דרושים Senior Tax Analyst Ops - Global Accounting & Reporting ב-Applied Materials ב-ארהב

Key Responsibilities

• Assist with the accurate and timely filing of various corporate government filings, including federal, state, and local tax returns, prepare and review tax workpapers, reconciliations, and supporting documentation
• Prepare and review workpapers that support the state nexus determination, the apportionment of income, state modifications, and overall tax calculations for various state and local tax authorities
• Assist with the preparation and documentation of the R&D tax credit calculation
• Assist with quarterly tax estimates and yearly extensions including process improvements related to the forecasting of global cash tax payments
• Assist with tax audits at both the federal and state levels, including preparing responses to audit queries
• Assist in developing processes that synergize tax provision and tax compliance computations
• Assist with SOX internal controls compliance

• Monitor tax law developments and evaluate impacts
• Identify opportunities to minimize tax liabilities through strategic tax planning

• Research, evaluate and document tax implications of complex transactions
• Collaborate and partner with members of the Global Tax Team and other Finance teams to provide U.S. tax operations support
• Maintain U.S. compliance tracker and foreign tax returns tracker
• Provide tax operations support to special tax projects

Critical Skills

• Strong organizational skills and time management skills
• Growth, innovative mindset and a strong sense of ownership
• Can-do attitude, curiosity and adaptability
• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills to review financial data, identify tax risks and opportunities, and provide strategic advice
• Attention to detail and accuracy
• Team player with cross-functional awareness

Required Experience and Education

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or a related discipline; Master’s degree a plus
• CPA a plus
• 2-4+ years of tax experience in public accounting or large multi-national corporations, preferably with an emphasis on income tax accounting (ASC 740) and/or tax compliance with willingness to learn both
• Familiarity with technology and automation tools (Alteryx, Tableau, Databricks, etc.) or a willingness to learn
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suites, especially Excel and PowerPoint, and tax research tools (BNA and/or CCH)
• Experience with Corptax a plus
• Experience with SAP a plus
• Experience with Longview and/or OTP a plus

Key Responsibilities

This is a dynamic role that will enable the candidate to lead pricing analysis and revenue execution in partnership with Business Management, Global Product Marketing, and Business Management Operations. The position requires an individual who is eager to work across functions and levels to provide valued Finance support.

• Business partnering with executive management team; primary finance partner for Business Management, Global Product Marketing, & Business Management Operations organizations as well as Gross Margin Improvement lead.

• Analyzes product pricing performance and works with Business Management on closing gaps in pricing expectations for deals and sales opportunities.
• Support long range strategic review, focusing on Competitive & Market share analysis
• Support the adoption of CRP and new pricing metrics into existing business processes. Drive process corrections in upstream functions to ensure data fidelity for Revenue forecast accuracy and value capture opportunities
• Supports data preparation of Alpine pricing scorecard at QBR / Alpine reviews
• Deal analysis – owns optimization of pricing for partnering with Business Management on profitability & commercials. Recommends or leads product or service improvements to commercial deal structures.
  • Sales Approval analysis – partnering with Business Management on ASP increase initiatives and alignment to PDP pricing strategy
  • Drive execution towards Days Sales Outstanding and FGI dwell time targets
  • Support for BU S&OP Demand Reviews, including scenario planning and market share implications
  • Coordination across functions to drive build plan reconciliation alignment
  • Bookings, billing, backlog analysis and market share forecast
  • Forecasting & delivering predictable financial results
  • Close/GAAP, including revenue recognition (working with ORCA and closing out SRD, TSO, POD) and balance sheet management
  • Process improvement in collaboration with peers in Silicon Product Group (SPG)
  • Key participant on Agile Finance initiatives; lead for one segment-wide initiative
  • Solves unique and complex problems that have a broad impact on the business.

Job Description Summary

Requires in-depth knowledge and experience. Uses best practices and knowledge of internal or external business issues to improve products or services. Solves complex problems; takes a new perspective using existing solutions. Works independently, receives minimal guidance. Acts as a resource for colleagues with less experience.

