Sr. Financial Analyst - Manufacturing

Harbinger Motors Inc.•Garden Grove, CA

2h•$90,000 - $120,000

About The Position

Harbinger Motors is looking for an experienced Sr. Financial Analyst - Manufacturing with a strong accounting background in cost accounting and operational finance. This role will be responsible for labor modeling, overhead absorption, standard cost variance analysis, inventory valuation, and month-end close support for our manufacturing operations. This role requires advanced analytical skills, extensive experience in manufacturing cost accounting, a thorough understanding of GAAP, and the ability to influence financial decision-making across factory operations.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or Business.
5+ years of relevant accounting experience.
Proven experience in cost accounting, standard costing, inventory valuation, and variance analysis.
NetSuite experience preferred.
Highly organized and detail-oriented, capable of managing multiple projects with tight deadlines.
Hands-on experience with inventory roll-forwards across RM, WIP, FG, and In-Transit categories.
Advanced proficiency in MS Excel and ERP/MRP systems.

Nice To Haves

CPA/CPA Eligibility preferred, but not required.
Familiarity with scrap tracking, MRB processes, or factory reporting a strong plus.

Responsibilities

Build and maintain labor models to track workforce efficiency across manufacturing lines; identify trends and surface insights to operations leadership.
Calculate and monitor overhead absorption rates; investigate and explain over/under-absorption variances on a monthly basis.
Perform detailed purchase price, usage, and efficiency variance analysis; collaborate with operations to understand root causes and drive cost improvements.
Maintain accurate inventory valuation and prepare monthly roll-forwards and accruals across all inventory categories.
Work closely with Accounts Payable, Operations, Engineering, and Logistics to ensure accurate recording of manufacturing costs and transactions.
Assist with financial audits and recommend procedural improvements to ensure manufacturing accounting conforms to GAAP.
Assist with various special projects as required by the Accounting & Finance leadership team.