Financial Analyst

SpaceX is actively developing technologies to enable human life on Mars. The Financial Analyst will play a crucial role in financial planning and analysis, focusing on forecasting, reporting, and accounting for SpaceX projects while interfacing with various departments across the company.

Responsibilities

• Lead forecast of key performance indicators (KPIs), including spending and resource requirements for assigned business groups, such as headcount, capital, and operating expenses
• Forecast future unit costs with cross-functional teams and track progress in achieving cost reduction targets
• Conduct ad-hoc analyses as needed to support operational decision-making, from new idea generation through to the implementation phase
• Perform a leading role on internal projects, working closely with peer organizations to understand key business issues and translate them into financial models and metrics
• Prepare and update capital expenditure and inventory cash forecasts
• Support product cost tracking and inventory analysis, including scrap, inventory obsolescence, and productivity efforts
• Develop and enhance tools to track revenue performance and incurred project costs every month
• Provide insight on revenue, spending variances, and department-level reporting to business partners
• Analyze and interpret financial data for use in management reviews

Skills

• Bachelor's degree
• 1+ years experience in an accounting, finance, or business role (internship experience qualifies)
• Willing to work extended hours and weekends as needed
• This position is based in Palo Alto, CA, and requires being onsite full-time – hybrid and remote work will not be considered
• Bachelor's degree in business, finance, economics, or engineering
• Advanced skills in Microsoft Excel, applied business statistics, and general modeling experience of complex non-linear systems
• Experience in a manufacturing or technology environment
• Familiarity with reporting, visualization, intelligence, and analysis tools (SQL, Power BI, Tableau, etc.)
• Strong presentation skills with the ability to regularly interface with executive management
• Experience with presenting analytical results in both verbal and written form across a multi-disciplinary organization
• Ability to frame unstructured and complex analytical problems for a broad audience

Benefits

• Long-term incentives, in the form of company stock, stock options, or long-term cash awards
• Potential discretionary bonuses
• The ability to purchase additional stock at a discount through an Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Access to comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage
• Access to a 401(k) retirement plan
• Short and long-term disability insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid parental leave
• Various other discounts and perks
• 3 weeks of paid vacation
• 10 or more paid holidays per year
• Paid sick leave pursuant to Company policy

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