# Apple Retail Online, Senior Financial Analyst
Job Number: 57228835
Santa Clara Valley, California, United States
Posted: 12-Feb-2018
Weekly Hours: 40.00
**Job Summary** Apple is one of the most influential technology leaders in the industry. Be inspired every day as part of the worldost successful global retailer. Apple is seeking a Senior Financial Analyst to support our rapidly evolving Apple Online Retail team. The ideal candidate is one who has been a top performer in his or her career with a proven track record of accomplishments. This team is a key finance partner across all of Apple Retailnline and Mobile platforms, Digital Marketing, Merchandising and Publishing. Partner with the business to assess investment needs, and provide business case support for Digital projects.
**Key Qualifications** - 5+ years of relevant experience in a high performance and high growth organization
- Hands-on financial experience performing modeling, forecasting, reporting and analysis
- Must be able to think strategically on critical business issues, while simultaneously possessing the ability to act tactically to execute against them
- Self-starter who anticipates business needs and thinks proactively; ability to work autonomously
- Strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to articulate results of analysis in easy to understand business terms
- Ability to quickly build relationships and build consensus among cross-functional teams and at all levels of the organization
- Demonstrated prioritization skills and ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and deliver results in a demanding and quickly changing environment
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with flawless attention to detail
- Strong proficiency with Excel is required. Familiarity with enterprise software systems (SAP, Business Objects) a plus**Description**
The Apple Online Retail Finance team supports Retailigital platforms worldwide. This team contributes to the success of Apple by facilitating the planning, establishment, analysis, prioritization and evaluation of complex multifaceted programs. The team provides quantitative assessment and continuous optimization across digital channels and online marketing initiatives (SEO, SEM, Digital Affiliates). In partnership with the business, they also develop annual budgets and monthly forecasts, and report financial performance. You will work closely with cross-functional partners to determine key performance indicators, and build models to project and measure performance. The ideal candidate is a flexible and creative thinker with the ability to define business trade-offs, generate innovative solutions and manage uncertainty. The candidate must be able to simplify and structure complex and ambitious issues, and clearly articulate key drivers, results, and meaningful details to business partners and leadership.
Key responsibilities include: Support Retail Financeigital capital expenditure process
Develop a deep understanding of your business areas to recommend appropriate investment and run rate metrics to access business performance
Anticipate changes in the business environment, quickly assess business impact and recommend course of action
Measure results by thinking holistically across a project and greater Apple organizational objectives
Partner with Finance and Online Retail organizations in ad hoc analysis relating to business initiatives
Concisely and effectively present information and analysis to senior Retail leadership
**Education** Bacheloregree in Finance, Accounting, Economics or Business, Graduate degree preferred
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