Senior Financial Analyst, Commercial Finance

Rivian • Plymouth, MI

17h

About The Position

As a Senior Analyst on the Gross Margin team, you will be a key contributor to the accuracy and strategic visibility of the company’s profitability. This role is designed for a finance professional who excels at the intersection of traditional commercial finance and modern data automation within a complex manufacturing environment.
You will support the end-to-end Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) forecast and help coordinate the critical inputs that drive our financial outlook. A primary focus of this role is contributing to the team’s digital transformation—assisting in the migration of legacy manual workflows toward an AI-enabled, automated, and scalable forecasting environment.

Requirements

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related quantitative field.
• Experience: 3-4 years of experience in Corporate Finance or FP&A, ideally within a manufacturing, hardware, or technology environment.
• Technical Skills: Demonstrated expertise in building AI-enabled financial applications and automated workflows using Python, SQL, or similar data science frameworks.
• Systems: Experience with Databricks, Snowflake, or similar cloud-based data environments is required.
• Modeling: Advanced financial modeling skills, with the ability to translate physical operational drivers into clear financial outcomes.
• Attention to Detail: An uncompromising commitment to accuracy; you ensure the integrity of the data before it reaches the final output.
• Communication: Ability to distill complex data and technical workflows into clear, concise updates for stakeholders.
• Problem-Solving: A proactive approach to troubleshooting data discrepancies and refining manual processes.
• Collaborative Spirit: Proven ability to work cross-functionally and build effective relationships with non-finance business partners.

Responsibilities

• Forecast Execution: Support the maintenance and delivery of the gross margin and COGS forecast, ensuring data integrity and alignment with corporate targets.
• Cross-Functional Coordination: Collaborate with partners across Product Development, Product Strategy, and Operations Finance to gather, validate, and track the progress of key forecast assumptions.
• Performance Analysis: Partner with Accounting and FP&A during quarter-end close to identify and explain variances between actual results and the forecast.
• Strategic Scenarios: Leverage the forecast to run financial scenarios that help the team provide data-driven recommendations for strategic decision-making.
• Digital Enablement: Actively contribute to the transition of financial models from Excel into automated, cloud-based data environments.
• Data Integrity: Help build and manage the data flows required to ingest complex datasets, ensuring the forecast is supported by reliable, automated sources.
• Workflow Optimization: Identify and implement process improvements that streamline reporting cycles and improve the speed and transparency of the gross margin process.

Benefits

• The successful candidate may be eligible for an annual performance bonus and equity awards.
• We offer a comprehensive package of benefits for full-time and part-time employees, their spouse or domestic partner, and children up to age 26, including but not limited to paid vacation, paid sick leave, and a competitive portfolio of insurance benefits, including life, medical, dental, vision, short-term disability insurance, and long-term disability insurance to eligible employees.
• You may also have the opportunity to participate in Rivian’s 401(k) Plan and Employee Stock Purchase Program if you meet certain eligibility requirements.
• Full-time employee coverage is effective on their first day of employment.
• Part-time employee coverage is effective on the first of the month following 90 days of employment.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level