Senior Financial Analyst
About The Position
Altera is seeking a detail-oriented and analytical Senior Finance Analyst to join its Finance team. The role supports financial planning and analysis activities, including budgeting, forecasting, and reporting, with a focus on analytics and broader corporate finance initiatives. The analyst partners closely with corporate FP&A and Business Finance to provide accurate, timely, and insightful analysis. The position is suited to a motivated finance professional who enjoys working with data, building models, and partnering with business teams in a fast-paced, high-growth environment. The role offers broad exposure to corporate finance, P&L and spend management, and opportunities to work closely with finance leadership on high-visibility initiatives. It also provides the opportunity to build foundational FP&A skills at a growing global semiconductor company undergoing transformation. The position is based in San Jose, California. The listed pay range applies to the Bay Area, California, and is $118,900–$172,200 USD; actual salary may vary based on location and job-related factors. Incentive opportunities are also offered based on individual and company performance. Applicants must be eligible for any required U.S. export authorizations. Altera uses artificial intelligence to screen, assess, or select applicants.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, Economics, or a related field.
- 5–7 years of experience in FP&A, corporate finance, accounting, or a related discipline.
- Strong Excel and financial modeling skills, with comfort working with large data sets.
- Strong attention to detail and analytical problem-solving skills.
- Effective written and verbal communication skills.
- Applicants must be eligible for any required U.S. export authorizations.
Nice To Haves
- Experience in semiconductor, technology, manufacturing, or other high-growth global organizations.
- Experience with enterprise planning and reporting platforms such as Anaplan, Adaptive Insights, Oracle, SAP, or similar.
- Exposure to G&A or operating expense budgeting and forecasting.
- Progress toward CPA, CFA, or MBA is a plus.
- Detail-oriented, with a strong sense of ownership and accuracy.
- Curious and eager to learn, with a continuous improvement mindset.
- Collaborative team player who builds strong working relationships.
- Adaptable and comfortable working in a dynamic, fast-growing environment.
- Proactive in identifying issues and proposing solutions.
Responsibilities
- Support preparation of monthly, quarterly, and annual budgets and long-term strategic plans.
- Build and maintain financial models for forecasting, scenario planning, and business decision-making.
- Assist with consolidation and analysis of full P&L data.
- Prepare variance analyses against forecasts.
- Develop accurate reporting packages and dashboards for finance and business leadership.
- Investigate and summarize key drivers behind spending variances and trends.
- Partner with department stakeholders to gather budget and forecast inputs.
- Respond to ad hoc data requests and analysis needs from finance leadership and business partners.
- Support company-wide headcount and workforce cost tracking.
- Help maintain and improve forecasting processes, templates, reporting tools, and financial systems.
- Support data integrity and consistency across planning and reporting systems.
- Contribute to finance transformation and process improvement initiatives as needed.
Benefits
- Incentive opportunities based on individual and company performance.
- Broad exposure to corporate finance, P&L and spend management.
- Opportunity to work closely with finance leadership on high-visibility initiatives.
- Opportunity to build foundational FP&A skills in a growing, dynamic organization.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
