Senior Financial Analyst (Manufacturing)

Join Harbinger Motors, a pioneering electric vehicle manufacturer, as a Senior Financial Analyst (Manufacturing). In this role, you will be responsible for labor modeling, overhead absorption, standard cost variance analysis, inventory valuation, and month-end close support for our manufacturing operations. You will collaborate with various departments to ensure accurate recording of manufacturing costs and transactions, assist with financial audits, and recommend procedural improvements. This position offers a competitive salary, comprehensive health coverage, flexible PTO, and early-stage stock options.

• 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.
• Harbinger Motors is looking for an experienced Sr. Financial Analyst - Manufacturing with a strong accounting background in cost accounting and operational finance
• 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
• Hands-on experience with inventory roll-forwards across RM, WIP, FG, and In-Transit categories
• 5+ years of relevant accounting experience
• NetSuite experience preferred
• Highly organized and detail-oriented, capable of managing multiple projects with tight deadlines
• Familiarity with scrap tracking, MRB processes, or factory reporting a strong plus
• Proven experience in cost accounting, standard costing, inventory valuation, and variance analysis
• Advanced proficiency in MS Excel and ERP/MRP systems
• CPA/CPA Eligibility preferred, but not required
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or Business