Financial Analyst

About the role

The is entrusted with owning the complete financial lifecycle of projects, ensuring rigorous forecasting, reporting, and accounting accuracy. This role requires you to own the development and tracking of key performance indicators, directly shaping strategic spending and contract profitability across every product line. You will own the responsibility of conducting deep ad-hoc analyses that transform initial operational ideas into fully implemented financial insights. In this capacity, you will own the collaboration with peer organizations to solve core business issues and translate them into actionable financial models. You will also own the preparation and continuous updating of forecasts for both capital expenditure and inventory cash positions. Furthermore, this position owns the support of tracking product costs and conducting detailed inventory analysis with a focus on scrap, obsolescence, and productivity initiatives. You will own the development and enhancement of tools used to monitor revenue performance and incurred project costs on a recurring monthly basis. This role owns the provision of insights regarding revenue variances, spending, and department-level reporting to business partners. Finally, you will own the analysis and interpretation of complex financial data to prepare comprehensive information for executive management reviews.

Key facts

What you'll do

• Lead the forecasting of key performance indicators, including spending and resource needs for designated business groups such as headcount, capital, and operating expenses.
• Forecast future unit costs in collaboration with cross-functional teams and monitor progress against established cost reduction targets.
• Conduct ad-hoc analyses to support operational decision-making, guiding ideas from their initial conception through full implementation.
• Play a leading role on internal projects, working closely with peer organizations to identify core business issues and translate them into financial models and relevant metrics.
• Prepare and update forecasts for capital expenditure and inventory cash positions.
• Support the tracking of product costs and inventory analysis, with a focus on scrap, inventory obsolescence, and productivity improvement efforts.
• Develop and enhance tools used to monitor revenue performance and incurred project costs on a monthly basis.
• Provide insights regarding revenue, spending variances, and department-level reporting to business partners.
• Analyze and interpret financial data to prepare information for management reviews.
• Own the calculation and reconciliation of project financials to ensure accuracy and compliance.
• Drive the collection and maintenance of financial data necessary for accurate reporting and forecasting.
• Partner with accounting to ensure timely and accurate financial close processes.
• Liaise with operations and engineering teams to validate assumptions underlying financial models.
• Synthesize complex financial data into clear, concise narratives for executive stakeholders.

Requirements

• Possession of a Bachelor's degree.
• A minimum of 2 years of professional experience in an accounting, finance, or business-related role. Internship experience is acceptable.
• Demonstrated ability to work extended hours and weekends as necessary.
• This position is located in Los Angeles, California, and requires full-time onsite presence. Hybrid and remote work arrangements are not permitted.
• Must possess U.S. work authorization without sponsorship now or in the future.
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States for this employer.
• Must meet all federal contractor requirements if applicable.
• Must comply with all company policies and procedures.

Nice to have

• A Bachelor's degree in business, finance, economics, or engineering.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, applied business statistics, and experience modeling complex non-linear systems.
• Prior experience in a manufacturing or technology environment.
• Familiarity with reporting, visualization, intelligence, and analysis platforms such as SQL, Power BI, and Tableau.
• Demonstrated strong presentation skills with the ability to regularly communicate with executive management.
• Experience presenting analytical findings in both verbal and written formats to a multi-disciplinary audience.
• Skill in framing unstructured and complex analytical problems for diverse audiences.

Practical notes

This role requires willingness to work extended hours and weekends as necessary. The position is located in Los Angeles, California, and requires full-time onsite presence. Hybrid and remote work arrangements are not permitted. U.S. work authorization is required.