Strategic Finance Manager

Panasonic•Sparks, NV

About The Position

Do you want to join a team that's changing the world? Do you have a strong background as a Strategic Finance Manager? Then we're looking for you! Check out the job description and apply now! Put your skills to meaningful use, gain unique experience, and work with world-class team members with diverse backgrounds and expertise who share the same vision. Join the PECNA team today! Panasonic Energy Corporation of North America (PECNA) is collaborating with Tesla at a massive battery factory near Reno, Nevada which is known for its quality of life and expansive outdoor adventures. Panasonic's role at the Gigafactory is to manufacture and supply cylindrical lithium-ion cells to Tesla for their electric vehicles and energy storage systems. Over the past few years, the Gigafactory has grown to the largest lithium-ion battery factory in the world. Together with our partner Tesla, we continue to revolutionize the lithium-ion battery space and accelerate the world’s transition to sustainable energy and transportation. Our mission at PECNA is to make the vision of affordable Electric Vehicles a reality by producing the world’s safest, high quality, and lowest cost batteries. Through this effort we will create a clean energy society and our products will change society’s use of and perceptions of electric power. In addition to an environment that is as innovative as our products, we offer competitive salaries and benefits.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics or associated field
“Big picture” thinking, which is key to addressing top-level concerns and finding the best path forward from all available data.
10+ year experience in manufacturing business operations, with specific expertise in Financial Planning and Analysis
Analytical skills and ability to work and collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams.
Handle multiple work assignments. Experience in solving and providing business insights and recommendations form data sets.
Teamwork mentality and willingness to roll up sleeves to get the job done.
IT integration, understanding and implementing technology needs and solutions to improve efficiencies and for cost reduction.
Communicate efficiently in writing and orally.
Proficiency in and Microsoft office suite, and other enterprise systems.

Responsibilities

Support Commercial Team through: Advanced financial modeling; developing scenarios taking into account mixes of factories, product form factors; customer mixes, etc.
Develop/negotiate pricing strategy w/ comparisons based on cost structure
Providing Competitor Analysis and Company Benchmarking;
Provide market analysis and guidance on where we should be position ourselves in the future
Identify weaknesses and strengths in financial structures
Develop pricing comparisons based on cost structure
Assess suppliers BOM cost vs market
Provide Customer Analysis, determining risks and opportunities
Materials strategy
Involvement in supplier negotiations (review contracts)
Analyze inventory control/cash management
New Site Modeling
Develop financial models for assessing strengths and weakness, areas of opportunity
Work with relevant individuals to build up financial study (FS)
Assist in developing approval processes
Assist in negotiating and analyzing Incentive packages
Build out scenario modeling
Participate in site selection process
Liaise with Consultants supporting Expansion initiative
PEC
Assess cash generation impact
Provide Funding advice; i.e. Debt vs Equity Financing
Ad Hoc analysis and Reporting