IS&T Early Career Financial Analyst, Retail Engineering

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The Retail Engineering Finance organization is chartered to provide sound financial governance and oversight across our Engineering teams to ensure that Apple Retail implements the right-sized projects (dollars and people resources) to keep us on the cutting edge of customer service. We are looking for someone who can support the financial "nuts and bolts" behind these projects. This individual will partner with key engineering stakeholders, as well as others throughout our IS&T and Finance teams.

Description

As an analyst on the team, you will play a crucial role in the finance strategy for the Retail Engineering organization. In collaboration with stakeholders, this individual will be a key financial leader in analyzing the financial health across the organization and driving initiatives. Success in this role includes building trust and partnerships, having a hunger to continuously learn, demonstrate a sense of ownership, and being motivated to improve and innovate (especially in the face of ambiguity).","responsibilities":"Managing the financial aspects of operational and capital expenditures, encompassing project funding, cash flow, and support of budget management and forecasting activities

Driving and overseeing the end-to-end Procure-to-Pay (P2P) process, from milestone planning and vendor relationship management to Statement of Work (SOW) request/validation, purchase requisition creation, and invoice approval

Executing critical financial processes and analyses, such as Fixed Asset Audits, Bonus Programs, and expense report compliance reviews, along with various ad-hoc projects

Driving continuous improvement by identifying efficiencies and conducting in-depth analyses of current financial processes and activities

Preferred Qualifications

Strong Microsoft Excel and data analysis skills

Experience with enterprise software systems and/or Apple internal applications (e.g. eApproval, SAP, Tableau, Process Director) a plus

Knowledge in Procure/Purchase-to-Pay processes

Demonstrated success in managing multiple activities/projects, priorities, and people in a dynamic environment

Analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail

Strong organizational and process/project management skills

Ability to partner across different organizations and at all levels

Solid verbal and written communication skills

Should be able to act independently and be self-motivated

Desire to learn, improve, and innovate

Minimum Qualifications

Proficient in performing financial processes, reporting, and/or forecasting/modeling