Title:  Senior Financial Analyst

Job Summary

NetApp is looking for a tenacious Senior Finance Analyst with a primary focus on Product Group OpEx Planning to join our Product Finance team. This is a stellar opportunity to get involved in a highly visible role. If you're ready to roll up your sleeves and tackle unique problems that no one else is solving, keep reading.

The primary role of the Senior Finance Analyst is to provide extensive business partnering and financial support to the senior leaders of the Product Organization across various Business Units. You will oversee OpEx financial planning, forecasting, management reporting, and decision support for the Product leadership teams.

This is a cross-functional role where you will partner with multiple functions including Engineering and Product teams, Corporate Finance, HR, and Procurement to deliver accurate financial forecasting, actionable insights, and meaningful updates. This role requires providing thought leadership and contributing to broader organizational projects, which demands a deep understanding of the wider business. Analytical thinking, crisp communication, effective business partnering, and the ability to adapt to a dynamic environment are key to success in this role.

This is a U.S.-based hybrid role located in RTP (NC) or San Jose (CA) and may require occasional travel. Only candidates in these locations will be considered.

Job Responsibilities

• Own budget management for Engineering and Product Business Units, including annual planning, forecasting, variance analysis, and close activities to ensure alignment with strategic roadmap, profitability targets, and financial commitments
• Partner cross-functionally with Business Unit senior leaders to drive investment and resourcing decisions, model growth initiatives, and provide recommendations to optimize return on strategic investments.
• Drive the monthly/quarterly financial forecast cycle, including accurate OpEx forecasting and tracking, spend optimization, and enforcement of spend commitments
• Build and maintain relationships with business partners, creating formal networks across multiple groups to drive alignment, collaboration, and activity forecasting
• Prepare high-quality business analyses, insights, and modeling on ad hoc projects for executive stakeholders
• Build and improve management reporting and analytics, including self-service reporting and data quality initiatives, to enable timely, actionable, data-driven decision-making
• Develop a deep understanding of the company's product and go-to-market model, translating this into operational and financial information to monitor business health
• Provide thought leadership and contribute to broader organizational projects requiring comprehensive business understanding
• Drive continuous improvement within financial processes, tools, and models, including enhancements to provide line of sight to risks and opportunities; liaise with Corporate Accounting for correct accounting treatment

Job Requirements

• Highly analytical with financial model building experience
• Passionate, accountable, self-motivated, and able to work independently with minimal guidance
• Proven ability to convey advanced financial information and influence diverse stakeholders and audiences
• Recognized as a subject matter expert in Finance OpEx planning and/or FP&A
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint); Hyperion skills a plus
• Excellent interpersonal communication skills for collaboration with staff, managers, and executives at all levels
• Ability to thrive in high-growth environments and operate effectively with ambiguity
• Knowledge of standard accounting and finance practices, departmental procedures, and processes

Education & Experience

• BS/BA degree with 12+ years of experience in FP&A (Financial Planning & Analysis) and/or Finance-related roles