Financial Analyst

Own Every Moment at NetApp At NetApp, your ideas power innovation. We lead in intelligent data infrastructure—delivering unified storage, integrated data services, and solutions that help organizations unlock the full potential of their data, from AI to multicloud. Own Every Moment at NetApp At NetApp, your ideas power innovation. We lead in intelligent data infrastructure—delivering unified storage, integrated data services, and solutions that help organizations unlock the full potential of their data, from AI to multicloud. Ready to innovate and contribute to our path to $10B? Here, you'll collaborate with passionate teams, tackle real-world challenges, and see your impact in how customers transform and grow. If you're ready to bring curiosity, creativity, and drive to every moment, NetApp is where your journey begins. Join teams that innovate to elevate, drive results, and excel together across every function. Job Summary As a Financial Analyst for the Revenue Operations and Margin FP&A team, you will be responsible for providing financial support and analysis for the company-wide Revenue and Margin forecasting, planning, and reviews. You will perform research and financial modeling to help future business planning decisions, and summarize and present findings to leadership, including C-Staff. You will interface with cross-functional teams and have an opportunity to contribute to various business challenges. The position requires business partnership with Operations, Sales Operations, Revenue Accounting, Treasury, FP&A, Finance, and ERDM teams in analyzing and shaping NetApp’s revenue, margin and cash forecasts and related operational management of the revenue cycle. Primary responsibility is to analyze NetApp’s key performance indicators to determine accurate revenue and margin forecasts, and to resolve any issues around that forecast. This role reports to Director of Finance. The Financial Analyst’s role has responsibility for a wide range of financial support and analysis. You will help to ensure that departmental objectives and project deadlines are met and clearly communicated. The essential functions of the department include: Prepare forecasts and drive operational and financial metrics in support of key decision-making for worldwide revenue and margins Gather, analyze, prepare, and summarize recommendations for financial plans by reviewing QTD actuals, analyzing historical trends, and considering expected future trends Work closely with cross-functional groups, including Sales Operations, Sales, Manufacturing, Business Units, Revenue Accounting, and other finance teams to ensure accuracy in forecasting deliverables Build data models and perform scenario analysis in Excel by synthesizing data from multiple systems and manual records Create and communicate schedules to cross-functional teams for month-end and quarter-end deliverables, set up review meetings, and consolidate inputs Present revenue and margin forecasts and actuals to cross-functional leadership teams, including the CEO and CFO Maximize NetApp’s financial performance while limiting the economic and business risk to the Company Engage with various stakeholders on how to improve revenue Essential Functions Provide a quarterly and monthly revenue forecast Consolidate total company revenue forecast, including deferred services, professional services, OEM, and contra revenue forecasts, and provide variance explanations against AOP & prior forecasts Partner with Sales Ops to determine future bookings to revenue conversions Work with Field HQ FP&A on forecast assumptions related to deferred & non-deferred product mix, carve allocations, and reserves that go into the monthly revenue forecast Partner with Revenue Accounting on adjustments that impact the revenue forecast Partner with Field HQ finance on AOP & long-term revenue forecast modeling Provide Finance support for Bookings, Billings, & Backlog (BBB) data, including BBB executive dashboards Participate in various finance projects Provide quarter-end revenue forecast vs actual variance analysis Job Requirements Strong FP&A ability and the capability to move beyond reporting to analysis and actions Ability to model complex situations and develop tools to support analyses Working knowledge of Revenue recognition in a US GAAP Tech Company Ability to analyze complex data sets situations and make recommendations to resolve issues This individual must work effectively with Staff to Vice President level employees within the function, across functions, and with external parties Limited supervision is provided, as the role requires an individual who can operate, drive results, and set priorities independently Good interpersonal communication skills as needed to work successfully with staff and managers within and outside of function Education and Experience Undergraduate degree in Business or Accounting preferred 12+ years experience in Accounting / Finance Compensation: The target salary range for this position is 147,900 - 220,000 USD. The salary offered will be determined by the candidate's location, qualifications, experience, and education and may be outside of this range. Final compensation packages are competitive and in line with industry standards, reflecting a variety of factors, and include a comprehensive benefits package. This may cover Health Insurance, Life Insurance, Retirement or Pension Plans, Paid Time Off, various Leave options, Performance-Based Incentives, employee stock purchase plan, and/or restricted stocks (RSU’s), with all offerings subject to regional variations and governed by local laws, regulations, and company policies. Benefits may vary by country and region, and further details will be provided as part of the recruitment process. At NetApp, we embrace a hybrid working environment designed to strengthen connection, collaboration, and culture for all employees. This means that most roles will have some level of in-office and/or in-person expectations, which will be shared during the recruitment process. Equal Opportunity Employer: NetApp is firmly committed to Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and to compliance with all federal, state and local laws that prohibit employment discrimination based on age, race, color, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, religion, disability or genetic information, pregnancy, protected veteran status, and any other protected classification. Why You'll Thrive at NetApp At NetApp, you won't wait for the perfect moment—you'll make it. The early planning, the extra thought, the bold idea that turns good into great: That's how our people operate and how we continue to push the boundaries of data infrastructure. NetApp is the trusted partner for organizations transforming data into opportunity. As the only enterprise-grade storage service natively embedded in Google Cloud, AWS, and Microsoft Azure, we empower customers to run everything from traditional workloads to enterprise AI with unmatched performance, resilience, and security. Our culture We celebrate mold breakers, bold thinkers, and problem solvers. We reward initiative, impact, and ownership. We provide flexibility so you can balance professional ambition with your personal life. Here, differences are not just welcomed—they drive everything we do. If you're ready to innovate, rise to the challenge, and own every moment - make your next move your best one. AI Disclosure For select roles, some stages of our hiring process may use artificial intelligence tools to help evaluate applications and candidate selection. These tools support—rather than replace—human decision-making. #J-18808-Ljbffr