Who We Are
Applied Materials is the global leader in materials engineering solutions used to produce virtually every new chip and advanced display in the world. We design, build and service cutting-edge equipment that helps our customers manufacture display and semiconductor chips – the brains of devices we use every day. As the foundation of the global electronics industry, Applied enables the exciting technologies that literally connect our world – like AI and IoT. If you want to work beyond the cutting-edge, continuously pushing the boundaries of science and engineering to make possible the next generations of technology, join us to Make Possible® a Better Future.
What We Offer
Salary:
$88,000.00 - $121,000.00
Location:
Austin,TX
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You’ll also benefit from a supportive work culture that encourages you to learn, develop and grow your career as you take on challenges and drive innovative solutions for our customers. We empower our team to push the boundaries of what is possible—while learning every day in a supportive leading global company. Visit our Careers website to learn more about careers at Applied.
Join our dynamic Finance Systems and Integration (FSI) team as a Finance Systems Analyst, where you'll be instrumental in shaping the future of our financial systems strategy. You will engage in efforts to develop our Close Management roadmap, drive process improvements, and ensure compliance within our Record to Report processes. This mid-level role offers an exciting opportunity to work at the intersection of finance and technology, with a focus on quality, innovation, and optimization.
Key Responsibilities:
- System Maintenance & Administration: Oversee team members' work in Blackline, SAP, and SmartClose to eliminate data discrepancies, redundancy, and improve overall system quality.
- Control Environment: Ensure the system control environment aligns with SOX compliance requirements and support internal and external audit requirements and testing.
- Strategic Partnership: Collaborate with IT and external Blackline support teams to deliver effective solutions and resolve issues promptly.
- Stakeholder Collaboration: Work closely with Finance users to identify improvement opportunities, implement enhancements, and efficiently solve real-time problems.
- Training & Development: Develop and deliver comprehensive training and provide guidance for finance and cross-functional end-user communities.
- M&A Integration: Support mergers, acquisitions, and reorganization efforts as needed.
- Innovation & Integration: Drive process innovation and explore adjacent processes and technologies to understand their impact on the Close Management domain.
- Strategic Design: Utilize your expertise in SAP, Blackline, and SmartClose to maintain, design, and implement new and existing finance processes.
- Continuous Improvement: Strive for continuous close, automated processes, and the proliferation of advanced capabilities.
Required Skills:
- Passion for Learning: Thrive on exploring new technologies and continuous learning.
- Exceptional Communication: Strong communication skills to effectively summarize complex business and technical issues for management.
- Relationship Building: Proven ability to establish effective relationships across multiple functions
- Problem-Solving: Ability to prioritize and resolve issues in a fast-paced, complex environment, applying critical thinking skills to solve difficult problems quickly.
- Proactive and Independent: Self-motivated, resourceful individual who can identify issues and drive them to resolution independently.
- Technical Proficiency: Strong MS Excel skills and a basic understanding of SQL, with the ability to quickly develop reconciliation templates and create complex formulas.
- ERP and Cloud Expertise: Solid understanding and knowledge of ERP and Cloud applications capabilities and functionality.
- Innovative Mindset: Desire to explore leading-edge technologies and immerse yourself in the world of AI to help advance the organization.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, or a related field. An additional degree in Computer Science or MIS is a plus.
- 4+ years of Financial Accounting and/or Financial Planning & Analysis, with experience in performing account reconciliations, journal entry, and fiscal period/quarter end close procedures.
- 4+ years experience in R2R Processes and/or Audit Controls, preferably supporting annual SOX testing and control monitoring.
Additional Information
Time Type:
Full time
Employee Type:
Assignee / Regular
Travel:
Yes, 10% of the Time
Relocation Eligible:
No
The 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. 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.
In addition, Applied endeavors to make our careers site accessible to all users. If you would like to contact us regarding accessibility of our website or need assistance completing the application process, please contact us via e-mail at Accommodations_Program@amat.com, or by calling our HR Direct Help Line at 877-612-7547, option 1, and following the prompts to speak to an HR Advisor. This contact is for accommodation requests only and cannot be used to inquire about the status of applications.
