The WW Places Finance Business Analyst acts as a key liaison, bridging project and reporting solutions between Apple business partners such as IS&T, Places, Procurement, Finance, and Global Business Solutions. This role requires excellent communication skills for impactful presentations across all organizational levels. The analyst must identify and address major issues early, develop contingency plans, and efficiently collaborate with internal and external teams. They translate analytical outcomes and technical challenges between business owners and technical teams. Responsibilities also include establishing processes and infrastructure to analyze key data related to RE&D operations and performance, performing financial analytics, establishing metrics and KPIs and SLAs, and driving process improvement initiatives and system enhancements.