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Budget Specialist, Apple AirPods

Apple
Posted 14 days ago, valid for 20 days
Location

Cupertino, CA, US

Salary

Competitive

Contract type

Full Time

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  • The Apple AirPods Budget Specialist leads cross-functional teams in managing AirPods program budgets, requiring strong financial acumen.
  • Candidates should have a Bachelor's degree and 3-6+ years of financial planning and project management experience, ideally in the consumer electronics industry.
  • The role involves overseeing dynamic budgets for New Product Introductions and summarizing financial updates for Executive review.
  • Proficiency in Excel and strong communication skills are essential, along with a disciplined approach to workflow and attention to detail.
  • The position offers a competitive salary, commensurate with experience, and the opportunity to influence budget management in the hardware landscape.
Apple AirPods Budget Specialist is responsible for leading a broad cross-functional team in discussion of AirPods program budgets, leveraging a strong financial acumen to drive towards the right numbers. This role allows for direct influence in the management of Engineering spend for our new products, reporting updates regularly at an Executive level. Apple AirPods Budget Specialist will be responsible for commanding the dynamic budgets for AirPods New Product Introduction. Having a comprehensive understanding of budgets, advanced spreadsheet abilities, understanding of fiscal integrity, as well as an understanding of the hardware being supported is necessary to succeed in the role. This role allows for the candidate to pioneer what a Budget Specialist can influence in the Hardware landscape as a critical conduit to our product cycles.

Description


Expectations of the Budget Specialist are to be in the details of every element of AirPods budgets. This spans Product Design, Hardware, Manufacturing Design, and Capex. Budget Specialist must account for any changes to forecasted spend, working with each respective team to understand under or overspend, then summarizing for Executive review. This role will also require supporting the teams needs in re-allocation of funds, and accounting for every change in finite detail.

Minimum Qualifications


Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration or related field 3-6+ years of Financial planning and project management experience Experience and familiarity with consumer electronic industry

Preferred Qualifications


Certifications like CPA, CMA, or CGFM (Certified Government Financial Manager) are a plus Detailed knowledge of product development cycles & strong understanding of manufacturing processes Strong proficiency in Excel (pivot tables, VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP, financial modeling) Ability to filter and distill relevant information for the right audience Excellent communication, presentation, organizational and leadership skills Highly disciplined in workflow, process, and staying organized on priority tasks Superior attention to detail with a strong commitment to rigor and excellence. Data analysis and variance analysis skills Self motivated and proactive with creative and critical thinking capabilities. Track record of managing budgets end-to-end: planning, forecasting, monitoring, reporting



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