Financial Analyst

Motional; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 84,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Motional, headquartered in Boston, is seeking a self-motivated Financial Analyst to join the Strategic Finance team. You will bridge financial modeling with operational decision making and provide insights to evaluate new initiatives and shape long-term strategy.

The role requires a Bachelor's in finance or economics, 3+ years of experience, advanced Excel and modeling skills, and the ability to communicate complex concepts to broad audiences.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, economics, or related field.
• 3+ years of professional experience in finance or analytics.
• Advanced proficiency in Excel and financial modeling.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail.
• Excellent communication with stakeholders.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced cross-functional environment.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain Motional’s long-range financial models for strategic decision making.
• Collaborate with Operations to refine revenue forecasting and deployment expenses.
• Extract strategic insights through data analysis and unit economics modeling.
• Partner with stakeholders across Strategy, Commercial, Engineering, and Operations on cross-functional projects.
• Prepare slides and present findings to Motional’s leadership team.

Skills

Advanced Excel

Financial modeling

Scenario analysis

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Cross-functional

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in finance or economics

Tools

Alteryx

PowerBI

Tableau

Job description

We are seeking a self-motivated, detail-oriented Financial Analyst to join our team at Motional. Headquartered in Boston, our team is transforming mobility by developing and deploying Level 4 autonomous vehicles at scale.

As a Financial Analyst on the Strategic Finance team, you will have a high-visibility role bridging critical financial modeling and operational decision making. Reporting to the Head of Strategic Finance, you will provide key insights and actionable financial analysis to evaluate new initiatives, shape long-term strategy, and optimize company resources.

What you’ll be doing:

• Develop and maintain Motional’s comprehensive long-range financial models to support strategic decision making, capital allocation, and executive scenario planning
• Collaborate directly with Operations teams to refine revenue forecasting, commercial deployment expenses, and vehicle operating assumptions
• Extract strategic insights through quantitative data analysis, unit economic modeling, and competitive benchmarking
• Partner with stakeholders across Corporate Strategy, Commercial, Engineering, and Operations on cross functional and ad-hoc projects
• Prepare slides and assist in presenting findings to key stakeholders including Motional’s leadership team

What we’re looking for:

• Bachelor’s Degree in finance, economics, or another related field
• 3+ years professional experience beyond academic career in related field
• Advanced proficiency in Excel and financial modeling, including the ability to build complex financial models and perform scenario analysis
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to convey complex financial concepts to both financial and non-financial stakeholders
• Ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced, cross-functional environment with multiple stakeholders and competing priorities

Bonus points (not required):

• CFA or MBA (or progress towards)
• Experience in data analytics and/or executive dashboard creation (Alteryx, PowerBI, Tableau, etc.)
• Experience with valuation methodologies and general valuation concepts
• Familiarity with the automotive or mobility industry

Why you should join us:

• As a Financial Analyst on the Strategic Finance team, you’ll play a direct role in shaping the future of autonomous vehicles in our cities while developing groundbreaking business models in a transformative field.
• Headquartered in the Seaport District in Boston with offices around the US and internationally

This role is based in our Boston office and requires 3 in-office days each week

Motional is a driverless technology company making autonomous vehicles a safe, reliable, and accessible reality. We’re driven by something more.

Our journey is always people first.

We aren't just developing driverless cars; we're creating safer roadways, more equitable transportation options, and making our communities better places to live, work, and connect. Our team is made up of engineers, researchers, innovators, dreamers and doers, who are creating a technology with the potential to transform the way we move.

We’re creating first-of-its-kind technology that will transform transportation. To do so successfully, we must design for everyone in our cities and on our roads. We believe in building a great place to work through a progressive, global culture that is diverse, inclusive, and ensures people feel valued at every level of the organization. Diversity helps us to see the world differently; it’s not only good for our business, it’s the right thing to do.

Scale up, not starting up.

Our team is behind some of the industry's largest leaps forward, including the first fully-autonomous cross-country drive in the U.S, the launch of the world's first robotaxi pilot, and operation of the world's longest-standing public robotaxi fleet. We’re driven to scale; we’re moving towards commercialization of our technology, and we need team members who are ready to embrace change and challenges.

Formed as a joint venture between Hyundai Motor Group and Aptiv, Motional is fundamentally changing how people move through their lives. Headquartered in Boston, Motional has operations in the U.S and Asia. For more information, visit www.Motional.com and follow us on Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram and YouTube.

Motional AD Inc. is an EOE. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. To comply with Federal Law, we participate in E-Verify. All newly-hired employees are queried through this electronic system established by the DHS and the SSA to verify their identity and employment eligibility.

The salary range for this role is an estimate based on a wide range of compensation factors including but not limited to specific skills, experience and expertise, role location, certifications, licenses, and business needs. The estimated compensation range listed in this job posting reflects base salary only. This role may include additional forms of compensation such as a bonus or company equity. The recruiter assigned to this role can share more information about the specific compensation and benefit details associated with this role during the hiring process. Candidates for certain positions are eligible to participate in Motional’s benefits program. Motional’s benefits include but are not limited to medical, dental, vision, 401k with a company match, health saving accounts, life insurance, pet insurance, and more.

Salary Range: $84,000 USD - $109,500 USD