Senior Finance Manager, Demand Forecasting & Analytics

The ANZSA Sales Finance team manages finance activities across Apple's indirect channel businesses in Australia, New Zealand and more than 10 countries in South Asia. We're part of a dynamic Worldwide Sales Finance organisation that is locally managed and globally aligned. We're looking for a Senior Finance Manager to lead our Demand Forecasting & Analytics function. In this role, you will own the unit demand forecasting process across all products and routes to market, serve as the primary finance voice on forecasting assumptions to local and global stakeholders, and lead a team of four analysts. You'll be the person senior sales leaders rely upon to understand what's happening in the business and why, connecting sell-through trends, channel dynamics, new product introductions, and macro conditions into a clear, defensible forecast. This is a highly visible role that sits at the intersection of Sales, Operations and Finance. You will partner closely with the Sales VP in Singapore, country and RTM sales leaders, and global Sales Finance counterparts, which means strong virtual relationship management and comfort working across time zones are essential. If you thrive on building trusted partnerships, translating complexity into insight, and leading a high-performing team in a fast-moving environment, we'd love to hear from you.
- Demand Forecasting & Analysis
- Own the weekly sell-through, sell-in and channel inventory unit forecast process. Analyse performance, assess risks and opportunities, and propose forecast revisions with clear rationale
- Build and maintain quarterly unit forecasts and the annual plan; track business performance against them and analyse variances
- Lead forecasting assumptions through new product introduction cycles, incorporating launch dynamics, channel readiness and demand signals
- Synthesise how variables such as historical performance, seasonality, promotions, sales initiatives and macro-economic conditions affect demand across all products and routes to market
- Participate in global and regional forecast review cadences, representing the local position and managing competing expectations across stakeholders
- Stakeholder Partnership & Relationship Management
- Serve as the go-to finance partner on demand forecasting for the local Sales VP, RTM sales leaders, and senior sales stakeholders
- Build and maintain strong working relationships with Reseller Operations, Supply and Demand Management teams, and global Sales Finance counterparts
- Navigate the expectations of multiple senior stakeholders, balancing local priorities with global alignment and managing through influence
- Maintain effective virtual partnerships across geographies and time zones, with particular emphasis on the Singapore-based sales leadership team
- Lead, develop and mentor a team of four analysts. Build capability, support career progression, and foster a high-performance culture
- Process & Systems Improvement
- Identify opportunities to improve forecasting processes, data quality and analytical infrastructure
- Set standards for the team's technical capabilities, tools and analytical infrastructure to ensure consistency and scalability
- Contribute to the ongoing development of Apple's business support systems and forecasting tools, interfacing with process and automation teams and workstreams
<h3>Minimum Qualifications</h3>10+ years of progressive financial management experience, with at least two years in a leadership role
Proven experience in demand forecasting, financial planning & analysis, or a closely related function
Demonstrated ability to lead and develop high-performing teams
Track record of effective business partnering with senior sales and operations leaders
Strong analytical and financial modelling skills, comfortable working with large, complex datasets
Excellent communication and executive presence, with the confidence to present to and challenge senior stakeholders
Experience managing key relationships virtually across geographies and time zones
Ability to work independently, manage ambiguity, and deliver under tight, recurring deadlines alongside the urgent and unpredictable
<h3>Preferred Qualifications</h3>Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting or a related discipline
Experience in consumer electronics, technology or a related industry with hardware and software product lines
Familiarity with sell-through and channel inventory dynamics in indirect distribution models
Experience with business intelligence and reporting tools (e.g., Tableau, Power BI, or similar)