Senior Financial Analyst – Global Supply Chain

Harbinger Motors • Garden Grove, CA

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About The Position

Harbinger is seeking an analytical Senior Financial Analyst to join its FP&A team as the finance business partner to the Operations and Supply Chain organization. The team runs Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) and Material Requirements Planning (MRP) as Harbinger scales production of commercial electric vehicles. Operations owns the material budget, while FP&A tracks and reports those costs. The analyst will serve as the finance subject matter expert in S&OP and MRP across Finance, standardize materials forecasting with operating teams, and use planning data to explain how delivery performance and changes to plan affect financial results. The role also supports understanding and management of the global supplier base’s costs, including landed cost, tariffs, and currency exposure. Passion for Harbinger’s mission and vision is required.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a STEM field.
• 3–5+ years of financial analysis experience.
• Experience with materials or inventory forecasting, S&OP, or MRP in a manufacturing environment.
• Experience supporting procurement or direct materials sourcing, including supplier quote analysis or should-cost modeling.
• Advanced Excel skills, including work with large data sets and scenario modeling.
• Experience with data mining using SQL and with ERP data.
• Strong written communication and presentation skills, including the ability to explain complex data to non-finance partners.
• Passion for Harbinger’s mission and vision.

Nice To Haves

• MBA or Master's degree in a related field.
• Experience with NetSuite, Coupa, or another ERP migration.
• Experience with procurement analytics in Coupa or a similar tool.
• Experience with inventory accounting, excess and obsolete reserves, or standard costing.
• Familiarity with landed cost, tariffs, customs, or foreign currency in a global supply base.
• Familiarity with public company reporting and SOX controls.
• Experience in high-rate manufacturing, automotive, EV, or industrial companies.

Responsibilities

• Serve as finance business partner to Operations and Supply Chain leadership, including financial planning for headcount and operating expenses.
• Become the Finance subject matter expert in S&OP and MRP, understanding how demand, supply, and lead times flow into the financial forecast.
• Lead a standard materials forecasting method with operating teams, including estimating and time-phasing committed, planned, and not-yet-planned demand.
• Analyze direct material spend by supplier, commodity, and region; support sourcing decisions with should-cost models, quote comparisons, and business cases for second sources or make-versus-buy.
• Model and report landed cost of parts, including tariffs, duties, and inbound freight, in partnership with the Logistics finance analyst; explain the effects of trade and tariff changes on cost of goods sold.
• Track purchase price variance against standard cost and measure progress against supplier cost-reduction targets.
• Develop ways to reflect supplier delivery performance in the forecast and measure forecast accuracy over time.
• Identify supplier risks, including foreign currency exposure, single-source dependencies, and supplier financial health.
• Build inventory reporting covering inventory levels, excess and obsolete inventory, scrap, and shortages.
• Partner with Procurement and Treasury on supplier payment terms, inventory days, and their effects on cash.
• Partner with Accounting to ensure inventory costing and cost allocation comply with GAAP and audit requirements.

Benefits

• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision coverage, with 100% of employee coverage paid.
• Early-stage stock options.
• Retirement savings plan (401(k), HSA, and FSA).
• Generous paid time off and parental leave.
• Annual vacation bonus.
• Wellness and fertility benefits.
• Cell phone stipend.
• Complimentary meals and stocked kitchens.

What This Job Offers

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