sr. analyst, Planning and budgetingWestern Digital

As Finance Analyst 2, you will be responsible in financial planning/ forecasting and financial reporting to stakeholders. Provide leadership support in quarterly and R8Q operating spending forecasting cycles for site. Review and coordinate the issues related to variances, risk and upsides versus forecast, targets and trends. Ensure delivery timeliness and quality of quarterly output to HQ and Stakeholders. Drive continuous improvement on reporting process and provide leadership and guidance to the Financial Planning and Analysis team.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Work closely with the Finance manager and operations team in developing short and long term forecast assumptions and financial data analysis
Responsible for providing the management, internal and external stakeholders accurate, timely and relevance financial information, projections and analysis related to operation performance
Responsible for the preparation of monthly actual vs. forecast analysis in monitoring the site spending.
Be an effective finance business partner for operational leadership and function leads in providing support information in financial analysis and actionable data.
Qualifications
REQUIRED:
Candidate must possess Bachelor/College Degree in Finance/Accountancy or its equivalent (CPA not required but will be an added factor)
2 - 5 years of experience in Financial Planning / Capital and depreciation planning / Accounting
Strong communication and good presentation skills with the ability to report and interact with operation and stakeholders
Keen to details, fast learner, has the ability to work efficiently under pressure with minimal supervision, and must demonstrate adaptability on changing business requirements
SKILLS:
Oracle or equivalent ERP and Planning system knowledge
Advance skills on MS Excel and MS Powerpoint