Financial Analysis Lead

Who We Are

Applied Materials is a global leader in materials engineering solutions used to produce virtually every new chip and advanced display in the world. We design, build and service cutting-edge equipment that helps our customers manufacture display and semiconductor chips - the brains of devices we use every day. As the foundation of the global electronics industry, Applied enables the exciting technologies that literally connect our world - like AI and IoT. If you want to push the boundaries of materials science and engineering to create next generation technology, join us to deliver material innovation that changes the world.


What We Offer

Salary:
$133,500.00 - $183,500.00

Location:
Santa Clara,CA

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Applied Materials is the leader in materials engineering solutions that are at the foundation of virtually every new semiconductor and advanced display in the world. The technology we create is essential to advancing AI and accelerating the commercialization of next-generation chips. At Applied, we push the boundaries of science and engineering to deliver material innovation that changes the world.

We are actively recruiting for a Logistics Finance Business Manager to support the Logistics Organization within Worldwide Manufacturing Operations, with a focused scope across Asia Warehousing and Global Freight & Crating. The role serves as an active business partner, providing financial planning & analysis support to key operational stakeholders and enabling data-driven decision-making.

The position drives FP&A activities, including budgeting, forecasting, cost performance reviews, and cost modeling, while collaborating closely with cross functional stakeholders to identify and support cost-improvement initiatives across warehousing, freight, and crating operations. The candidate also provides financial insight to logistics strategy discussions, ensuring alignment of cost, service-level, and productivity objectives.

Additionally, the role provides oversight of cost management and inventory controls, ensuring accuracy, discipline, and strong financial governance across supported logistics processes.

Key Responsibilities

• Business Partnership & Stakeholder Management
  • Act as the primary finance business partner for Worldwide Manufacturing Logistics Operations in Asia
  • Partner with Logistics stakeholders on Warehouse, Freight and Crating strategies, providing financial insights, cost modelling, ROI considerations and risk assessments to guide decision-making
  • Collaborate with cross-functional partners to identify and drive cost-improvement initiatives
  • Navigate differing stakeholder perspectives and facilitate discussions toward mutually beneficial outcomes
  • Act as a bridge between Operations and the broader Finance teams, to ensure alignment on compliance to processes and controls
  • Evaluate Operational requirements and determine types of cross-functional support and engagements required to allow for successful implementation
  • Synthesize complex information and identify critical factors that materially impact decision making
• Financial Planning & Analysis
  • Manage quarterly and yearly budgeting and forecasting cycles
  • Review and validate actual spend against forecast, investigate variances and provide actionable insights on areas of improvement
  • Provide guidance on financial processes, controls and accounting treatment
  • Partner with stakeholders to deliver regular analysis and insights on key cost drivers to support stakeholders in meeting their cost targets
  • Proactively improve on data and cost visibility to enable stakeholders in making more informed financial decisions
• Inventory Controls & Compliance
  • Ensure adherence to inventory processes, cycle count policies and internal controls
  • Monitor and review cycle count results and escalate discrepancies or emerging risks
  • Lead quarterly inventory counts and manage internal and external audit requirements and resolve audit inquiries
• Strategic Analysis & Decision Support
  • Able to analyze trends and identify areas opportunities to reduce the necessity for inquiries
  • Able to analyze trends and identify areas opportunities to improve self- service tools.
  • Able to improve support model design to meet changing needs of the stakeholders.
• Qualifications:
  • Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field
  • 8+ years of experience in finance management
  • Experience with SAP
  • Proficient with Advanced Excel techniques and visualization tools (Tableau, Power BI)

Additional Information

Time Type:
Full time

Employee Type:
Assignee / Regular

Travel:
Yes, 10% of the Time

Relocation Eligible:
Yes

The salary offered to a selected candidate will be based on multiple factors including location, hire grade, job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and with consideration of internal equity of our current team members. In addition to a comprehensive benefits package, candidates may be eligible for other forms of compensation such as participation in a bonus and a stock award program, as applicable.

For all sales roles, the posted salary range is the Target Total Cash (TTC) range for the role, which is the sum of base salary and target bonus amount at 100% goal achievement.

Applied Materials is an Equal Opportunity Employer. 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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