Financial Operations Analyst

The FP&A team at Zoox drives financial analysis of key strategic investments, maintains short and long term financial models, and develops reporting for both internal and external stakeholders. As a Financial Analyst supporting Production Manufacturing, you will partner with several Manufacturing groups, Supply Chain, and Accounting teams to drive financial planning and MEC activities. You will own critical manufacturing KPIs, including inventory, BOM, and open PO planning, manage monthly S&OP cycles and close activities related to product costing.  This role requires a solid understanding of cost accounting systems and processes as well as financial planning and reporting in a manufacturing environment. 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. In this role you will: 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 the appropriate lead analyst within FP&A Conduct Forecast vs. Actuals (FvA) analysis during monthly and quarterly closes Review agreements and contracts to determine appropriate PR structure and coding, and re-structure PRs and POs as policies change Partner with business owners to resolve incomplete or non-compliant purchase requisitions, and guide requesters and the internal team on PR requirements and accounting policy Own open PO review and cleanup, including aging analysis, closure of stale purchase orders, and truing up open POs 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 Qualifications 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