Senior Financial Analyst – Logistics

Harbinger Motors • Garden Grove, CA

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About The Position

Harbinger is an American commercial electric vehicle company working to transform the medium-duty vehicle industry. The Senior Financial Analyst will join Harbinger’s FP&A team as the finance business partner for Logistics, which includes material handling, warehouse management, third-party logistics (3PL) locations, receiving goods, outsourced manufacturing logistics, and shipping finished goods. As the logistics network expands alongside production, the analyst will sit on the supported business’s leadership team, own its financial plan, help leaders understand the financial impact of their decisions, and develop metrics to assess efficiency as volume grows. The role is suited to someone comfortable with ambiguity who enjoys working directly with operations and engineering teams and building new processes. Passion for Harbinger’s mission and vision is required.

The analyst will lead financial planning and forecasting, freight accruals, operating and financial metric development, investment business cases, cost and service-performance analysis, and financial reporting and variance explanations. They will partner with Logistics and Accounting to ensure logistics, inventory, and freight costs are accurately reflected in the financials.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a STEM field.
• 3–5+ years of financial analysis experience.
• Advanced Excel skills, including building models with multiple inputs, constraints, and scenarios.
• Experience with data mining using SQL.
• Experience partnering directly with operations, supply chain, logistics, or engineering leaders.
• Working knowledge of transportation modes and freight cost drivers.
• Strong written communication and presentation skills.
• Passion for Harbinger’s mission and vision.

Nice To Haves

• MBA or master's degree in a related field.
• Experience with logistics, freight, warehouse, or distribution finance, including unit-cost and capacity modeling.
• Experience with capital business cases for automation or facilities.
• Experience managing or analyzing 3PL contracts, outsourced manufacturing, or contract logistics costs.
• Experience with a transportation management system (TMS) or warehouse management system (WMS).
• Experience at an automotive OEM or Tier 1 supplier, or in high-rate manufacturing, EV, or industrial companies.

Responsibilities

• Own annual and multi-year financial planning for the Logistics team, including headcount, operating expenses, and capital for warehousing, material handling, receiving, and 3PL locations.
• Own inbound and outbound freight forecasting and month-end freight accruals, including spend by truckload, LTL, and expedited modes, and track premium and expedited freight.
• Develop and track operating and financial metrics, including cost per part received, stored, and shipped; 3PL cost per unit; and finished-goods freight cost per vehicle.
• Build and track business cases for warehouse, material-handling, and automation investments, including network expansion and in-house versus 3PL decisions; track actual capital spending and returns against those cases.
• Measure 3PL, carrier, and outsourced-manufacturing logistics costs and service performance against plan and contracted rates, and track realized savings.
• Partner with Logistics and Accounting to accurately reflect receiving, inventory in transit, inventory held at third-party locations, capitalized inbound freight, and finished-goods shipping costs in the financials.
• Help explain inventory adjustments at warehouses and 3PL locations.
• Analyze and explain variances to plan and forecast, focusing on business drivers and actionable responses.
• Create and present materials for business reviews and finance reviews.

Benefits

• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision coverage, with 100% of employee coverage paid.
• Early-stage stock options.
• Retirement savings plans, including 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