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Lucid Motors · 1 day ago

Lead Senior Financial Analyst (Corporate)

Newark, CA

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$109K/yr - $150K/yr

5+ years exp

Lucid Motors is leading the future in luxury electric vehicles, aiming to create captivating and sustainable transportation solutions. They are seeking a Lead Senior Financial Analyst to manage budgeting, forecasting, and reporting processes while providing financial guidance and consultancy to support the CFO and corporate team.

AutomotiveAutonomous VehiclesElectric VehicleTransportation

Responsibilities

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

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 perspectives to identify and propose opportunities for improvement across processes and business functions

Qualification

Corporate finance experienceVariance analysisFinancial forecastingMicrosoft ExcelSAP/S4 HANABusiness Intelligence toolsMBAInterpersonal skillsCritical thinkingCommunication skillsProject management

Required

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Engineering or related field

5+ years of corporate finance 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