Financial Analyst – OpEx Financial Analysis

Job Description

Financial Analyst | NetApp

The Tone:
This is a hybrid Financial Analyst role at NetApp, requiring 3 days a week in the office in Raleigh, NC, or San Jose, CA. NetApp leads in intelligent data infrastructure, delivering unified storage, integrated data services, and solutions that help organizations unlock the full potential of their data, from AI to multicloud. As a global leader in data management and cloud services, NetApp empowers customers to run everything from traditional workloads to enterprise AI with unmatched performance, resilience, and security. This position offers the opportunity to contribute to NetApp’s path to $10B by driving thoughtful, data-informed operational expenditure decisions. You will partner with IT, Cybersecurity, and Business Process teams, playing a key role in enabling smart resource allocation, strengthening financial discipline, and supporting high-impact business initiatives within an environment that values curiosity, creativity, and impact. Here, you’ll collaborate with teams that drive results, elevate through new ideas, and excel together across every function.

The TL;DR
• Role: Mid-level
• Type: Full-time
• Location: Hybrid, Raleigh, NC or San Jose, CA
• Pay: $100300–$143000 yearly
• Team: Partners with IT, Cybersecurity, and Business Process teams
• Mission: Drive thoughtful, data-informed OpEx decisions, enabling smart resource allocation and strengthening financial discipline.
• Tech Stack: Excel, financial systems, data tools

What You’ll Actually Do
• Budget Management: Partner with IT, Cybersecurity, and Business Process leaders to plan, manage, and forecast operational expenditure budgets.
• Insight Delivery: Deliver clear, actionable insights on spend trends, variances, and risks to inform strategic decision-making.
• Process Improvement: Improve forecasting accuracy and reporting processes through thoughtful analysis, simplification, and identifying opportunities to enhance transparency, controls, and cost optimization.
• Financial Reporting: Support monthly and quarterly close activities, including thorough variance analysis and comprehensive reporting.
• Model Development: Build and maintain financial models to evaluate cost efficiency and investment trade-offs across various initiatives.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, or a related field.
• Experience: Typically 5 years of relevant experience in financial analysis or business partnering roles, including budgeting, forecasting, or financial analysis within corporate, consulting, or related environments.
• Skills: Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities with attention to detail, the capacity to translate complex financial data into clear, actionable insights, effective communication for cross-functional collaboration, and proficiency in Excel alongside familiarity with financial systems or data tools.
• Bonus: A growth mindset, willingness to learn new tools, processes, and business contexts, and comfort working in an evolving environment with changing priorities.