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Zoox's FP&A team is seeking a Financial Operations Analyst to support Production Manufacturing. You will partner with Manufacturing, Supply Chain, and Accounting teams to drive financial planning and manufacturing excellence activities (MEC). This role owns critical manufacturing KPIs including inventory, bill of materials (BOM), and open purchase order (PO) planning, manages monthly sales and operations planning (S&OP) cycles, and oversees product costing close activities.
You will leverage SAP, Anaplan, and other reporting systems to analyze large financial datasets and provide actionable insights that influence operational strategy and manufacturing efficiency. Key responsibilities include:
• Review purchase requisitions for compliance with U.S. GAAP and Zoox accounting policies
• Conduct pre-approval compliance checks of purchase orders against budget and forecast models, escalating discrepancies to FP&A leadership
• Perform Forecast vs. Actuals (FvA) analysis during monthly and quarterly closes
• Review agreements and contracts to determine appropriate PR structure and coding; restructure PRs and POs as policies evolve
• Partner with business owners to resolve incomplete or non-compliant purchase requisitions and guide teams on PR requirements and accounting policy
• Own open PO review and cleanup, including aging analysis, closure of stale purchase orders, and reconciliation with requesters
• Support month-end close by providing PO and receipt data to Accounting and identifying unreceived goods and services for accrual
• Build and maintain trackers on committed spend versus budget by cost center
• Track and report compliance metrics to Finance leadership, including PR turnaround time, coding error rates, and policy exception volume
This role requires a solid understanding of cost accounting systems and processes, as well as financial planning and reporting in a manufacturing environment.
REQUIREMENTS:
• BA/BS degree, preferably in Finance, Accounting, or a quantitative field
• 2+ years of relevant work experience in finance operations, procurement, accounting, or FP&A
• Solid understanding of U.S. GAAP, particularly as it applies to expense classification and capitalization
• Hands-on experience with a major ERP system (e.g., SAP, Oracle, NetSuite)
• Experience with spend management or procurement software (e.g., Coupa, Ariba)
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel (e.g., pivot tables, lookups, and analysis of large datasets)
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to explain accounting policy clearly to non-finance stakeholders
• Detail-oriented and reliable, with a positive attitude and the ability to quickly adapt to changes in a fast-moving environment
BONUS QUALIFICATIONS:
• Public accounting experience, Big 4 a huge plus
• High-growth startup and/or public company accounting experience
• Experience with manufacturing and/or fulfillment accounting
• Experience supporting a procure-to-pay system implementation or an accounting policy rollout
