Senior Financial Analyst

About the role

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 highly visible role where you will tackle unique problems and provide extensive business partnering and financial support to senior leaders across the Product Organization. You will partner cross-functionally with Engineering and Product teams, Corporate Finance, HR, and Procurement to deliver accurate financial forecasting, actionable insights, and meaningful updates. The role demands analytical thinking, crisp communication, effective business partnering, and adaptability in a dynamic environment.

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

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

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

Pay

The target salary range for this position is $175,000–$215,000. The salary offered will be determined by the candidate's location, qualifications, experience, and education and may be outside of this range. The range is based on 'On Target Earnings’ (OTE) representing the total potential earnings, which is the sum of the base salary and potential commission earned when performance targets are achieved.