Sr. Finance Analyst, Engineering R&D

We would like to welcome a Senior Finance Analyst – Engineering R&D to our team. This person will require relevant extensive experience and a strong academic background with a desire to influence a cleaner future through the electrification of the transportation space. This role will play an integral part of the Product Development Operating Finance team that directly supports Research & Development engineering teams to continue the success of the company. If you are detail-oriented, proactive and enjoy a challenge then we want to talk with you!

How We Work: We balance hard work and innovation through meaningful in office calibration. Please note, this is a hybrid position out of our Newark, CA HQ with a minimum of 3 days in office per week. 

You Will: 

• Provide leadership and support to the budgeting, forecasting, and reporting process for Research & Development departments including headcount, operating expenses and capital expenditures.
• Develop and communicate plans, reports, and analysis to all relevant engineering teams. Support continuously changing environments with strong initiative and a pro-active attitude.
• Demonstrate strong presentational reporting and formulated financial calculations which drive positive change to the R&D Engineering processes.
• Consolidate and analyze financial data including reconciliations, period-to-period variance analysis, establishing relevant KPI and cost targets, analyzing operating cost changes with insightful explanations. Develop annual operating plans and provide monthly financial forecasts.
• Review purchase requests, purchase orders and invoices to ensure accuracy and compliance with financial planning and reporting.
• Provide objective business consultancy, business case assessments and financial guidance to all operating stakeholders.
• Partner closely with all internal stakeholders and operating teams to provide clear financial inputs and provide guidance on operational decisions.
• Additional ad-hoc assignments and projects supporting departments across the organization including month-end financial reporting, longer-term Business Plan development, benchmarking, and process analysis.
• Provide new perspective to identify and propose opportunities for improvement across processes and business functions.

You Bring: 

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Engineering or related field.
• At least 3 years of relevant experience.
• Finance Analyst experience at an Automotive OEM or Tier 1 Supplier, highly preferred!
• Outstanding ability in using Microsoft Office suite, particularly high proficiency with Excel and PowerPoint.
• Proven technical, quantitative and critical-thinking skills, high level of independent judgment, initiative and creativity to identify and clearly communicate key performance drivers to senior management.
• Experience utilizing ERP system and Business Intelligence tools to support forecast updates, analytical review of actual results and annual budgeting processes; preferably experience with SAP/S4 HANA
• Master’s degree in Business Administration (MBA) – preferred