Applied Materials Financial Analyst 

Netherlands, North Holland 

351414832

Responsibilities:

• Business partner of the European Corporate Functions Managers and the AAI/CTO group
• Responsible for the spending forecast and actual spending tracking
• Responsible to consolidate spending for EMEA and submits reporting packages including variance analysis and bridges to US Headquarters
• EMEA spending process owner, identifies process improvement opportunities to drive time and cost efficiencies
• Responsible for all spending related product deliveries to EMEA internal customers with support of our Business Process Outsourced partner (e.g. HC reporting)
• Performs the monthly close tasks, including detailed spending reviews and accruals
• Point of contact and responsible for EMEA cost center master data management
• Identifies process improvement opportunities to drive time and cost efficiencies
• Support Projects and ad hoc requests

Key Expectations:

• Self-starter with strong work ethic and ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment with fluctuating priorities and deadlines; maintain financial cycle deliverables, identify change, and drive items to closure with minimal management oversight
• Able to work in ambiguous environment but still drive results, solve complex problems, exercises judgement based on the analysis of multiple sources of information
• Be curious to understand the drivers of top and bottom-line growth
• Excellent communication and writing skills and the ability to translate and simplify complex financial information and explain it to non-finance audience
• Strong time management, organizational skills and attention to detail
• Excellent computer skills: SAP, Excel, Tableau, PowerBI, PowerPoint)
• Advanced Knowledge of the English language
• Global perspective

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor or Master in Finance, Business Controlling or Accounting
• 5+ years of experience in a Financial analysis/Business Controlling position