Sr. Financial Analyst Manufacturing
Garden Grove, CA - USA
Job Summary
About Harbinger
Harbinger is an American commercial electric vehicle (EV) company on a mission to transform an industry starving for innovation. Harbingers best-in-class team of EV battery and drivetrain experts have pooled their deep experience to bring a first-of-its-kind EV platform to support the growing demand for medium-duty EVs and Hybrids. Harbinger: Familiar Form Revolutionary Foundation.
Job Overview
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.
What Youll Do:
- Labor Modeling & Efficiency Tracking Build and maintain labor models to track workforce efficiency across manufacturing lines; identify trends and surface insights to operations leadership.
- Overhead Absorption Calculate and monitor overhead absorption rates; investigate and explain over/under-absorption variances on a monthly basis.
- Standard Cost Variance Analysis Perform detailed purchase price usage and efficiency variance analysis; collaborate with operations to understand root causes and drive cost improvements.
- Inventory Valuation Roll-Forward & Accruals Maintain accurate inventory valuation and prepare monthly roll-forwards and accruals across all inventory categories:
- Cross-Functional Collaboration Work closely with Accounts Payable Operations Engineering and Logistics to ensure accurate recording of manufacturing costs and transactions.
- Audit & Process Improvement Assist with financial audits and recommend procedural improvements to ensure manufacturing accounting conforms to GAAP.
- Special Projects Assist with various special projects as required by the Accounting & Finance leadership team.
Who You Are:
- Bachelors degree in Accounting Finance or Business.
- 5 years of relevant accounting experience.
- CPA/CPA Eligibility preferred but not required.
- 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.
- Familiarity with scrap tracking MRB processes or factory reporting a strong plus.
- Advanced proficiency in MS Excel and ERP/MRP systems.
- Comprehensive Health Dental & Vision (HDV) 100% employee covered
- Early-stage Stock Options
- Robust Retirement Savings (401k HSA FSA)
- Generous Paid Time Off (PTO) & Parental Leave
- Annual Vacation Bonus
- Wellness & Fertility Benefits
- Cell Phone Stipend
- Complimentary Meals & Stocked Kitchens
California Pay Range
$90000 - $120000 USD
Required Experience:
Senior IC
About Company
Familiar form. Revolutionary foundation. Harbinger Motors is a EV manufacturer focused on commercial vehicles.