FP&A Lead, tv+

at  Apple

SUMMARY

Posted: Apr 7, 2024
Weekly Hours: 40
Role Number:200546263
Imagine what you could do here. At Apple, new ideas have a way of becoming great products, services, and customer experiences very quickly. Bring passion and dedication to your job and there’s no telling what you could accomplish. Do you love thinking analytically? Are you passionate about using your financial knowledge to navigate complex challenges? Just as our customers find value in Apple products, the Finance group finds value for both Apple and its shareholders. As part of this group, you’ll play an integral role in ensuring our day-to-day financial health. You and your team will support Apple’s growth, both top and bottom line, by applying the same level of innovation toward financial matters as we do toward our products and services. Finance is critical to upholding our dedication to excellence, and it is directly responsible for shaping the company’s future. Join us, and you’ll have an important role in continuing Apple’s legacy of efficiency and success. This is an exciting opportunity, rich in analysis and playing a critical role in supporting strategic decision making. This role will report to the Head of Financial Planning & Analysis (‘FP&A’)and will contribute to the overall financial planning, analysis, and reporting for AppleTV+. The FP&A Lead responsibilities will include but are not limited to analyzing costs, consolidating forecasts/analyses, and work closely with the business operation to forecast and explain variances for Apple TV+’s streaming platform. As this is a startup initiative within Apple, the right person for this role will be hands on and should be able to work in a fast-paced, rapidly changing environment while juggling multiple priorities.

KEY QUALIFICATIONS

• 8+ years of finance or accounting experience required.
• Television or film production or entertainment media experience preferred
• Proven experience managing, developing and coaching as leader of a team.
• Demonstrated ability to conduct complex, data driven analysis.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to articulate results of analysis in easy-to-understand business terms.
• Strong prioritization skills with ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Thrive in a fast-pace, demanding environment.
• Must be able to think strategically on critical business issues, while simultaneously possessing the ability to act tactically to execute against them.
• Experience with SAP, Essbase, Tableau and advanced knowledge of Excel preferred.

DESCRIPTION

• Independently plan, lead, consolidate, and execute on complex finance forecasts collaborating across Apple Services Finance teams and relevant cross-functional partners. • Operate with a deep understanding of core FP&A planning principles, processes, and deliverables such as budgeting/forecasting, accruals and close, variance analysis, approvals, and reporting. • Identify improvement and efficiency opportunities and drive alignment & roadmaps for key planning responsibilities. • Develop strong stakeholder relationships, maintaining effective communication channels. • Prepare detailed analyses, plans, milestones, deliverables, and overall status updates for projects. • Contribute to ad-hoc financial analyses, projects or overall team workload as needed. • The ideal candidate is someone who enjoys thinking strategically, who is comfortable being the central point of contact across teams and geographies, and who can execute, summarize, and defend sophisticated analyses to leadership.

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Accounting, or Economics • CPA or MBA preferred

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