Who We Are

Applied Materials is the global leader in materials engineering solutions used to produce virtually every new chip and advanced display in the world. We design, build and service cutting-edge equipment that helps our customers manufacture display and semiconductor chips – the brains of devices we use every day. As the foundation of the global electronics industry, Applied enables the exciting technologies that literally connect our world – like AI and IoT. If you want to work beyond the cutting-edge, continuously pushing the boundaries of science and engineering to make possible the next generations of technology, join us to Make Possible® a Better Future.

What We Offer

At Applied, we prioritize the well-being of you and your family and encourage you to bring your best self to work. Your happiness, health, and resiliency are at the core of our benefits and wellness programs. Our robust total rewards package makes it easier to take care of your whole self and your whole family. We’re committed to providing programs and support that encourage personal and professional growth and care for you at work, at home, or wherever you may go. Learn more about our benefits.

You’ll also benefit from a supportive work culture that encourages you to learn, develop and grow your career as you take on challenges and drive innovative solutions for our customers. We empower our team to push the boundaries of what is possible—while learning every day in a supportive leading global company. Visit our Careers website to learn more about careers at Applied.

Key Responsibilities

• Policy and Statutory
• Drives policy improvement to align with changing business needs, technology advancements and industry best practices.
• Process Delivery
• Drives end-to-end process alignment and integrity of the control environment.
• Manages the products/tools organization uses/owns to delivery its processes and services.
• Able to deliver multiple conflicting priorities
• Actively uses benchmarking and performance metrics to understand the health of the organizational service delivery and identify improvement opportunities.
• Networks to learn best practices and new approaches and new technology advancements.
• Able to take ownership for escalations and drive for resolution.
• Strong understands the controls and reasons for them, including risk implications, within the process and business rules.
• Ensures and drives integrity of process controls.
• Has a strong understanding of the design of the tools and systems the organization uses/owns to delivery its processes and services.
• Process Design, Build and Test
• Able to coordinate complex design and testing activities.
• Able to drive design, build and test strategies.
• Assesses end-to-end processes to evaluate integration points, process and policy controls, efficiency, roles and responsibilities, business objectives.
• Change & Project Management
• Functions as change agent
• Organizes operational sponsorship for the projects
• Able to lead teams
• Able to lead projects of higher complexity having moderate to large scope
• Uses formal change management tools and method, including effective socialization.
• Uses formal project management tools and method
• Able to develop effective training materials.
• Able to drive the implement new processes and policies.
• Able to project influence within the organization to improve process alignment and performance.
• Able to project influence to functions outside the organization to improve process alignment and performance.
• Decision Making
• Has Shared Services experience
• Drives for advancement of the Shared Services Mission and Value with best in class company-wide process functions, enabled by standardization, solid internal controls, and effective performance management
• Foundation for Decision Making is Mastery of policy, Mastery of process (Reason for Processes, Marriage of Systems, Policy and Risk Management),

Mastery or how to execute process.

• Applies mastery to the problem and provides correct solution path
• Effectively and actively uses performance metrics in the decision process.
• Effectively and actively uses benchmarking in decision making.
• Understands the effects of decisions on the stakeholders.
• Effectively considers the needs of the stakeholders
• End User Support
• Clearly understands the Shared Services Mission and Purpose to the Company
• Able to analyze trends and identify training needs.
• Able to analyze trends and identify areas opportunities to reduce the necessity for inquiries.
• Able to analyze trends and identify areas opportunities to improve self- service tools.
• Able to improve support model design to meet changing needs of the stakeholders.
• Understands technology and is able to leverage its ability to improve the end user support function.

Functional Knowledge

• Regarded as the technical expert in their particular field
• Demonstrates in-depth and/or breadth of expertise in own discipline and broad knowledge of other disciplines within the function

Business Expertise

• Anticipates business and regulatory issues; recommends product, process or service improvements

Leadership

• Leads projects with notable risk and complexity; develops the strategy for project execution

Problem Solving

• Solves unique and complex problems with broad impact on the business; requires conceptual and innovative thinking to develop solutions

Impact

• Impacts the direction and resource allocation for program, project or services; works within general functional policies and industry guidelines

Interpersonal Skills

• Communicates complex ideas, anticipates potential objections and persuades others, often at senior levels, to adopt a different point of view

Role: Global Fixed Assets Process Owner

This is a high visibility, hands-on leadership role overseeing fixed asset accounting and lease accounting administration. This is role is part of the Americas Accounting team, under the Chief Accounting Officer’s organization and interacts very closely with Corporate Accounting, Policy and Tax teams.

Preferred Background

• BS in Accounting.
• 7-10 years direct accounting experience with General Ledger and Sub-ledger accounting.
• Strong exposure to fixed assets lifecycle management.

ERP Experience

• SAP ECC, w/Asset Accounting Module is a plus; LeaseCalcs, BlackLine, Microsoft Office; Tableau;

Duties

Fixed Asset Administration

• Oversee & own the management of the fixed asset accounting process, globally.
• Lead team of 4-6 contract personnel based in Bangalore, India, who execute transactions & review Capital Approval Requests for required information
• Understand and apply corporate policy related to fixed assets. Be the “voice” of Fixed Asset Policy;
• Manage and maintain the fixed assets subledger and related general ledger activity.
• Understand and collaborate closely with Tax on CHIPs credits and their application to assets on books;
• Understand government incentives programs such as Cal Competes and other capital driven subjects and effect on assets;
• Devise, document and oversee the development of standard processes, procedures and tools (automation). Partner with and influence other areas of Finance and Operations to follow said process and procedures.
• Monitor lifecycle events from project scoping and approval to asset retirement.
• Advise business units regarding fixed asset matters and issues.
• Provide monthly fixed assets and capital spending reporting as required by Global Accounting; support Balance sheet review requirements.
• Support Tax and other business units or departments in periodic reporting needs and initiatives impacting fixed assets & projects.
• Research and respond to fixed asset queries from all levels within the organization.
• Respond to requests for information from internal and external audit entities, including SOX walkthroughs.
• Deliver training to personnel outside of fixed asset team. Maintain libraries of guides and desktop procedures.

Fixed Asset – Income Tax related

• Review all asset additions to ensure proper tax treatment
• Prepare quarterly asset related provision schedules
• Prepare fixed asset related schedules for federal tax return

Lease Accounting Administration

• Manage Lease bots
• Prepare Lease disclosure supporting documents
• Update critical data in LeaseCalcs
• Manage equipment and housing leases for Europe and Japan
• Coordinate & support Corporate Accounting lease accounting owner

Property Tax

• Manage relationship with third party providers (Ryan & Co.)
• Provide supporting data as needed