Financial Analyst

Job Title : Financial Analyst

Location : Santa Clara CA(Hybrid 3 days onsite)

Must Have Skills

Skill 1Bachelors Degree in Finance Accounting Economics or Businessrelateddegree

Skill 2 Strong analytical & financialmodeling skills

Skill 3 Experience in businessintelligence & data visualization technologies tools &concepts such as Python scripting Tableau Power BI etc.

Skill 4 47 years of experience in Finance / Accounting

Good To have Skills

Skill 1 Very strong Excel skills including modeling

Mandatory if Applicable

Domain Experience(If any ) Functional Solution Consultant

Applied Materialsis the leader in materials engineering solutions to producevirtually every new chip and advanced display in the world.

Ourexpertise in modifying materials at atomic levels and on anindustrial scale enables customers to transform possibilities intoreality.

Our innovations make possible the technology shaping thefuture. To achieve this we employ some of the best brightest andmost talented people in the world who work together as part of awinning team.

While virtually everynationality culture and background are currently represented withinApplied Materials we strive for a more robust Culture of Inclusion(COI) and diversity.

Leveraging our COI vision helps driveinnovation build organizational capabilities create equalopportunities for everyone and achieve our companys definition ofWinning.

This role under the Display Segmentwill support driving analytics and reporting. The ideal candidateneeds to be comfortable with working on both strategic initiativessuch as enhancing financial reporting capabilities and withdeliverables related to regular business cycles.

This person will help summarize the data related tomarket trends and drivers competitors business unit financials.This person will proactively work with key business partners acrossthe companys finance organization to understand and help furtherdevelop reports and processes that are both efficient and can scalewith the companys growth.

This position will involve analyzing anddeveloping content for Executive Management Product groups InvestorRelations and Corporate.

The rightindividual will have a strong work ethic and desire to continuouslylearn while using their skillsets and findings to extend / enhancethe financial reporting processes as well as analyses.

ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Manage assigned FP&A & Core Business reporting and analysisdeliverables in an effective and efficient way

Drivechange in the financial processes of the Display segment : Improveusage of SAP and related systems across Display finance plusdevelop & own KPI dashboard and internal financial reportingtools.

Partner with GIS and with other business areas to enableimplementation of new reporting systems and processes.

Lead analysis on OPEX portfolio management; Provide financialmodelling analysis and valuation support for acquisitions and adhocprojects and partake in investor relations activities includingboard and investor updates

Participate in the designdevelopment and maintenance of ongoing metrics reports analysesdashboards etc. used to drive key business decisions

Implement new business reports within the established reportingframework policies and procedures. Trains and supports end users onaccessing of reports.

Analyzes and interprets data and businessintelligence reports.

Extracts financial &statistical data from various information systems and othersources.

KeyCompetencies

Business Acumenbusiness / financial concepts processes and practices for sounddecisions

Business Partnering creating a real and activepartnership with both operations and management. Provide real timesupport and analysis to add value in decision making.

Data Analytics data analysis tools to sort through and analyze datato identify factors impacting performance and to gain greaterinsight into trends

Data Gathering / Reporting toolstechniques and processes for gathering / reporting data for measuringbusiness results objectives & strategies

FinancialForecasting & Modeling processes tools and techniques forexploring and evaluating alternative financial scenarios andresults

Flexibility & Adaptability approaches toolsand techniques for dealing with a changing environment

Influencing ability to impact decisions within and outside ownorganization

Initiative selfmotivation ability and driveto seek out work and accomplish goals

Org ChangeManagement effect change in an organization; ability to managesuccessful transition from current to desired culture practicesstructure and environment

Problem Solving / CriticalThinking approaches tools techniques for solving problems &making sound recommendations

Very strong Excel skillsincluding modeling

Strong communication includingpresentation skills

Basic or intermediate accountingknowledge

Requirements

Bachelors Degree inFinance Accounting Economics or Businessrelated degree

Strong analytical & financial modeling skills

Experience in business intelligence & data visualizationtechnologies tools & concepts such as Python scripting TableauPower BI etc.

47 years of experience inFinance / Accounting with attention to detail and ability to thinkclearly and work effectively with crossfunctional teams plus acuriosity to learn the business & improve upon existingprocesses