Finance Specialist, Apple Watch

Apple Watch Finance Specialist is responsible for leading a broad cross-functional team in discussion of Watch program budgets leveraging a strong financial acumen to drive towards the right numbers. This role allows for direct influence in the management of Engineering spend for our new products reporting updates regularly at an Executive Watch Finance Specialist will be responsible for commanding the dynamic budgets for Watch New Product Introduction. Having a comprehensive understanding of budgets advanced spreadsheet abilities understanding of fiscal integrity as well as an understanding of the hardware being supported is necessary to succeed in the role. This role allows for the candidate to pioneer what a Finance Specialist can influence in the Hardware landscape as a critical conduit to our product cycles.

Expectations of the Finance Specialist are to be in the details of every element of Watch budgets. This spans Product Design Hardware Manufacturing Design and Capex. Finance Specialist must account for any changes to forecasted spend working with each respective team to understand under or overspend then summarizing for Executive review. This role will also require supporting the teams needs in re-allocation of funds and accounting for every change in finite detail.

Manage day to day budget requests; accounting for changes in forecasted budget and reconciling how teams can navigate available fundsnRoutinely meet with cross-functional partners within the team to ensure any overages or buffers are be right-sized nBe the primary driver of Monthly Budget Reviews with Senior Directors; gathering information from teams to present clear and concise status of program spend nIdentify risks and communicate resolution options to meet the expectations of Finance Leadership and Engineering nFacilitate the creation of an entire programs budget Concept Review presenting to the highest levels of the org nHave a natural ability to be organized and juggle multiple priorities at once nExcellent and compelling verbal and written communication is expected

Bachelors degree in Finance Accounting Business Administration or related fieldn3-6 years of Financial planning and project management experience nExperience and familiarity with consumer electronic industry

Certifications like CPA CMA or CGFM (Certified Government Financial Manager) are a plusnDetailed knowledge of product development cycles u0026 strong understanding of manufacturing processesnStrong proficiency in Excel (pivot tables VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP financial modeling)nAbility to filter and distill relevant information for the right audiencenExcellent communication presentation organizational and leadership skillsnHighly disciplined in workflow process and staying organized on priority tasksnSuperior attention to detail with a strong commitment to rigor and analysis and variance analysis skillsnSelf motivated and proactive with creative and critical thinking record of managing budgets end-to-end: planning forecasting monitoring reporting