Retail Finance - Process, Analytics, Reporting and Technology (PART) Analyst at Apple

Retail Finance - Process, Analytics, Reporting and Technology (PART) Analyst

Cupertino, California, United States

The Retail Finance Process, Analytics, Reporting, and Technology (PART) team is looking for a passionate and highly motivated analyst. As part of this team, you will support Apple's growth, both top and bottom line, by applying the same level of innovation toward financial matters as we do toward our products and services. We work closely with various business teams to deeply understand current and future commercial initiatives and then partner with data engineering, data science and full stack development teams to ensure our finance teams are fully empowered to operate efficiently and make well informed decisions.

Description

We are looking for an outgoing professional with high analytical capacity, creativity, intellectual curiosity and strong interpersonal skills to support the WW Retail Finance Organization. In this role, you will be responsible for partnering across business teams to execute on internal reporting, applications and data optimization. This work will enable the Retail Organization to leverage opportunities and improve key finance capabilities. The position requires the ability to understand and work with complex data sets, generated from equally complex business processes, in order to drive insights.

Responsibilities

Deeply understand Apple's relevant business activities, commercial interests and related processes

Partner with and train analysts to best use our data and technology infrastructure for building dashboards/reports and conducting analyses

Proactively identify opportunities to improve processes, tools, or analysis, demonstrating intellectual curiosity beyond the immediate scope of work.

Translate opportunities/business requirements into technical requirements and work with technical partners to assess feasibility and form project plans

Communicate the business value of proposed projects to senior leadership by framing opportunities in terms of impact, feasibility, and alignment with strategic goals, enabling effective prioritization and resourcing decisions

Drive prioritized projects and communicate progress on planned milestones to senior leadership

Collaborate with engineering and data partners to influence tool and pipeline design decisions that improve usability and long-term maintainability

Document and share reusable frameworks, templates, and tools to improve onboarding and speed up solution delivery

Minimum Qualifications

5+ years consulting or financial/business/data analyst experience

BS/MBA in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Analytics or BS/MS in STEM or quantitative field (CS, Applied Statistics, Operations Research)

Preferred Qualifications

Excellent problem-framing, problem solving and project management skills, with the ability to change direction quickly

Strong verbal and written communication skills with ability to articulate results of analysis in business terms

Confirmed ability to conduct complex, data driven analysis

Knowledge of SQL and working with large datasets

A basic understanding of data design pattern differences between transactional ERP systems (e.g. SAP) and analytical data warehouses (e.g. BigQuery, Snowflake)

Experience building interactive data visualizations, strong storytelling skills (e.g. Tableau, Streamlit, Shiny)

Ability to self-start and self-direct work in an unstructured environment, comfortable dealing with ambiguity

Knowledge of accounting principles, financial statements, and financial modeling

Experience with data analytics tools and languages (e.g. R, Python)

Experience building/applying statistical and/or machine learning solutions to solve business problems

Pay & Benefits

At Apple, base pay is one part of our total compensation package and is determined within a range. This provides the opportunity to progress as you grow and develop within a role. The base pay range for this role is between $137,900 and $207,300, and your base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location. Apple employees also have the opportunity to become an Apple shareholder through participation in Apple's discretionary employee stock programs. Apple employees are eligible for discretionary restricted stock unit awards, and can purchase Apple stock at a discount if voluntarily participating in Apple's Employee Stock Purchase Plan. You'll also receive benefits including: Comprehensive medical and dental coverage, retirement benefits, a range of discounted products and free services, and for formal education related to advancing your career at Apple, reimbursement for certain educational expenses including tuition. Additionally, this role might be eligible for discretionary bonuses or commission payments as well as relocation.

Apple is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. We seek to promote equal opportunity for all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, Veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics.