Financial Analyst 5

Lam Research•Fremont, CA

9d•$114,000 - $253,000

About The Position

Lam Research Corporation is a leading supplier of wafer fabrication equipment and services to the global semiconductor industry. Lam Research develops innovative solutions that help our customers build smaller, faster, more powerful, and more power-efficient electronic devices—the kind that are driving the proliferation of technology into our everyday lives. We are seeking a highly motivated, detail-oriented, and results-driven Senior Financial Analyst to join our Corporate Financial Planning & Analysis (CFP&A) team based out of our Fremont campus. The team is responsible for performing budgeting, forecasting, and analysis that support Lam’s corporate and strategic decisions of the CFO, CEO, and the Board of Directors. This role is a critical partner to cross-functional leaders and corporate initiative owners, providing financial transparency, strategic insight, and disciplined execution across enterprise priorities. The ideal candidate thrives in a fast-paced environment, demonstrates strong initiative and accountability, and possesses exceptional organizational skills to manage multiple complex deliverables simultaneously. This individual will play a key role in strengthening financial rigor, enabling data-driven decision making, and ensuring compliance and governance across corporate investment initiatives. This role has high visibility within Lam’s Finance Executive Management and offers the opportunity to collaborate with many different groups outside of the CFP&A group (including but not limited to the Product Group Finance, Global Operations, Government Affairs, Digital Transformation, Global Customer Operations).

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics; MBA or related professional certification (CPA, CMA, CIA) preferred.
5+ years of progressive FP&A, corporate finance, or related analytical experience.
Demonstrated experience supporting complex projects or enterprise initiatives with financial oversight responsibilities.
Strong financial modeling, forecasting, and variance analysis skills.
Semiconductor industry knowledge not required, but preferred
Strong financial systems expertise. Familiarity with SAP, BW, Business Objects Planning is a requirement.
Extremely detail-oriented, well organized, high standard of accuracy and ability to multi-task.
Exceptional financial modeling skills using Microsoft Excel and strong Powerpoint skills
Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Must be able to summarize complex and technical issues / analysis into simple and clear messaging for Senior management
Solid interpersonal skills with proven ability to develop and maintain effective business partner relationships at all levels of the organization.
Proactive and independent person who identifies issues and drives them to resolution
The person must also be driven to continuously identify and implement improvements to processes, analytics and metrics.

Responsibilities

Serve as a trusted finance partner for the Digital Transformation organization.
Provide financial guidance, challenge assumptions, and drive disciplined decision-making around investments and resource allocation.
Translate business strategies into financial plans, forecasts, and performance tracking frameworks.
Proactively identify risks and opportunities, presenting actionable insights to leadership.
Lead financial planning, tracking, and reporting for enterprise-level corporate initiatives including Digital Transformation organization and Government Grants.
Ensure alignment between approved budgets, strategic objectives, and actual spend.
Develop and maintain scalable tracking mechanisms to monitor performance against investment milestones.
Drive accountability and transparency across initiative owners through structured reporting and review processes.
Support annual planning, quarterly forecasting, and long-range planning processes.
Prepare executive-ready financial reports and presentations summarizing performance, variances, and forward-looking projections.
Enhance reporting tools, dashboards, and data models to improve accuracy, efficiency, and visibility.
Deliver timely, accurate, and insightful reporting that supports senior leadership decision-making.
Ensure adherence to corporate financial policies, governance standards, and compliance requirements.
Partner with accounting and audit teams to support financial close and audit readiness related to corporate initiatives.
Continuously improve financial processes, controls, and documentation.
Drive automation and efficiency improvements to reduce manual effort and increase data reliability.