Summary
Do you love thinking analytically? Are you passionate about using your financial knowledge to navigate complex challenges? Just as our customers find value in Apple products, the Finance group finds value for both Apple and its shareholders. As part of this group, you'll play an integral role in ensuring our day-to-day financial health. You and your team 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. You'll also collaborate with Apple teams across the world to develop more effective investment strategies and risk management. Finance is essential to upholding our global commitment to excellence, and it is directly responsible for shaping the company's future. Join us, and you'll have a meaningful role in continuing Apple's legacy of efficiency and success.

Imagine what you could do here. At Apple, new ideas have a way of becoming great products, services, and customer experiences very quickly. Bring passion and dedication to your job and there's no telling what you could accomplish. Apple Retail Finance is looking for an energetic, motivated, and curious individual with strong analytical and interpersonal skills, ready to take on new challenges.

We are looking for a highly motivated and proactive finance leader who can think strategically yet stay connected to the ground level operations of the business. The ideal candidate possesses a high level of integrity, creativity, initiative, accountability, communication, and interpersonal skills, with a commitment to teamwork and excellence.



Description
You will lead and develop Apple Retail's People Finance and FP&A teams. Collaborating with Retail's regional / global leadership teams and worldwide Apple stakeholders, you will provide valuable support to core strategic areas.

People Finance - Key areas of focus include:
- Forecast accuracy of complex People Expense for Retail
- Building activity models for all zones to forecast hours needs at a store and team level
- Partnering with cross-functional retail teams to influence and devise strategy where labor needs are impacted
- Working through country labor complexities to devise hiring plan to meet these needs
- Aligning with SVP for Retail to ensure plans are complete and take into account labor and business nuances
- Partnership across People, Legal, Scheduling, and Recruiting teams
- Partnership with field leadership (20+ Senior Directors and Directors) to ensure plans meet individual regional needs
Ad hoc analysis and problem solving across the People space

Demand Forecasting and Analysis - Key areas of focus include:
- Forecast accuracy of annual expense and sales adjustments on Retail's annual revenue
- Deep partnership with Retail Leadership Team to manage their headcount and expense line items
- Partnership with GBS to ensure control over expense line items and accuracy of accounting entries
- Partnership with WWSF to ensure accuracy and understanding of sales adjustments forecasts
- Partnership with Corporate FP&A to manage forecast expectations and roll up forecast
- Team covers divisional controller responsibilities for all of Retail spend
- Diverse basket of cost items drive a wide range of stakeholder interactions

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