Financial Analyst 4

Lam Research is looking for an experienced inventory management and cost accountant Financial Analyst to be part of a digital transformation team supporting Lam's Finance Business Unit. This position's primary responsibility is the design and testing of new automated processes in an SAP S/4 environment that will simplify the future activities for the Global Operations (GOPS) finance role. The Financial Analyst will be responsible for working across multiple groups, functions, and geographies to successfully deliver business value. This individual will need to have excellent communication skills, determination, and perseverance to be successful. The role will report to the Cost Accounting Senior Manager.

The position requires broad experience across core IT services, platforms and systems along with extensive experience and knowledge of inventory, costing and manufacturing finance processes. The person in this role provides leadership for those involved in the development, design, and optimization of one or more information technology and system functions supporting company business processes and technical information systems platforms. The role requires subject matter knowledge of the processes and SAP S/4 capabilities

• Support the digital transformation of the GOPS finance function across the US, Europe and Asia, setting the strategic direction for the organization in support of business objectives, and ensure the structures and processes needed to effectively deliver are in place. Ensures commitments are delivered & objectives are met.
• Support the optimization of the systems across Finance and Lam.
• Provide business partnership, engaging with business leaders and executives to deliver the goals of digital transformation. These goals include adherence to compliance, simplification through systems implementations and enhanced reporting and analytics to support the business.
• Collaborate in a cross-functional matrixed environment to deliver innovative services and solutions to business needs.
• Provide continuity and visibility across Finance and Lam programs.
• Interact, influence, and align with all levels of Lam management and executives while delivering services and capability to Finance.
• Develop the organizations skills, capabilities, and processes to meet GIS, GOPS and Finance challenges and opportunities.
• Demonstrates flexibility and resilience in response to changing or ambiguous work situations.

• Minimum of seven (7) years of IT and Manufacturing, Inventory and costing business experience.
• 3+ years' experience in successfully leading and managing diverse cross functional programs
• Demonstrated business relationship management and leadership
• Understanding of Finance processes, challenges, and opportunities.
• Technical experience required; Sound understanding of S/4 Materials management, material ledger and profitability analysis
• Strong cross-group collaboration skills and experience working across multiple teams both within the division and across the company
• Excellent interpersonal, human relations, written, verbal and listening communication skills.
• Experience managing a teamdirectly and in a matrix organization.

• Project management experience
• Sound understanding and experience with SAP S/4 implementations
• Experience with designing business processes and how to design business processes with S/4 functionality in mind
• Constant learner and keeps up to date with new functionality in S/4
• SAP FI certification preferred/ CPA preferred
• Business knowledge of treasury, tax, FP&A, Accounting, and business process knowledge of a manufacturing industry
• Experience with FP&A systems Workday Adaptive
• Experience in a globalmultinational environment.

We believe it is important for every person to feel valued, included, and empowered to achieve their full potential. By bringing unique individuals and viewpoints together, we achieve extraordinary results.

Lam Research ("Lam" or the "Company") is an equal opportunity employer. Lam is committed to and reaffirms support of equal opportunity in employment and non-discrimination in employment policies, practices and procedures on the basis of race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions), gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, sexual orientation, or military and veteran status or any other category protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. It is the Company's intention to comply with all applicable laws and regulations. Company policy prohibits unlawful discrimination against applicants or employees.

Lam offers a variety of work location models based on the needs of each role. Our hybrid roles combine the benefits of on-site collaboration with colleagues and the flexibility to work remotely and fall into two categories - On-site Flex and Virtual Flex. 'On-site Flex' you'll work 3+ days per week on-site at a Lam or customer/supplier location, with the opportunity to work remotely for the balance of the week. 'Virtual Flex' you'll work 1-2 days per week on-site at a Lam or customer/supplier location, and remotely the rest of the time.