Looking for Financial Analyst - Santa Clara, CA

Job Title: Finance - Financial Analyst Advanced

Location: Santa Clara, CA

Work Type- Hybrid, 3 days onsite.

Mandatory Areas
Must Have Skills
Skill 1 Bachelor's Degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics or Business-related degree
Skill 2 - Strong analytical & financial modeling skills
Skill 3 Experience in business intelligence & data visualization technologies, tools & concepts such as Python scripting, Tableau, Power BI etc.

Skill 4 - 4-7 years of experience in Finance/Accounting

Senior Analyst

Applied Materials is the leader in materials engineering solutions to produce virtually every new chip and advanced display in the world. Our expertise in modifying materials at atomic levels and on an industrial scale enables customers to transform possibilities into reality. Our innovations make possible the technology shaping the future. To achieve this, we employ some of the best, brightest, and most talented people in the world who work together as part of a winning team.

While virtually every nationality, culture, and background are currently represented within Applied Materials, we strive for a more robust Culture of Inclusion (COI) and diversity. Leveraging our COI vision helps drive innovation, build organizational capabilities, create equal opportunities for everyone, and achieve our company's definition of Winning.

This role under the Display Segment will support driving analytics and reporting. The ideal candidate needs to be comfortable with working on both strategic initiatives, such as enhancing financial reporting capabilities, and with deliverables related to regular business cycles.

This person will help summarize the data related to market trends and drivers, competitors, business unit financials. This person will proactively work with key business partners across the company's finance organization to understand and help further develop reports and processes that are both efficient and can scale with the company's growth. This position will involve analyzing and developing content for Executive Management, Product groups, Investor Relations, and Corporate.

The right individual will have a strong work ethic and desire to continuously learn while using their skillsets and findings to extend/enhance the financial reporting processes as well as analyses.

ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES

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

Drive change in the financial processes of the Display segment: Improve usage of SAP and related systems across Display finance plus develop & own KPI dashboard and internal financial reporting tools. Partner with GIS and with other business areas to enable implementation of new reporting systems and processes.

Lead analysis on OPEX portfolio management; Provide financial modelling, analysis, and valuation support for acquisitions and ad-hoc projects and partake in investor relations activities, including board and investor updates

Participate in the design, development and maintenance of ongoing metrics, reports, analyses, dashboards, etc. used to drive key business decisions

Implement new business reports within the established reporting framework, policies, and procedures. Trains and supports end users on accessing of reports. Analyzes and interprets data and business intelligence reports.

Extracts financial & statistical data from various information systems and other sources.

Key Competencies

Business Acumen business/financial concepts, processes and practices for sound decisions

Business Partnering - creating a real and active partnership with both operations and management. Provide 'real time' support and analysis to add value in decision making.

Data Analytics - data analysis tools to sort through and analyze data to identify factors impacting performance and to gain greater insight into trends

Data Gathering/Reporting - tools, techniques, and processes for gathering/reporting data for measuring business results, objectives & strategies

Financial Forecasting & Modeling - processes, tools, and techniques for exploring and evaluating alternative financial scenarios and results

Flexibility & Adaptability - approaches, tools, and techniques for dealing with a changing environment

Influencing - ability to impact decisions within and outside own organization

Initiative - self-motivation, ability and drive to seek out work and accomplish goals

Org Change Management effect change in an organization; ability to manage successful transition from current to desired culture, practices, structure, and environment

Problem Solving/Critical Thinking - approaches, tools, techniques for solving problems & making sound recommendations

Very strong Excel skills, including modeling

Strong communication, including presentation skills

Basic or intermediate accounting knowledge

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics or Business-related degree

Strong analytical & financial modeling skills

Experience in business intelligence & data visualization technologies, tools & concepts such as Python scripting, Tableau, Power BI etc.

4-7 years of experience in Finance/Accounting, with attention to detail and ability to think clearly and work effectively with cross-functional teams plus a curiosity to learn the business & improve upon existing processes