Senior Financial Analyst - FP&A

Boston Dynamics • Waltham, MA

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About The Position

As a Financial Analyst, you will contribute to Boston Dynamics’s short-term and long-term profitable growth by assisting the Manager of FP&A to implement and drive business planning, budgeting, cost control, and reporting for the assigned business/product unit and functional areas. Every day, you will work with the finance team, middle managers, and senior leaders on budgeting, long-term strategic financial planning, and analysis. To thrive in this role, you must have strong communication skills, proficiency in excel and the ability to prioritize tasks, work on multiple engagements, and manage rapidly changing assignments. Boston Dynamics is a world leader in mobile robots, tackling some of the toughest robotics challenges. For years, our awe-inspiring viral videos on YouTube have shown the world what remarkably capable robots can do. Now we are quickly becoming a recognized leader in automation solutions for industrial applications and warehouse logistics. We are growing rapidly, building a commercial company that delivers cutting edge technology and solutions to our customers from industrial applications to logistics and warehouse solutions.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or Finance
• Minimum 3 years of experience in financial reporting
• Knowledgeable in excel and Adaptive or other planning software
• Strong quantitative, analytical and problem solving skills
• Previous experience in financial analysis, forecasting and budgeting, variance analysis, and long-term modeling
• Strong communication skills
• Experience in creating and presenting reports to senior management

Nice To Haves

• Previous experience in high tech or manufacturing industries preferred

Responsibilities

• Contribute to building out and managing the financial planning processes and monthly reviews of performance, profitability, variance analysis, and long-term modeling
• Support the annual budget and quarterly forecasting processes and provide monthly expense reporting and variance analysis to cost center managers
• Work with Accounting team to understand gross margin and inventory trends and provide timely and insightful financial analysis of costs, unit metrics and margins to business/product leaders
• Partner with assigned business/product unit leaders to support the financial component of strategic planning and long-range planning/business reviews
• Partner with Strategy, R&D, Manufacturing and other stakeholders to forecast short term and long term performance
• Support varying levels of management by evaluating impact of operational decisions
• Participate on cross-functional teams in a matrix environment and perform various ad hoc financial projects as required
• Participate in process, reporting and planning improvement initiatives

Benefits

• medical
• dental
• vision
• 401(k)
• paid time off
• annual bonus structure

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Number of Employees: 251-500 employees