Staff Finance Analyst, Corporate FP&A

We are looking for a Staff Finance Analyst, General & Administrative Finance with a solid academic background and a desire to influence a cleaner future through the electrification of the transportation space. This role will play an integral part of the G&A team that directly supports the G&A functional leaders and help secure the success of the company. If you are detail-oriented, able to multitask and like to take on new challenges, then we want to talk with you! 
 

You Will: 

• Lead the budgeting, forecasting and reporting process including headcount, operating expenses and capital expenditures. 

• Develop effective planning, reporting, and analysis processes for all administrative teams. Responsible for functional spend models, return on investment analyses and assisting in contract negotiations. 

• 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 to ensure accuracy and compliance with financial plan. 

• Facilitate operating team alignment and decision making, present data in cohesive reports that provide clear communication and recommendations. 

• Actively participate with management to guide and influence long term and strategic decision making within the broadest scope. 

• Provide objective business consultancy, business case assessments and financial guidance to administrative teams. 

• 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. 

• Master’s degree in Business Administration (MBA), preferred. 

• At least 5 years of relevant experience, with a minimum of 3 years of variance analysis experience (actuals to forecast comparison) and period-to-period analysis. 

• 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. 

• Ability to manage multiple projects and assignments with a high degree of autonomy and accountability for results. 

• Demonstrated effective written, interpersonal and oral communication skills. 
  Established ability using Microsoft Office suite, particularly high proficiency with Excel and PowerPoint. 

• 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. 

• Finance Analyst experience at an Automotive OEM or Tier 1 Supplier, a huge plus!