Lead Analyst, Planning & Budgeting

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We are looking for a detail-oriented Financial Analyst to support department-level budget planning, tracking, and reporting. You will partner closely with business and functional leaders to ensure financial visibility, drive accountability, and support data-driven decision-making across the organization. Essential Duties and Responsibilities: Own and maintain department budgets, including headcount, OpEx, and CapEx tracking across all functional areas Build and manage monthly/quarterly budget vs. actuals reporting, with clear variance analysis and commentary Monitor cloud service subscriptions to ensure accurate billing, cost allocation, and budget alignment Identify budget risks and opportunities; proactively surface issues and recommendations to leadership Partner with the department head, Chief of Staff, and team leaders to develop annual operating plans and rolling forecasts Prepare financial summaries and presentations for senior stakeholders, translating complex data into clear business insights Support month-end close activities in coordination with the finance team Develop and continuously improve financial models, dashboards, and reporting templates Identify areas of improvement and drive changes in working procedures and processes to increase efficiency and accuracy Respond to ad hoc financial analysis requests from business partners with speed and accuracy Required: Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field 6-10 years of experience in financial planning & analysis (FP&A) or a related role Strong proficiency in Excel (financial modeling, pivot tables, VLOOKUP/INDEX-MATCH) Experience with ERP systems (SAP, Oracle, or similar) Strong analytical skills with high attention to detail Ability to communicate financial data clearly to non-finance stakeholders Preferred: Experience with BI tools (Power BI, Tableau, or similar) Familiarity with headcount and workforce planning Experience in a tech or semiconductor company Sandisk is committed to providing equal opportunities to all applicants and employees and will not discriminate against any applicant or employee based on their race, color, ancestry, religion (including religious dress and grooming standards), sex (including pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, breastfeeding or related medical conditions), gender (including a person's gender identity, gender expression, and gender-related appearance and behavior, whether or not stereotypically associated with the person's assigned sex at birth), age, national origin, sexual orientation, medical condition, marital status (including domestic partnership status), physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, protected medical and family care leave, Civil Air Patrol status, military and veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics. We also prohibit harassment of any individual on any of the characteristics listed above. Our non-discrimination policy applies to all aspects of employment. We comply with the laws and regulations set forth in the " Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal " poster. Our pay transparency policy is available here . Sandisk thrives on the power and potential of diversity. As a global company, we believe the most effective way to embrace the diversity of our customers and communities is to mirror it from within. We believe the fusion of various perspectives results in the best outcomes for our employees, our company, our customers, and the world around us. We are committed to an inclusive environment where every individual can thrive through a sense of belonging, respect and contribution. Sandisk is committed to offering opportunities to applicants with disabilities and ensuring all candidates can successfully navigate our careers website and our hiring process. Please contact us at jobs.accommodations@sandisk.com to advise us of your accommodation request. In your email, please include a description of the specific accommodation you are requesting as well as the job title and requisition number of the position for which you are applying. Based on our experience, we anticipate that the application deadline will be 09/16/2026 (3 months from posting), although we reserve the right to close the application process sooner if we hire an applicant for this position before the application deadline. If we are not able to hire someone from this role before the application deadline, we will update this posting with a new anticipated application deadline. #LI-KH1 Compensation & Benefits Details An employee's pay position within the salary range may be based on several factors including but not limited to (1) relevant education; qualifications; certifications; and experience; (2) skills, ability, knowledge of the job; (3) performance, contribution and results; (4) geographic location; (5) shift; (6) internal and external equity; and (7) business and organizational needs. The

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