Senior Financial Analyst, NPI
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The Global Product Cost Management Team drives analytical support for product cost decisions on current and new hardware products. This position will work closely with various business partners to develop, interpret, and project the cost of producing products. The role also covers ad-hoc cost analysis and process improvement projects. Candidate will present to Senior Management at product cost reviews and lead discussions including key drivers for product cost movement.
The candidate will partner closely with OPD, Operations, SDM, and Procurement to determine costs and supply chain strategy. Key downstream partners include Business Management, Sales Finance and other Operations/Finance teams supporting decisions throughout the product development cycle.
The ideal candidate must possess and demonstrate strong communication skills, the ability to understand a vast amount of details, the willingness to challenge certain cost assumptions, and ability to implement new processes or significant enhancements to existing processes.
This individual should be action oriented, proactive, hands-on, inquisitive, and organized. This role provides an excellent opportunity to learn about the key drivers and issues related to Appleʼs products and supply chain, and to interface with senior Operations and Finance management.
- 5 years of relevant, progressive Finance experience
- Bachelor's Degree in Finance, Accounting or other related field
- Lead efforts to integrate tightly with critical operations groups to provide cost trends, analyze key drivers of cost changes, and support for cost reduction efforts
- Evaluate cost impacts of changes in product design and supply chain (i.e., cost, supplier mix, volumes)
- Ownership of sophisticated models and financial analysis to validate, interpret, track and communicate product cost impacts.
- Create process for measuring cost over time through design of metrics and comparison to key targets
- Present to Senior Management at product cost reviews and lead discussions on key drivers for product cost movement
- Advance proficiency in Excel; Tech industry experience and familiarity with SAP/Tableau are a plus
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