Senior Financial Analyst I
About The Position
Rocket Lab is seeking a Senior Financial Analyst to support manufacturing and supply chain operations at its global headquarters in Long Beach, California. The role focuses on financial excellence and operational efficiency through high-quality financial analysis, forecasting, and reporting. The analyst partners with manufacturing, supply chain, engineering, program teams, and operations and finance leadership. The position supports forecasting and annual planning, operational and cost analysis, month-end close, costing processes, capital planning, and the development of reporting, analytics, and AI-powered operational intelligence tools. The role is onsite and may involve work in production areas.
Requirements
- At least 5 years of progressive financial leadership experience in manufacturing, operations, or supply chain environments.
- A bachelor’s degree or equivalent years of work experience; the stated equivalent is 9 or more years of total work experience.
- Experience with cost accounting, inventory management, and operational finance.
- Experience developing or applying AI-enabled tools to automate reporting, improve analytics, or enhance operational decision-making.
Nice To Haves
- Exceptional analytical and strategic thinking skills and cross-functional partnership skills.
- MBA or CPA certification.
- Experience with Infor LN ERP.
- Experience with Adaptive Planning.
Responsibilities
- Prepare weekly, monthly, and quarterly business reviews for operations and finance leadership, providing KPI-driven insights and recommendations.
- Support quarterly forecasting cycles and the annual operating plan.
- Build and maintain scenario-based financial models for production planning, capacity analysis, and cost visibility.
- Analyze cost variance, absorption, production efficiency, inventory performance, and operational KPIs.
- Develop and enhance reporting, analytics, and AI-powered operational intelligence tools to strengthen data governance, improve operational visibility, and support decision-making.
- Support month-end close activities, including accruals, cost adjustments, reconciliations, inventory performance, and financial trend analysis.
- Maintain costing, bill of materials (BOM) accuracy, and cost-roll processes aligned with financial and operational goals.
- Support capital planning by building business cases, conducting ROI, payback, and risk analyses, and monitoring capital investment execution.
Benefits
- Company stock as part of total compensation.
- Employee Stock Purchase Program with a 15% discount on company stock.
- Medical plans, including HMO, PPO, and a zero-cost HDHP option with a company HSA contribution.
- Dental and vision coverage.
- Paid vacation and sick time.
- 11 paid holidays.
- Flexible spending and dependent care accounts.
- Paid parental leave.
- Disability and life insurance.
- 401(k) retirement plan with company match.
- Subsidized EV charging.
- Onsite fitness centers where available.
- Discounted gym memberships.
- Complimentary snacks and beverages.
- 50% employee discount on the company merchandise store.
- Other employee discounts.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