Job Description – Senior Financial Analyst – Global Financial Planning & Analysis (B4)

This Sr. FP&A Analyst role under Corporate Planning Organization will support driving GFP&A activities for the entire company. This position will involve analyzing and developing content for CFO, product groups, investor relations and treasury, and presenting that content in an effective way. The position requires high level of diligence as majority of the reporting and presentations will be serving the executive management of the company.

The right individual will have strong analytical skills and work ethics, capable of executing to deadlines and requests. Also the person should demonstrate solid grasp and understanding of financials and GAAP reporting, including understanding of balance sheet and cash flow statements and drivers.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Perform spend analytics in a meaningful way that takes into account business understanding towards actionable insights
• Perform regular predictive financial modeling, monitoring outcomes, and refining the model
• Interpret financial results into insights and recommendations for presentation to executives
• Act as a finance business partner and subject matter expert across the business
• Manage and update content as needed for investor relations events and board meetings
• Provide financial modeling, analysis, and valuation support for acquisitions and ad-hoc projects
• Identify and implement reporting of key financial metrics that enable meaningful insights and improve the visibility to company’s financial results
• Identify and drive impactful process standardizations across Finance
• Partner with GIS to enable implementation of reporting systems and processes across Finance

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree (Master’s Degree, CPA, CFA preferred) – Finance, Accounting, Economics or Business-related degree preferred
• 8-12 years of experience in Finance/Accounting for reputable firms
• Strong communication and persuasion skills
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Excel, dashboards, data visualization
• Strong analytical, financial modeling and reporting skills
• Attention to details, ability to think clearly, work effectively with cross-functional teams.
• Curiosity to learn the business, improve processes and strive for excellence
• Ability to work with minimal guidance in a fast-paced, global environment
• Experience in implementing new finance technology such as Tableau, Big Data, etc. a plus

Key Responsibilities

• Develops complex scope business & marketing plans, assesses market penetration and product positioning to drive competitive advantage, revenue and market share

• Recommends investment decisions for new product development

• Conducts complex competitive analysis for specific products or product lines. Drives Red Team Analysis

• Assists with complex pricing strategies to build and protect a leadership position in market share while enhancing profit margins and developing marketing tools for successful product introductions

• Partners with Engineering, Manufacturing and Sales to develop new products and enhance existing products as well as communicate critical market needs and time requirements

• Understands technical and business environments. Assists with the development of strategies to meet business objectives

• Supports the Field to ensure synergistic account approaches and optimization of all opportunities for account partnership and penetration

• Manages release of complex products through the end of their product life cycle

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in a technical related field. Masters degree a plus.

• 7-10+ years of experience in semiconductor, solar, or display industries

• Experience with ALD (Atomic LayerDeposition) and CVD(Chemical Vapor Deposition)

• Strong preference for candidates who are fluent in Mandarin.

• Experience in product marketing and management of product development, product management, and product promotion.

• Interprets internal/external business challenges and recommends best practices to improve products, processes or services

• Impacts the achievement of customer, operational, project or service objectives; work is guided by functional policies

Job Description Summary

Requires knowledge and experience in own discipline; still acquiring higher-level knowledge and skills. Builds knowledge of the company, processes, and customers. Solves a range of problems. Analyzes possible solutions using standard procedures. Receives a moderate level of guidance and direction.

Key Responsibilities

• Responsible for all spending and budgeting related activities. These activities include but are not limited to forecasting, reporting, journal entries posting, capital budget management and execution, quarter end close and accounts reconciliation.
• Effectively collaborate and interact with various Business Managers and be responsible in consolidating key FP&A requirements, while delivering reporting analysis for all financial cycles.
• Perform consolidation and reporting related to financial close, quarterly business reviews, Annual Operating Plans, Strategic Review and forecast cycles
• Collaborate with cross functional teams in performing detailed analysis for finance and non-finance stakeholders
• Support management in completing ad hoc reports and providing data driven insights into business performance
• Develop financial models, run scenario analysis and provide support in analyzing margins, risks and opportunities.
• Lead the effort in streamlining management reporting and centralizing information and analytics
• Proactively identify and drive process improvement initiatives

Qualifications & Preferences

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Strong Excel modeling skills, experience with Financial systems like SAP, Anaplan and Tableau a plus
• Collaborative working style, excellent communication, and presentation skills
• Self-starter with a positive attitude and ability to thrive in a rapidly changing environment

Bachelor’s degree inor related field

4-7 years of finance experience and Master’s Degree preferred

Major Responsibilities

Post credit and debit memos as approved/needed.

