Financial Analysis V

Position Summary:

The Corporate Strategy and Development (CSD) finance team is looking for a well-rounded and analytically oriented leader to focus on delivering on the STM group's mission while also supporting overall financial analyses for the various CSD teams. The System-to-Materials (STM) group is incubating new programs to drive CEO vision of moving up Applied Materials position in the Semiconductor value chain. The Senior Analyst will partner directly with STM executive staff and program leadership teams to drive finance operating rhythm, provide actionable insights, and deliver financial targets. This position will also assist in driving strategy, portfolio prioritization, complex financial analysis, and systems/process innovations for the broader CSD team.

Key Responsibilities

• Primary business partner and first point of contact for STM leadership teams for all financial matters, while also engaged on broader CSD financial issues
• Lead NPV analysis, budgeting and forecasting processes.
• Own and drive finance operating rhythm and lead FP&A activities.
• Perform insightful financial modeling, ROI analysis, scenario planning, and portfolio prioritization.
• Implement and manage robust systems and processes to enable transaction processing, cost tracking and accurate and timely accounting.
• Provide operational transaction support and work on special projects with notable risk and complexity. Develop the strategy for project execution.
• Provide guidance and enforce finance policies and controls.
• Drive group objectives tied to performance metrics, continuous improvement projects, cost efficiency initiatives and actively contributes to Global Finance projects and priorities
• Collaborate and coordinate with extended finance team members including CSD finance, COE, regional finance, corporate finance, and others.
• Develops tools, processes, and trains extended CSD team finance team

• Expert in financial planning and analysis with strong data analysis and related systems skills using Excel and modeling software
• Excellent influencing and customer relationship skills, to partner with senior leaders
• Proven competencies in communications, presentations, problem-solving, etc.
• Thrive in a startup-type environment, manage ambiguity, and collaborate broadly
• Experience working in semiconductors, R&D environments, manufacturing industry or in operational roles is a strong plus
• Self-starter, passionate, curious individual with strong desire to learn and grow

• Master's Degree/MBA Preferred
• 10 - 15 Years of Experience