Finance Business Partner, EMEIA Business & Education
Apple is a place where extraordinary people gather to do their best work. Together we create products and experiences people once couldn’t have imagined - and now can’t imagine living without. If you’re motivated by the idea of making a real impact, and joining a team where we pride ourselves in being one of the most diverse and inclusive companies in the world, a career with Apple might be your dream job! You will become a member of the Sales Finance team at Apple. With approximately 130 employees based across 5 locational hubs within EMEIA (Europe, Middle East, India and Africa), we create value, collaborating with many teams to provide outstanding commercial and financial support. We set the bar high; go out of our way to help others; share knowledge; filter out noise to focus on the essential; encourage the very best from ourselves and the team; and drive the right course of action. To do all of this you will be an excellent communicator, collaborator and innovator, with a passion for debate and inclusion. The purpose of this role is to provide first line business partnering to the EMEIA Enterprise Sales team, to support high quality decision making with a view to improving performance and maximising return. You will also be key in developing and monitoring the strategic initiatives that will drive growth across the Business.
To be successful, you possess a deep understanding of all aspects of the business, developing both the critical goals and working with teams to support execution. Core tasks will cover areas such as program development and deployment, financial analysis, returns on the execution of these programs, best practice sharing and improvement activities. You will be expected to develop deep expertise in the area/RTM you are supporting, e.g. affordability, programs, digital, carriers, etc. Great communication is essential to challenge and enable your key business partners; articulate findings from financial analysis; to build and maintain external relationships with channel partners; and to support cross-functional projects. A high degree of integrity and attention to detail will be essential for insight based decision-making and ensuring robust controls and compliance.
- Proven track record of value creation, leading change and performance improvement.
- Analytical with outstanding Finance grounding and understanding.
- Innovative team based player, with forward-thinking approach.
- Proficient in spoken and written English, with accomplished presentation skills.
- Degree level Education
- Excellent communication and influencing skills.
- Ability to understand, evaluate and apply different business models to the right environment.
- Accounting qualification
- Ability to deal with ambiguity.