Resolution of past due accounts.

Ad-hoc reporting & analysis.

Key Competencies

Ability to recognize escalation points to facilitate timely corrections of AR and revenue postings.

Strong attention to details and solid organizational skills.

SAP or large ERP system knowledge.

Strong understanding of accounts receivables transactions.

Excel (pivot tables with ability to summarize data in a meaningful way, vlookups) & analytical skills (Tableau user)

Ability to identify and / or outline recommendations that will address front-end issues and system processing issues that drive the Days Sales Outstanding (DSO) results.

Recommend and participate in improvements to the financial processes.

Education and Experience

Excel hands on experience.

SAP knowledge is aplus.

Finance/accounting degree.

2 - 4 years of experience in accounting or finance.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the continual design and implementation of a scalable, global HR technology ecosystem that supports operational excellence and employee experience
• Provide strategic input into the HR technology roadmap in partnership with the Employee Experience leads and other stakeholders
• Build, lead and inspire a team of a high-performing team of HRIS analysts and HR technology professionals
• Foster a culture of innovation, collaboration and continuous improvement.
• Drive the enhancement of HR processes to support scalability, automation, and continuous improvement across the function
• Apply emerging technologies, including AI tools, to improve technical process execution and service delivery
• Demonstrate deep technical expertise in Workday; experiencing leading Workday implementations or transformations is highly desirable
• Experience with platforms such as ServiceNow, Eightfold, and other HR technologies is a strong plus.
• Collaborate with HR Centers of Excellence, HR Business Partners, and IT, to understand business needs and translate them into technology solutions
• Incorporate stakeholder requirements into the HR technology strategy and execution plans.
• Manage the intake, prioritization and delivery of HR technology and continuous improvement (CIP) projects.
• Oversee the execution of HR technical initiatives in close partnership with IT and cross-functional teams.

Requirements

At Applied Materials, Make Possible® is about unlocking new opportunities – with our customers and within our own company. The ideal candidate will have the following:

• Minimum of 6-8+ years of progressive experience in HR Technology, with a strong track record in a leadership capacity.

• Deep understanding of global HR systems, processes, and data governance
• Ability to think strategically and contribute to the development of global programs, frameworks, and process improvements
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to derive insights and make data-driven recommendations
• Proven experience managing end-to-end HR technology projects, including requirements gathering, design validation, user acceptance testing (UAT) and deployment
• Partner effectively with Date & Analytics team to uphold data integrity, security, and compliance across HR platforms
• Recognized as a subject matter expert (SME) in HR technology, with the ability to collaborate across departments and solve complex business challenges.
• Demonstrated ability to lead, mentor, and develop a team of HR technology professionals in a dynamic environment.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to engage and influence stakeholders at all levels.
• A hands-on leader with a strong desire to understand the details while maintaining a strategic perspective and driving innovation.

Functional Knowledge

We are a catalyst to unlock the power of our customers’ ideas and are committed to overcoming challenges that seem insurmountable. To succeed in this role requires a capacity for complexity and temperament that includes:

• A very mature individual with the right balance of confidence and humility.
• Process oriented while also strongly developing and relying on interpersonal relationships across the company
• Ability to connect equally well upwards, downwards and sideways in the organization
• Self-motivated and driven towards excellence
• A high level of EQ to be able to manage across a large team with significant diversity
• Ability to distinguish between and prioritizing urgent and important issues
• Situational awareness and complex decision-making ability appropriate for the situation