Finance Business Process Analyst

Calfus Inc.; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 123,984 - 151,536; Full time

Job summary

Calfus Inc. is seeking a Finance Business Process Consultant to drive process excellence in finance. This role requires at least 10 years of experience in finance operations and strong expertise in Lean Six Sigma methodologies. You will lead cross-functional improvements, mentor team members, and develop KPIs to track outcomes. A Bachelor’s degree in finance or related field is essential. This position offers an onsite work setting in California with a competitive hourly rate of up to $100.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in finance operations/process excellence or business process management.
• Lean Six Sigma Black Belt certification preferred or Green Belt with strong project record.
• Experience with finance platforms and analytics/reporting ecosystems.

Responsibilities

• Define process intent and performance metrics to align with strategic objectives.
• Lead initiatives to reduce defects/variations using Lean and Six Sigma.
• Mentor and coach team members, sharing best practices.
• Develop KPIs to track improvement outcomes and communicate results.

Skills

Process excellence

Project leadership

Lean Six Sigma methods

Continuous improvement

Education

Bachelor’s degree in finance, Accounting, Business or related experience

Tools

ERP Finance

BI/data platforms

Job description

Finance Business Process Consultant

• Location: San Jose, CA, US
• Duration: 18+ months
• Start Date: ASAP
• Work Setting: Onsite
• Hourly Rate: upto $100 per hour

About the role

The Finance Business Process Expert drives end-to-end process excellence across Finance by defining, measuring, improving and sustaining standardized processes. This role partners with Finance process owners, IT/business analysts, and cross-functional stakeholders to deliver measurable improvements in cycle time, quality, compliance, and user experience using a structured continuous improvement method.

What You’ll do

• Lead efforts to define process intent and scope, align to strategic objectives, and establish/maintain process performance metrics and measurement methods.
• Continuously evaluate performance and integrate stakeholder feedback to refine and optimize processes; identify training needs for key process performers.
• Lead, facilitate and execute cross-functional improvement initiatives to reduce defects/variations and remove waste, using Lean and Six Sigma methods and data-driven root cause analysis.
• Mentor and coach team members and build organizational capability through training and best-practice sharing.
• Develop and monitor KPIs to track improvement outcomes and business impact; communicate progress, risks, and results to stakeholders and leadership.
• Serve as a subject matter expert on semiconductor finance process leading practices, advising Finance leadership on process design decisions, transformation tradeoffs, and long-term scalability considerations.
• Apply semiconductor industry leading practices to the design, standardization, and continuous improvement of Finance processes, ensuring solutions are scalable, compliant, and fit for a highly complex manufacturing environment.
• Partner with Finance and cross-functional stakeholders to ensure process designs support manufacturing, supply chain, and technology roadmap new common to the semiconductor industry.

On your first day, we'll expect you to have

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, Accounting, Business or related experience.
• 10+ years in finance operations/process excellence, business process management, continuous improvement or finance transformation roles.
• Lean Six Sigma Black Belt certification preferred (or equivalent advanced CI certification); Green Belt considered with strong project leadership track record.
• Experience with finance platforms and analytics/reporting ecosystems (e.g. ERP Finance, close/reconciliation tooling, BI/data platforms) as relevant to your environment.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Calfus Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. That means we do not discriminate against any applicant for employment, or any employee because of age, color, sex, disability, national origin, race, religion, or veteran status. All employment is decided based on qualifications, merit and business need.