Retail Financial Analyst (People Retail)

Summary

Imagine what you could do here. At Apple, new ideas have a way of becoming great products,
services, and customer experiences very quickly. Bring passion and dedication to your job
and there's no telling what you could accomplish.

Join the Retail People Finance team and help shape the global staffing strategy for Apple’s retail stores worldwide—encompassing 500+ locations across 20+ countries and an operating budget exceeding $4B. Our work sits at the intersection of business strategy and store operations, directly influencing both the employee and customer experience around the globe.

In this role, you will partner closely with field leadership and a diverse set of cross-functional teams—including Store Operations, People, Tax, Compensation, Public Relations, Legal, and AppleCare. Your work will span long-term strategy design, dynamic financial modeling, forecasting, and performance reporting. Given the breadth of stakeholders and the strategic importance of our labor investments, you will handle highly confidential information, carry substantial ownership, and have regular exposure to senior leadership.

Description

As a People Retail Financial Analyst, you will play a critical role in optimizing store staffing worldwide, balancing operational efficiency with an exceptional employee and customer experience. You will translate evolving business trends and multi-faceted workforce strategies into sophisticated cost models, delivering key financial insights and recommendations that guide executive decision-making.

Responsibilities

• Dynamic Financial Modeling: Integrate business drivers, store trends, and operational strategies into detailed staffing models.
• Performance & Variance Analysis: Evaluate financial results, including spend vs. actuals, run-rate trends, key expense drivers, and operational KPIs, to highlight risks and opportunities. Leverage AI tools and workflows to drive efficiency and accuracy in analysis.
• Executive Communication: Synthesize complex datasets into clear, actionable storylines and executive summaries for Retail and Finance leadership.
• Cross-Functional Project Leadership: Drive global initiatives in close collaboration with key partners such as Retail Real Estate, Store Operations, and Workforce Strategy.
• New Store & Investment Modeling: Support long-term labor strategy and financial planning for new store openings, expansions, and pilot programs.
• Strategic Ad Hoc Analytics: Deliver rigorous financial and strategic analysis to evaluate business cases and guide executive decisions regarding store staffing investments.
• Financial Planning & Execution: Support FP&A in annual planning, monthly forecast submissions, and quarterly close processes for worldwide retail staffing costs and headcount.
• Headcount Governance & Operations: Support store requisition decisions, a critical operational control for field staffing levels.

Minimum Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in finance, financial planning & analysis (FP&A), or a related quantitative field.
• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, Business, Accounting, or equivalent practical experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Proficiency with Excel and Keynote required; experience with Adaptive Insights, Tableau, and SQL strongly preferred
• Experience leveraging AI tools to transform processes and drive efficiencies in an organization