What are the responsibilities and job description for the Opex Analyst, R&D - (B4) position at Applied Materials Inc.?
Requires specialized depth and/or breadth of expertise. Interprets internal or external business issues and recommends best practices. Solves complex problems; takes a broad perspective to identify innovative solutions. Works independently, with guidance in only the most complex situations. May lead functional teams or projects.
Job Description
This position reports directly to the Business Unit Controller of DDP. In this role, the candidate will be expected to apply conceptual and practical financial expertise to establish and standardize business processes, address complex business problems, and drive investment decision for profitable growth. As a key finance business partner, the candidate will anticipate internal and/or external business challenges and actively influence management with critical analysis and sound business advice. This role collaborates with various cross-functional organizations globally and requires the ability to provide solutions to complex problems. Works independently to support a complex business from existing product that range from high share business to commodity where competition is high and new innovation products.
Key Responsibilities
- Participates in and owns portions of the preparation of the annual operating plan, long-term strategic plan, quarterly forecasts and quarter-end financial reporting for investment portfolio and OPEX spending
- Interfacing with senior management in the business unit to drive operating expense management and prioritization across the business unit
- Lead and drive operating expense and Capex budgets by engaging with senior management in business, engineering and operations departments
- Drive project / waterfall analyses and partner with operations & Center of Excellence spending analyst team to drive actual spending to targeted levels
- Lead PRM analysis for BU and partner with TPM to ensure PRM data accuracy and timely
- Provide value-add participation in the quarterly update of R&D program business case NPV models
- Drive quarterly cadence on NPI projects on BU Portfolio review and tracking progress against program objectives
- Partner with Operation to track and report NPI cost reduction roadmap progress against target
- Partner with BM on Eval decision and execution to meet all financial metrics (market share, aged inventory, and Opex spending)
- Participate and act as an adviser for Financial related decision in the Product Review of S&OP
- Partner within finance to drive and implement best practices for financial tools and processes for financial cycles and analytical tools
- Ensure data accuracy and help management team develop and tell the story of the business unit using that information (forecasting/budgeting, financial close, balance sheet integrity)
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Key Expectations
- Eager to learn and understand the business to apply and establish standardized financial processes
- Continuously develops knowledge of our business environment and understands product status to explain financial results
- Influencing – ability to impact decision within own organization, cross functionally and within different level of management by leveraging experience and competencies in financial analysis
- Strategic Vision and Agility – anticipate challenges and consequences of decisions, readily identify and seek solution, and incorporate them into the organization plan.
- Be curious to understand the drivers of top and bottom-line growth
Company Facts:
- Ticker: Nasdaq: AMAT
- Market Cap: $134.5 billion
- Fiscal 2020 Revenue: $17.2 billion
- Fiscal 2020 R&D: $2.2 billion
- Founded: November 10, 1967
- Headquarters: Santa Clara, California
- Global Presence: 110 locations in 19 countries
- Manufacturing: China, Germany, Israel, Italy, Singapore, Switzerland, Taiwan, United States
- Employees: ~24,000 worldwide
- Patents: ~14,300 issued
- Fortune World’s most admired companies 2021, Top 100 Barron’s most sustainable companies 2021
Qualifications
Education:
Master's Degree
Skills
Certifications:
Languages:
Years of Experience:
7 - 10 Years
Work Experience:
Additional Information
Travel:
Relocation Eligible:
Yes
Applied Materials is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, citizenship, ancestry, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law.
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