Corporate FP&A Analyst

Apple • Cupertino, CA

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About The Position

Apple Finance's Corporate FP&A team is hiring a Financial Analyst to support Gross Margin forecasting and improve the modeling process in collaboration with a variety of teams. The role also supports Divisional Forecasting and the Transfer Pricing Process. It offers visibility, data analytics, and operational improvement opportunities within a key financial function of the company.

The analyst creates monthly gross margin forecasts and presents them to senior management, explaining business drivers behind margin movements and connecting macroeconomic events with financial details. The role analyzes Company and Product & Services Gross Margin down to the product and region level, communicating the drivers behind the financial data to support management and Executive Team decision-making. The analyst also supports the divisional forecast process, analyzes operating margins, models scenarios to assess transfer-pricing changes, participates in pricing proposal reviews with senior leadership, and supports accurate loading and validation of approved rates.

Requirements

• 4–6 years of professional finance experience, including exposure to detailed analytics and forecasting.
• Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Arts, or equivalent in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
• Collaborative approach to decision-making.
• Collaboration and interpersonal skills to form positive relationships with business partners and peers.
• Strong communication and presentation skills.
• Extensive knowledge of Excel and Tableau.
• Extensive knowledge and experience in revenue, cost, gross margin, per-unit metrics, and analysis, and experience with cost of goods sold, overhead costs, and other spending analysis are described as advantageous.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with Apple's systems and forecasting tools, such as FAST, Pulse, GOLD, and PLUS.

Responsibilities

• Create monthly gross margin forecasts and present them to senior management.
• Explain business drivers behind margin movements and connect macroeconomic events with financial details.
• Analyze Company and Product & Services Gross Margin at the product and region level.
• Communicate financial drivers to support management decision-making and interpretation of results.
• Support the divisional forecast process and analyze operating margins.
• Perform scenario modeling to assess the impact of changes to transfer pricing factors.
• Participate in pricing proposal reviews with senior leadership.
• Support accurate loading and validation of approved rates.
• Collaborate with teams to execute and improve the modeling process.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level