Western Digital - Irvine, CA
posted about 2 months ago
As a Senior Financial Analyst at Western Digital, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the financial future of our Retail HDD business. This position requires a strategic mindset and the ability to work cross-functionally to create comprehensive financial forecasts that span short, mid, and long-term horizons. You will collaborate closely with the Market Intelligence team, Business Marketing, and Sales to develop P&L forecasts that encompass price, volume, mix, and cost considerations. Your insights will be crucial in submitting and discussing weekly Risks and Opportunities based on monthly forecasts, ensuring that our financial strategies are aligned with market dynamics. In addition to forecasting, you will be responsible for analyzing financial execution and providing actionable insights to enhance the performance of the retail HDD business. This includes preparing and driving operational and financial metrics that support key decision-making processes aimed at achieving financial targets. You will conduct in-depth analyses of the retail business's health, focusing on revenue, volume, and margin at both customer and product levels. Your ability to prepare variance analysis will help identify trends and key drivers related to Price, Volume, Mix, and Cost. Your role will also involve influencing pricing and contractual programs by reviewing competitive positioning and strategic initiatives through data-driven analysis. You will ensure accurate accounting of programs by comparing enabled sales pricing with reported pricing in the General Ledger, working collaboratively with accounting, sales, and business management to resolve any discrepancies. Additionally, you will prepare ad-hoc analyses and provide financial expertise on strategic or cross-functional initiatives, maintaining and evolving revenue and margin forecasting models and dashboards. Your contributions will be vital in implementing process and tool improvements, potentially leveraging advanced information systems to enhance our financial operations.