Senior Financial Analyst
- Job ID
- R2518262
- Date posted
- 11/07/2025
- Location
- Santa Clara, CA
- Category
- Finance
Business Unit Financial Analyst – DDP – Senior Analyst (B3)
Position Summary
The Business Unit Financial Analyst for Dielectric Deposition Products (DDP) is responsible for supporting financial planning, analysis, and reporting activities for a dynamic global business. This role collaborates with cross-functional teams to ensure the accuracy and completeness of financial data, provides insightful analysis to finance and non-finance stakeholders, and contributes to margin improvement initiatives. The analyst will perform recurring and ad hoc tasks with minimal oversight and play a key role in supporting business decision-making.
Key Responsibilities
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to gather and validate financial data, ensuring accuracy and completeness.
- Perform activities and analysis to support forecasting, close, and balance sheet review with minimal oversight on recurring tasks, including detailed inventory analysis for finished goods, evaluation (Eval), and deferred inventory.
- Complete detailed analysis and commentary for finance and non-finance executives.
- Assist with modeling financial scenarios for changes in business conditions and assumptions.
- Provide comprehensive variance analysis on performance to plan (financial walks).
- Conduct Eval ROI analysis to assess the effectiveness and returns of evaluation inventory investments.
- Perform field support analysis for evaluation inventory and provide appropriate forecasting for Eval spend.
- Support Gross Margin Leadership Team (GMLT) reporting and help drive margin improvement initiatives.
- Lead and/or support ad hoc projects assigned by manager.
Key Competencies
- Functional Knowledge – Demonstrates conceptual and practical expertise in own discipline and basic knowledge of related disciplines.
- Business Expertise – Understands best practices and how own area integrates with others; aware of competition and market differentiators.
- Problem Solving – Solves complex problems and takes a new perspective on existing solutions; exercises judgment based on analysis of multiple sources of information.
- Impact – Impacts a range of customer, operational, project, or service activities within own team and related teams; works within broad guidelines and policies.
- Interpersonal Skills – Explains difficult or sensitive information; works to build consensus.
Qualifications
- Master’s degree required.
- 4–7 years of relevant work experience.
- Demonstrated analytical and quantitative skills.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Proficiency in financial modeling and variance analysis.
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment.
- uild consensus
Qualifications
Education:
Master's DegreeSkills
Certifications:
Languages:
Years of Experience:
4 - 7 YearsWork Experience:
Additional Information
Shift:
10-Day 8-Hr (United States of America)Travel:
Yes, 10% of the TimeRelocation Eligible:
NoU.S. Salary Range:
$106,000.00 - $146,000.00The salary offered to a selected candidate will be based on multiple factors including location, hire grade, job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and with consideration of internal equity of our current team members. In addition to a comprehensive benefits package, candidates may be eligible for other forms of compensation such as participation in a bonus and a stock award program, as applicable.
For all sales roles, the posted salary range is the Target Total Cash (TTC) range for the role, which is the sum of base salary and target bonus amount at 100% goal achievement.
Applied Materials is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, citizenship, ancestry, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law.