Main Responsibilities Of A Financial Analyst At Apple
Frank's career as a Financial Analyst at Apple has involved diverse roles, from "rotating through different teams" including sales, services, and product marketing, to currently optimizing costs on the corporate FP&A spend team. This highlights the varied nature of financial analyst positions, even within a single company, and Frank's experience showcases the impact financial analysts have on areas such as "product roadmap based decisions" and overall company spending.
Financial Analysis, Financial Forecasting, Product Marketing, Cost Optimization, Business Support
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Frank Gallagher
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1. Financial analyst roles vary significantly across companies and even within the same company.
2. A financial analyst at Apple may rotate through different teams, gaining experience in sales finance, services, product marketing, and corporate FP&A.
3. Responsibilities can include forecasting, analyzing financial and activity-based metrics, supporting business decisions, and optimizing costs
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What are your main responsibilities within your role as a financial analyst?
The main responsibilities within a general financial analyst role can vary significantly from company to company. Even within a single company, there can be many different financial analyst positions, each with its own unique focus.
When I started as a financial analyst at Apple, I rotated through different teams. I worked on the sales finance team, focusing on driving growth and analyzing promotions and deals.
I was also on a services team, which was very product-focused. We forecasted service revenue and looked at activity-based and financial metrics to support the business overall.
Additionally, I was on a product marketing team for iPad and Mac. We analyzed product roadmaps, considering how demand might change with new features or how consumers would react to new products, like the iPhone 15 with its titanium design.
Currently, I'm on the corporate FP&A spend team. My role involves analyzing program spend across Apple's various functions and optimizing costs to reduce expenses for the company.
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