for senior executives and management.

Skills

Budgeting

Forecasting

Analytics

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication

Data analysis

Excel

Presentations

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance

CPA/CMA/MBA recommended

Tools

Dataiku

Tableau

SAP

SQL / Database scripting

Job description

Imagine what you could do here. At Apple, ideas have a way of becoming great products, services, and customer experiences very quicky. Bring curiosity and dedication and there's no telling what you could accomplish! Are you an analytical thinker? Are you passionate about using your financial knowledge to navigate sophisticated challenges? As part of the Worldwide Operations Finance group, you'll play an integral role in ensuring our day-to-day financial health. Finance is essential to upholding our global commitment to excellence, and it is directly responsible for shaping the company's future. Join us, and you'll have an important role in continuing Apple's legacy of efficiency and success.

Description

The Worldwide Operations Finance team is looking for a Senior Logistics Financial Analyst to support the worldwide logistics financial forecast and close process. This critical position is the main focal point for deep analysis, coordination and consolidation of the WW forecast/actual results, and would work closely with regional finance and regional/worldwide operations teams. The ideal candidate would have financial planning & analysis experience in a global or regional role with a multinational company. Previous operations finance experience is strongly preferred. The position creates crucial reporting, analysis, business insight deliverables for senior executives/management. The candidate must be able to clearly articulate the key business drivers related to global freight and duty spend as well as drive down to meaningful details with deep, ad hoc modeling & analysis where necessary.

Minimum Qualifications

• 5+ years professional work experience
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance or similar

Preferred Qualifications

• Hands-on financial experience performing budgeting, forecasting, reporting and analysis
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with flawless attention to detail and the ability to quickly learn and apply new concepts
• Collaborative: able to build consensus and partner with cross-functional and cross-regional teams
• Excellent oral and written communication and presentation skills with the ability to clearly articulate results and facilitate alignment
• Ability to partner cross-functionally at all levels of the organization
• Proven experience developing and improving processes, with the desire to drive continuous improvement
• Demonstrated ability to gather and analyze large amounts of data at a macro and micro level
• Excellent oral and written communication and presentation skills
• Demonstrated ability to work autonomously
• Intrinsic desire to challenge the status quo, improve processes, and create value
• Proficiency with Excel and Keynote or similar require
• CPA/CMA/MBA is a plus
• Expert spreadsheet (Excel) skills
• Previous logistics and supply chain knowledge
• Previous experience within a multinational company
• Experience with database design and script writing
• Experience with Dataiku, Tableau and/or other data visualization systems
• Experience with integrated accounting systems (SAP)
• Audit experience