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Senior Financial Analyst

THE ROLE:

This Sr. Financial Analyst role is a high-visibility position within AMD's Finance organization located in Austin, TX. This role is crucial to the success of the business and reports directly to the Senior Finance Manager, Server Business Unit Enterprise Finance. Key responsibilities include partnering with the business to ensure performance obligations and capital strategies are operationally supported and strategically focused to secure the greatest return on investment. This role reviews financial data and performs strategic analyses and reporting (e.g., profit & loss, balance sheet, cash flow, pricing, etc.) to influence decisions within the business and to drive cross-business initiatives.

The Person:

The ideal candidate should have a bias for action, a high sense of collaboration, and the ability to speak up and make recommendations in a fast-paced environment. Additionally, we are looking for a teammate with the leadership experience that will take ownership of the role, drive improvements in execution, and implement standardized work. The role requires someone with the capability to grow within the position and in the future, rotate to Finance leadership positions within the Company.

Key responsibilities:

• Serve as the Finance Analyst for AMD’s Enterprise Server business unit
• Directly support the business unit General Manager and leadership team
• Engage core finance processes including Long-range planning, Annual Operating Plans, and intra-quarter Outlooks
• Perform financial analysis and provide decision analysis support for customer programs and special projects
• Coordinate with and provide operational finance mentorship to various organizations and individuals across cross-functional teams such as Corporate Financial Planning, Accounting, Sales & Regional Finance, and Business Unit Operations
• Prepare and disseminate timely and accurate financial information to allow the business to plan, forecast, and make decisions using controlled and consistent data
• Take full ownership of and accountability for ongoing reports providing validation and supporting documentation to business partners as required
• Perform scenario analysis & planning to be used for decision making and approvals (e.g. pricing deals, revenue & gross margin analysis, etc.).
• Identify potential opportunities for operational improvement to existing processes and cadence
• Assist in providing valuable management decision support, driving key business goals, identify major trends and corresponding business issues

Preferred experience:

• Self-starter with excellent interpersonal communication, teaming, and problem-solving skills
• Proven financial leadership optimal supporting Sales and/or Business leaders in a high-growth environment
• Must be able to thrive in a fast-paced dynamic environment
• Robust analytical skills required and the ability to turn sophisticated data and concepts into valuable information to present in a simple/understandable manner
• Hardworking, proactive, and dynamic individual with the ability to work in teams and with all levels of an organization as well as work independently
• Validated experience – preferably in a global fast-paced driven multi-site high-tech environment
• Proficiency in Excel and ERP systems experience (SAP, Oracle, etc)

Academic credentials:

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting or equivalent with 3 years minimum relevant work experience
• MBA preferred