Corporate FP&A Senior Analyst


Imagine what you could do here. At Apple, new ideas have a way of becoming phenomenal products, services, and customer experiences very quickly. Bring passion and dedication to your job and there's no telling what you could accomplish.

Do you love thinking analytically? Are you passionate about using your financial knowledge to navigate complex challenges? Just as our customers find value in Apple products, the Finance group finds value for both Apple and its shareholders.

As part of this group, you’ll play an integral role in ensuring our day-to-day financial health. You and your team will support Apple’s growth, both top and bottom line, by applying the same level of innovation toward financial matters as we do toward our products and services. You’ll also collaborate with Apple teams across the world to develop more effective investment strategies and risk management. Finance is essential to upholding our global commitment to excellence, and it is directly responsible for shaping the company’s future. Join us, and you’ll have a meaningful role in continuing Apple’s legacy of efficiency and success.

Come join Apple Finance as a member of one of the most visible departments in the organization. Our Corporate FP&A team has an opening for an experienced Financial Analyst who will be responsible for understanding and communicating the detailed unit, revenue, or margin forecast drivers. This is a highly visible and exciting role, rich in analytics and playing a meaningful role to support strategic decision-making. This will involve collaborating with key functions including Sales Finance, Services, Supply Demand Management, Product Marketing, Operations Finance and other CFP&A teams.

Furthermore, the role offers the opportunity to obtain a 'big picture' view of the Company's performance while at the same time improving processes to drive forecast efficiencies and accuracy.

Drive the forecast for units, revenue, or gross margin, as well as various ad-hoc analysis and efficiency driving projects. Drive deep collaboration with internal teams and robust analysis of the many different forecast views and key revenue and gross margin drivers, presenting such findings to Apple’s Leadership team to drive strategic decision making. This includes analytics around Company/LOB/Geo unit and revenue and gross margin trends, new product reporting and various scenario impacts - taking into consideration both short- & long-term perspectives.

Play a lead role in the development of Apple’s Corporate Forecast and the overall P&L outlook. Support other critical Corporate Finance deliverables including quarter-end deep-dive analytics and assist in the preparation of materials for the quarterly Earnings process.

4-6 years of of professional Finance experience; with exposure to detailed analytics and forecasting, along with a collaborative approach to decision making

Bachelor’s degree in finance or another quantitative field

Excel expert

AI tool proficiency

Strong analytical background; mastery of concepts related to unit forecasting a strong plus

Exceptionally detail oriented and able to translate big-picture analysis while never losing sight of the finer points.

Ability to work comfortably with incomplete information and deal with ambiguity in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment

Extremely curious - not satisfied with easy or convenient answers; drives issues to root cause

Strong communication and presentation skills

Strong teamwork and interpersonal skills; must be able to form positive relationships with business partners and peers

Ability to maintain strict confidentiality around product launches, corporate forecasts and other strategic initiatives

Be able to understand various drivers of unit demand and supply, as well as revenue and GM/Bottom Line P&L implications

Experience with Apple's systems and forecasting tools strongly desired (i.e. FAST, Pulse, GOLD, PLUS etc)