Financial Analyst: Legal Finance

$107,300 - $161,300/Yr

Apple - Cupertino, CA

Full-time - Mid Level

Cupertino, CA

Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing

About the position

The Financial Analyst role within Apple's Legal Finance team focuses on Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) for Apple's internal corporate legal and security business units. This position requires a highly motivated individual who can build strong relationships with legal leadership, manage budgets and forecasts, and drive innovation in financial processes. The role emphasizes analytical thinking, integrity, and accountability, contributing to Apple's commitment to excellence and innovation.

Responsibilities

• Serve as FP&A lead for certain of Apple's internal corporate legal and security business units.
• Develop strong relationships and work directly with key attorneys and legal leadership to establish and manage monthly, quarterly, and annual budgets & forecasts.
• Manage, build, and maintain complex models for quarterly close accruals, ensuring adherence to SOX requirements.
• Develop analytics and other ad hoc reporting that provide meaningful insights associated with spend on legal activities and projects.
• Monitor and review actuals to ensure correct accounting treatment and requesting journal entries when necessary.
• Refine existing processes and modeling to drive more efficient and accurate expense monitoring, forecasting, and other reporting deliverables.
• Maintain finance administrative hierarchies for budget and management reporting purposes.
• Drive continued innovation across all aspects of the role by leveraging financial tools, systems, and collaborative working environments across different finance teams.

Requirements

• 2+ years of FP&A experience required
• BS/BA or equivalent in Accounting, Finance, or a related field required (MBA and/or CPA is a plus)
• Thorough understanding of accounting standards and financial analysis
• Strong analytical / problem solving background
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Strong data management skills, using both spreadsheets and databases
• Experience with complex spreadsheets required
• Ability to take ownership of processes, including introducing automation and other workflow improvements
• Proficient in working with cross-functional teams across different levels of management
• Strong prioritization skills with a proven track record of successfully managing multiple complex projects under pressure and meeting critical deadlines
• Familiarity with common financial and related systems, such as SAP, Business Objects, Workday Adaptive Planning, and Tableau

Nice-to-haves

• Familiarity with legal functions such as compliance, regulation, privacy, employment, etc. as well as security is a plus

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical and dental coverage
• Retirement benefits
• Discounted products and free services
• Reimbursement for certain educational expenses including tuition
• Discretionary bonuses or commission payments
• Relocation assistance