Lead Financial Analyst, Manufacturing

Crusoe•Sunnyvale, CA

4d•$160,000 - $195,000

About The Position

Crusoe is hiring a senior individual contributor to own and build the financial planning and analysis engine for its rapidly growing Manufacturing business. The role owns the consolidated Manufacturing financial model, planning cycles, reporting, and KPIs, while establishing standards for model architecture, data definitions, templates, and review cadence. The analyst will help move the business from top-down planning to bottoms-up plans based on operational inputs and execution. As the team’s central analytical hub, this role works with Manufacturing Finance managers covering Data Center and Spark products, BI, Field Services, BizOps, Accounting, and the broader FP&A team. The position has regular visibility with Finance leadership and business executives through the Monthly Business Review and other forums. Its analysis informs supplier and contract manufacturer engagements, cost and margin targets, and cash planning. The role also owns the Manufacturing finance tools roadmap and helps develop planning infrastructure for future integrated supply planning and S&OP. This is a hands-on position: the analyst builds and operates the models, planning processes, and reporting directly, while setting standards and helping partners adopt the tools and processes.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Engineering, or another quantitative field.
At least 7 years of experience in FP&A, corporate finance, business finance, or consulting.
Track record of owning planning cycles, including budget, forecast, and long-range planning, end to end.
Advanced financial modeling skills, including building large, multi-driver models from scratch.
Experience supporting hardware, manufacturing, supply chain, or technology businesses.
Working knowledge of cost of goods sold, bill of materials cost, inventory, and contract manufacturer or supplier economics.
Strong data skills, including advanced Excel or Google Sheets and SQL.
Experience with BI and visualization tools such as Looker or Tableau.
Ability to turn complex analysis into clear recommendations for senior, non-finance leaders.
Comfort working amid ambiguity in a fast-growth environment, with a bias to build and iterate.

Nice To Haves

Experience in data center, AI infrastructure, semiconductor, or other capital-intensive technology companies.
Experience with planning systems such as Adaptive, Anaplan, or Hyperion and ERP data such as NetSuite or SAP.
Exposure to cash flow forecasting, capital planning, or S&OP processes.
Working knowledge of New Product Introduction and field or service operations economics.
MBA, CPA, or CFA.

Responsibilities

Build and run the consolidated Manufacturing financial model for close support, forecasts, the long-range plan, budget, and scenario analysis.
Own variance analysis models and templates, including volume, rate, and mix analyses.
Drive bottoms-up planning by translating Supply Chain, Operations, Engineering, and Field Services inputs into financial outcomes.
Build scenario and sensitivity models for volume, supplier pricing, schedule shifts, and cost and margin targets.
Support cash flow planning and liquidity analysis for the Manufacturing business.
Own the financial content of the Monthly Business Review, including variance analysis, commentary, and executive-ready materials.
Define, track, and report business and finance KPIs such as cost, margin, headcount, operating expenses, and utilization, and drive accountability with business and finance owners.
Automate reporting and maintain consistent data definitions and sources.
Partner with broader FP&A on end-to-end planning, timelines, and roles and responsibilities for close, forecast, budget, and long-range planning.
Partner with Data Center and Spark finance leads to provide a consistent planning and reporting foundation.
Build a business-case evaluation template for supplier and contract manufacturer engagements and support sourcing and contract manufacturer decision analysis.
Provide finance support to Field Services and New Product Introduction, including cost tracking and program-level analysis.
Work with Accounting on close, accruals, inventory, and cost accounting questions and help strengthen controllership as the business scales.
Own the Manufacturing finance tools roadmap, including model architecture, data pipelines, and dashboards.
Document processes and train partners on tools and planning calendars.
Help establish planning infrastructure for Phase 2, including integrated supply planning and S&OP, as the team grows.