Director, Finance

Western Digital

Director, Finance

The Director of Finance will serve as the primary finance lead supporting the Product & Engineering organization. This role is responsible for end-to-end budget planning and analysis, working with senior business partners to enable informed, timely decision-making.

As the key finance partner to Product & Engineering organization, this leader will collaborate closely with leadership of R&D, Product Management, and Corporate Finance to proactively drive operational excellence for OpEx, CapEx, and Headcount planning.

Essential duties and responsibilities:

Serve as the primary finance partner for Product & Engineering budget management.
Partner closely with Product group executives to translate business and product strategies into financial plans.
Manage team of 5 financial analysts to support respective functions.
Responsible for overall headcount planning, non-labor forecasting, and capital expenditure reporting.
Develop concise, executive-level reporting on R&D spend, trends, risks, opportunities.
Lead monthly review meetings with VP and SVP level staff of R&D orgs.
Review and approve month-end journal entries related to service POs.
Partner with business operations teams to understand program level forecasts.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in finance or accounting; MBA, CFA, or equivalent advanced qualification preferred.
10+ years of progressive Finance/FP&A experience, with significant experience supporting R&D, Product, Engineering or technology organizations.
Strong experience in spend management, workforce planning, forecasting, AOP/LRP, and financial modeling.
High level of business acumen with strong analytical and process-improvement capabilities.
Exceptional communication, executive presence, influencing, and storytelling skills.
Ability to anticipate needs, prioritize effectively, and operate in a fast-moving environment.
Strong people leadership and stakeholder-management capabilities.
Advanced proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint, with experience using BI/data analytics tools.

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