Manager, Finance

Western Digital • San Jose, CA

8h • Onsite

About The Position

The Manager of Finance will serve as the primary finance lead supporting the Product & Engineering organization. This role is responsible for end-to-end budget planning and analysis, working with senior business partners to enable informed, timely decision-making.
As the key finance partner to Product & Engineering organization, this leader will collaborate closely with leadership of R&D, Product Management, and Corporate Finance to drive operational excellence for OpEx, CapEx, and Headcount planning.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in business, finance, or related field.
• Progressive finance or FP&A experience
• Strong ability to synthesize diverse data sources into clear insights and actionable recommendations.
• High level of business acumen with strong analytical and process-improvement capabilities.
• Excellent communication and issue-resolution skills.
• Ability to anticipate needs, prioritize effectively, and operate in a fast-moving environment.
• Strong interpersonal, presentation, and leadership skills.
• Proficiency with financial systems and reporting.
• Exceptional cross-functional partnership skills.
• Strong Excel and financial modeling skills.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the lead finance contact for Product & Engineering budget management.
• Manage team of 5 financial analysts to support respective functions.
• Responsible for overall headcount planning, non-labor forecasting, and capital expenditure reporting.
• Summarize key drivers of spending trends and variances to forecast.
• Lead monthly review meetings with VP and SVP level staff of R&D orgs.
• Review and approve month-end journal entries related to service POs.
• Partner with business operations teams to understand program level forecasts.
• Lead ad-hoc projects and inquiries from Finance and R&D management.

What This Job Offers

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