Senior Finance Associate

Novax Recruitment Group; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 155,000 - 202,000; Full time

Job summary

Novax Recruitment Group is seeking a Senior Finance Associate in San Francisco to join a rapidly growing energy storage and manufacturing business. You will work at the intersection of finance, strategic sourcing, supply chain and manufacturing to inform major product and procurement decisions.

You will own BOM cost models, perform should-cost analysis, and partner with engineering, procurement and operations to identify cost reductions across complex energy storage products, driving

Qualifications

• Five years’ experience in global supply management, commodity management, or manufacturing finance.
• Experience with BOM costing and should-cost analysis.
• Strong Excel and financial-modelling capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Own and maintain BOM cost models for materials, cells, modules, electronics, and packaging.
• Develop should-cost models using market data and supplier quotations.
• Analyse supplier cost structures, pricing, and logistics economics.
• Identify cost-reduction opportunities across the supply chain.
• Support negotiations with cost and commercial analysis.

Skills

BOM costing

Financial modelling

Excel

Cost analysis

Supply chain

Stakeholder management

Job description

Senior Finance Associate – Manufacturing & Supply Chain

The Opportunity

Industry: Energy Storage | Battery Technology | Advanced Manufacturing

Employment Type: Full-time

We are supporting a rapidly growing energy storage and advanced manufacturing business in its search for a Senior Finance Associate based in San Francisco.

This is not a traditional corporate finance or accounting position. You will work at the intersection of finance, strategic sourcing, supply chain and manufacturing, providing the cost intelligence behind major product, procurement and operational decisions.

You will take ownership of detailed bill of materials cost models, conduct should-cost analysis and partner with engineering, procurement and operations to identify meaningful cost reductions across complex energy storage products.

This position would suit either:

• A finance professional with strong manufacturing, plant or product-costing experience; or
• A Global Supply Manager, Commodity Manager or Sourcing Manager with exceptional financial modelling and cost-analysis capabilities.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Own and maintain detailed BOM cost models covering raw materials, battery cells, modules, power electronics, balance-of-system equipment and packaging.
• Establish accurate version control and company-wide visibility of product costs.
• Develop should-cost models for components and subassemblies using market data, supplier quotations and internal benchmarks.
• Analyse supplier cost structures, pricing, trade terms and logistics economics.
• Identify and quantify supply-chain cost-reduction opportunities.
• Support supplier negotiations with detailed cost and commercial analysis.
• Partner with engineering teams on design-to-value and value-engineering initiatives.
• Complete make-versus-buy, second-source and sourcing-strategy assessments.
• Connect procurement and manufacturing decisions to product margins and unit economics.
• Build financial frameworks that measure supplier performance and operational trade-offs.
• Translate complex technical and supply-chain information into clear recommendations for senior leadership.
• Support product pricing and longer-term supply-chain strategy.

What We’re Looking For

• At least five years’ experience in one or more of the following areas:
• Global supply management
• Commodity management
• Strategic sourcing
• Manufacturing or plant finance
• Product costing or operational finance
• Strong experience with BOM costing, should-cost analysis or manufacturing economics.
• Advanced Excel and financial-modelling capabilities.
• A detailed understanding of supplier pricing, material costs, logistics and manufacturing cost drivers.
• Experience identifying and delivering measurable cost reductions.
• Ability to work effectively with engineering, procurement, operations and executive stakeholders.
• Confidence working with complex data and commercially sensitive supplier information.
• A self-starting approach and the ability to structure ambiguous operational problems.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Particularly Relevant Backgrounds

Experience within any of the following would be highly advantageous:

• Energy storage or battery systems
• Automotive or electric vehicles
• Semiconductor or electronics manufacturing
• Aerospace and defence
• Renewable energy equipment
• High-volume hardware manufacturing

Why Consider This Opportunity?

• Influence the commercial strategy of a rapidly expanding energy storage product portfolio.
• Own highly visible cost and financial models used by senior decision-makers.
• Work directly alongside engineering, procurement, manufacturing and operations.
• Drive tangible improvements in product cost, supplier strategy and profitability.
• Join a mission-led organisation developing sustainable, large-scale energy infrastructure.

Salary: $155,000–$202,000, depending on experience, education and technical capability.