Senior Financial and Data Analyst, Places

Apple Apple · Big Tech · San Jose, CA · Corporate Functions

Senior Financial Analyst role supporting Apple's global corporate real estate portfolio, focusing on forecasting, financial planning, and process automation within the Places Finance team.

What you'd actually do

  1. Drive the forecasting process for Retail Real Estate; develop forecasts that reflect the latest developments in the business
  2. Oversee quarter-end close activities; review and ensure timely and accurate posting of accounting entries
  3. Tell the story of the numbers; apply your knowledge of the business and analyze results and forecast variances to provide insightful commentary for forecast and actuals submissions
  4. Prepare and contribute to presentations of forecasts and key findings for senior finance leadership, including monthly forecast and Quarterly Close Review slides
  5. Participate in development of the annual financial plan
  6. Drive development of new tools and process automation; continuously pursue ways to streamline and scale processes by leveraging new tools and partnering with systems developers to innovate around challenges, with a keen interest in building and implementing robust financial reports.

Skills

Required

  • Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Data Analytics, Information Systems, or related field
  • 5+ years of Finance / Business experience in a fast-paced environment; forecasting and/or FP&A experience
  • Proven track record to conduct complex, data-driven analysis
  • Strong technical knowledge including advanced Excel skills
  • Outstanding verbal and written communication skills with the ability to articulate results of complex analysis in simple terms
  • Strong prioritization skills, ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously
  • Ability to learn quickly and navigate through a large organization
  • Thrive in a hardworking, collaborative environment
  • Extraordinarily detail-oriented while able to keep sight of the “big picture”

Nice to have

  • Experience building and implementing financial reports, leveraging tools such as Tableau, SQL, and data platforms like Dataiku, Snowflake
  • Familiarity with AI applications in finance
  • Experience with enterprise software systems (e.g., SAP, Adaptive Insights)

What the JD emphasized

  • advanced Excel skills
  • complex, data-driven analysis
  • build and implement robust financial reports