Financial Analyst

Apple•Coral Gables, FL

9d•Onsite

About The Position

Apple Inc. is hiring a Financial Analyst in Coral Gables, Florida, to analyze and forecast product demand and sales across Latin America. The role evaluates weekly Sell-Through (ST) and Unbrickings (UB) trends by sub-Line of Business, projects weekly UB/ST based on demand trends, seasonality, promotions, and offer elasticities, and adjusts forecasts for promotional offers and supply availability. It also projects quarterly Sell-in (SI) units and Apple revenue by product, consolidates UB/ST and SI data, and uploads forecasts to the designated supply planning system for the World Wide Sales Finance Team (WWSF). The analyst works with Latin American Sales and operations Country Leads, Local Sales Finance, and Regional Sales Finance teams to understand demand drivers, discuss commercial strategies and other relevant market conditions, and assess risks and opportunities for inclusion in forecasts. The role prepares detailed country-level analyses, validates current-week trends through Rocket, runs Essbase reports, and leads weekly flash calls to explain forecast beats and misses. It summarizes results for WWSF and ALAC Leadership and responds to their questions. The position also develops and maintains Demand Forecasting and Analytics (DF&A) reports and analytics, with an emphasis on automation and efficiency using current systems and technologies. It presents forecast drivers through visualizations and reports, validates promotional uplifts, and checks weeks of supply and ship plans when constraining forecasts. Spanish is essential for understanding demand drivers across Latin American markets and communicating with stakeholders, many of whom are native Spanish speakers and may not speak English. The role is 40 hours per week.

Requirements

At least 5 years of experience in the job offered or a related occupation.
Ability to read, write, and speak Spanish.
At least 5 years of experience leveraging Excel, Tableau, and SQL to build and refine demand forecast models incorporating inventory levels, historical sales data, seasonal patterns, and year-over-year trends.
At least 5 years of experience conducting scenario planning to assess potential forecast risks and opportunities across multiple time horizons.
At least 5 years of experience performing lifetime supply analysis to identify gaps, surplus risks, and strategic opportunities.
At least 5 years of experience analyzing market data to evaluate market share and addressable market in key Consumer Electronics categories and identify risks or growth opportunities in quarterly and long-term forecasts.
At least 5 years of experience delivering actionable business insights by identifying underlying demand trends and translating them into strategic recommendations for senior leadership.
At least 5 years of experience simplifying complex datasets with impactful visualizations and strategic storytelling tailored to executive audiences.
At least 5 years of experience applying an understanding of Latin American markets and consumer behavior, including market dynamics, local holidays and promotional cycles, and cultural factors affecting consumer demand and channel inventory planning.

Responsibilities

Analyze weekly Sell-Through (ST) and Unbrickings (UB) trends by sub-Line of Business and project weekly UB/ST using product demand trends, historical seasonality, promotional periods, and offer elasticities.
Incorporate promotional co-funded offers from the Demand Generation Portfolio (DGP) and their incremental units into forecasts.
Constrain current-week and current-week-plus-one forecasts based on supply availability.
Project quarterly Sell-in (SI) units using quarterly product demand and partner weeks of supply (TWOS) to calculate Apple quarterly revenue by product.
Consolidate UB/ST and SI data in the forecast model and upload it to the designated supply planning system as required by WWSF.
Gather information that may influence product demand by discussing trends, promotions, commercial strategies, and relevant political, macroeconomic, and other variables with Latin American Sales and operations Country Leads, Local Sales Finance, and Regional Sales Finance teams.
Identify risks and opportunities, assess whether they should be incorporated into forecasts, and communicate relevant issues such as demand-generation performance, promotion changes, product constraints, and missing backlogs.
Prepare detailed country-level forecast analyses using relevant KPIs and data from different systems, and validate current-week trends through Rocket.
Run Essbase reports that highlight actuals-versus-forecast drivers by sub-Line of Business and country.
Lead weekly flash calls with local strategy and sales teams to identify drivers of forecast beats and misses.
Consolidate and summarize weekly forecast beats and misses, deliver reports to WWSF, ALAC Leadership, and the regional point of contact, and address questions about forecast versus actuals.
Develop and maintain DF&A reports and analytics, seeking to automate and improve efficiency using current systems and technologies.
Present forecast drivers through charts, graphics, run charts, waterfalls, and written reports.
Validate promotional uplifts using knowledge of product demand trends and price elasticities.
Validate current weeks of supply (WOS) by product and the Ship Plan to constrain forecasts.