Global Fixed Asset Analyst

Summary

Posted: Jan 27, 2025

Weekly Hours: 40

Role Number:200587854

Apple's Global Business Solutions (GBS) organization supports tens of thousands of Apple employees, customers, and vendors on just about every topic under the sun. We offer advice and develop innovative solutions to challenging problems that come up all around the world. Team up with Apple, one of the most influential technology leaders in the industry. Join the Apple Finance organization and make a positive impact on a company that is known for its impressive line-up of products, including Mac, iPod, iPhone, and iPad. At Apple, you'll share in a commitment to excellence by partnering with world-class professionals, all with one unified vision - creating innovative products that delight customers. We do this by hiring quality individuals with integrity, personal accountability, teamwork, excellence, and proactive thinking. If you exemplify our values and want to be part of something big, contact us today. The Global Fixed Asset team is responsible for managing Apple's fixed assets across multiple lines of business such as Research & Development, Retail, Real Estate & Development, Infrastructure Finance, and AppleCare, to name a few. The team is passionate about driving global standardization, optimization of processes and systems and developing a governance framework for rock-solid compliance and meaningful reporting across USGAAP & Local GAAP books and records.

Description

• Analyse capital purchases/ ICO transfers and record the cost of the newly acquired fixed assets (both tangible and intangible). • Tracking existing fixed assets, recording depreciation, and accounting for the disposition of fixed assets in the SAP Fixed Asset Accounting module. • Preparing accounting analysis, journal entries ("JVs"), reconciliations ("BSRs"), quarterly schedules and reporting, and analysis of construction-in-progress and fixed assets inventory audits. • Support month/quarter-end reporting with the Global Fixed Asset team. • Ensuring financial data is recorded following established company policies and GAAP and ensuring SOX controls compliance. • Collaborate with Corporate accounting on the alignment to correct accounting treatment for Intangibles and other assets. • Support the Local GAAP and IFRS fixed asset accounting in line with the accounting standards adopted across Apple's global legal entities. • Work on Fixed Asset-related projects as assigned by your manager

Minimum Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in fixed assets accounting or related field
• Bachelor's degree in accounting, Finance, or equivalent subject.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in multinational corporate environment or a combination of experience within a corporate environment and a public accounting or consulting firm or other relevant experience
• Strong accounting understanding to support complex transactions in Intangible and Other assets.
• Ability to quickly gain an understanding of the functionality of various accounting systems.
• Understanding of the accounts payable process, specifically as it relates to the purchase requisitions/orders of capital assets
• High proficiency with data analysis and advanced knowledge of spreadsheet and database tools
• Strong working knowledge of ERP systems (preferably SAP)
• Knowledge and application of IFRS & Local GAAP
• Ability to maintain a global perspective and recognise opportunities to align with other GBS regions on similar processes.
• Effective team player who likes to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Possess excellent written and verbal interpersonal skills, as well as presentation skills.
• Mature, responsible, driven, and able to work independently with minimal direct supervision.
• Demonstrated ability to engage and communicate effectively across the organization and with external partners.
• Detailed and meticulous, outstanding attention to detail with strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Possess a real passion for process improvement with an approach that urges innovation, elimination of non-value-added work, and efficiency improvements.
• Ability to think creatively and develop innovative solutions.
• Ability to influence and implement ideas effectively within the Apple culture.
• CPA and/or Master's is a plus

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