Financial Analyst, Finance Operations/Tactical Planning

Zoox•Foster City, CA

40d•$116,000 - $176,000

About The Position

Zoox's Finance team is looking for a dynamic, experienced analyst to join our fast-paced and evolving business. The Finance team is responsible for managing day-to-day operations and stewarding the company transition from R&D and product development to operating and scaling a commercial service. We maintain short and long-term financial models, formulate financial statements and managerial reports, implement tools and processes to support decision making, perform financial analysis of strategic initiatives, and much more. As a Financial Analyst in the Finance Operations function you will own, execute, and improve multiple workstreams on a monthly, quarterly, and annual cadence. This will include activities in month-end close, planning and forecast cycles, managerial and ad-hoc reporting, master data governance, and several other high-impact areas, with specific focus on corporate system enhancement projects. This central role will interface with business partners across other Finance functions as well as Accounting, Business Applications, People Experience, and multiple Departments within the Zoox organization. A successful candidate must be willing and able to work through ambiguity to understand and develop process requirements and quickly ramp to take ownership of your workstreams. You must strive to continuously improve each workstream under your scope as Zoox evolves. Effective collaboration and communication will be key to deliver accurate and timely results that add strategic insights to the Finance ecosystem.

Requirements

3+ years experience in an FP&A, Accounting, Business Analyst, or other analytical role
2+ years of direct experience with business process development, building and maintaining Excel-based financial models, forecast input templates, and dashboards
Experience with annual budgeting, rolling forecasting, capital budgeting, and/or long-term strategic planning
Experience with large-scale ERP systems (SAP, Oracle, etc), and best-in-class planning and reporting tools (Anaplan, OneStream, Looker, etc)
Ability to develop strong, cross-functional working relationships across the finance team and beyond
Highly analytical, with proven ability to synthesize and analyze large amounts of data to develop clear insights and recommendations
BA/BS degree, preferably in a Finance, Accounting, Data Science or a quantitative field

Responsibilities

Manage Zoox and Department level managerial reporting packages for month-end and quarter-end reporting
Update Planning Cycle templates and trackers for annual Operational Plans and quarterly Risk & Opportunities updates
Master Data Governance, ensuring accuracy and alignment across systems through company expansion into Production Manufacturing and Commercial Service
Oversee month-end goods receipt and invoice accrual investigations and maintenance
Lead Anaplan, SAP, Ariba, and other system enhancement projects to enable streamlined planning and reporting
Ad-hoc projects