Financial Analyst

Summary

Join Western Digital's FP&A organization as a Financial Analyst. You will manage and monitor the forecast and actual consolidation process. This role requires proven results in a fast-paced environment, leadership skills, and strong analytical abilities. You will partner with senior executives, manage budget-related activities, and prepare reports. The ideal candidate possesses excellent communication and problem-solving skills, along with proficiency in MS Excel and ERP systems. Western Digital offers a comprehensive benefits package.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting/Finance
• 1-2 years related experience with Fortune 500 companies
• A great team player, a dynamic/motivated/results-oriented critical thinker with positive energy and proactive business approach
• Excellent analytical and financial modeling skills with close attention to detail and accuracy
• High proficiency with MS Excel (pivot tables, advanced formulas, macros, and charts to develop custom reports and dashboards) and Powerpoint
• Experience using a large ERP system
• Strong organizational and executive communication skills
• Willingness and ability to learn and adapt to rapid business and organizational changes as needed

Responsibilities

• Partnering with senior executives and management teams across the organization to forecast spend $ and resource needs, to develop budgets and set targets
• Reporting duties not limited to forecast and actuals bridges and other ad-hoc reporting needs
• Managing all budget-related close activities and prepare all required close packages (monthly/qtrly/annual)
• Approving SCs and P.O.s and partnering with Corporate Accounting to ensure correct accounting treatment of transactional activities
• Monitoring performance and preparing meaningful and informational management reports and variance analysis on a regular basis
• Providing ad-hoc analysis and reporting to support budgeting and resource needs as needed
• Proposing improvement opportunities to enhance financial visibility, control and planning effectiveness
• Leveraging the financial and budgeting systems to further scale current process and enhance efficiency
• Leading and/or assisting Budgeting related initiatives as needed to help build/enhance business capabilities for finance and key business partners
• Day to day support including general administrative duties as assigned

Preferred Qualifications

Semiconductor and High Tech industry experience

Benefits

• Paid vacation time
• Paid sick leave
• Medical/dental/vision insurance
• Life, accident and disability insurance
• Tax-advantaged flexible spending and health savings accounts
• Employee assistance program
• Other voluntary benefit programs such as supplemental life and AD&D, legal plan, pet insurance, critical illness, accident and hospital indemnity
• Tuition reimbursement
• Transit
• The Applause Program
• Employee stock purchase plan
• The Western Digital Savings 401(k) Plan
• Short-Term Incentive (STI) Plan
• Long-Term Incentive (LTI) program
• Restricted stock units (RSUs) or cash equivalents