Sr. Manager Finance - BU Finance

Company Description

At Western Digital, our vision is to power global innovation and push the boundaries of technology to make what you thought was once impossible, possible.

At our core, Western Digital is a company of problem solvers. People achieve extraordinary things given the right technology. For decades, we’ve been doing just that. Our technology helped people put a man on the moon.

We are a key partner to some of the largest and highest growth organizations in the world. From energizing the most competitive gaming platforms, to enabling systems to make cities safer and cars smarter and more connected, to powering the data centers behind many of the world’s biggest companies and public cloud, Western Digital is fueling a brighter, smarter future.

Binge-watch any shows, use social media or shop online lately? You’ll find Western Digital supporting the storage infrastructure behind many of these platforms. And, that flash memory card that captures and preserves your most precious moments? That’s us, too.

We offer an expansive portfolio of technologies, storage devices and platforms for business and consumers alike. Our data-centric solutions are comprised of the Western Digital®, G-Technology™, SanDisk® and WD® brands.

Today’s exceptional challenges require your unique skills. It’s You & Western Digital. Together, we’re the next BIG thing in data.

Job Description

The Senior Manager of Finance role, supports the Data Center HDD team, which sells enterprise-grade products into major Cloud, OEM, and Distribution customers. This role is responsible for driving forecasts, scenario planning, calling out risks and opportunities, and providing upper management with the analysis required to make sound, timely decisions. The role serves as the business partner for the BU OPS team, while also working across Sales, Mkt, Pricing, Cost, Inventory and Operations.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Serve as the primary operational contact for the Business Unit and Corp Finance for the forecast process
• Coordinate and lead review sessions with BU and Finance groups to finalize financial projected volumes, Rev$, GP$, and GM%
• Weekly tracking of key metrics with adjustments to the current quarter outlook
• Identification of risks and opportunities related to supply constraints and/or demand strength, with risk mitigation
• Measure and report forecast accuracy to drive model improvements
• Collaborate with peers, Business Unit Teams, and Accounting on alignment for quarter-end plan attainment, and oversee the quarter close process
• Maintain reports and present to Management and cross functional teams
• Ongoing detailed analysis of customer and product performance and trends  
• Review and provide feedback on pricing strategies and margin enhancement
• Develop and maintain integrated tools and reports to improve and automate processes
• Manage, lead, and develop two analysts
• Ad hoc requests as assigned

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Finance, Mathematics/Statistics, Operations Management, Supply Chain Management or related subject area with 7+ years of work experience
• Ability to take divergent sources of data, break it down to concise messaging, and provide a comprehensive picture to help management make decisions   
• High level of business acumen
• Strong communication skills with the ability to close issues
• Hard worker, who can anticipate, prioritize and adjust quickly
• Strong analytical and process improvement skills
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, presentation, and leadership skills
• Understanding of systems and the ability to provide dashboard reporting
• Excellent cross functional process management and collaboration skills
• Expert Excel, modelling, and PPT skills

Additional Information

Western Digital is committed to providing equal opportunities to all applicants and employees and will not discriminate based on their race, color, ancestry, religion (including religious dress and grooming standards), sex (including pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, breastfeeding or related medical conditions), gender (including a person’s gender identity, gender expression, and gender-related appearance and behavior, whether or not stereotypically associated with the person’s assigned sex at birth), age, national origin, sexual orientation, medical condition, marital status (including domestic partnership status), physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, protected medical and family care leave, Civil Air Patrol status, military and veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics. We also prohibit harassment of any individual on any of the characteristics listed above. Our non-discriminat