Senior Finance Operations Analyst - Budget & Forecasting

HireArt; Foster City (CA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 86,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pre-tax commuter benefits

Healthcare benefits

Flexible Spending Account

Disability & life insurance

401k

Job summary

HireArt is seeking an Operations Analyst to support financial planning, forecasting, and budget management for the Vehicle Systems Engineering team. The role focuses on monthly, quarterly, and annual planning cycles, maintaining forecasts, tracking spending, and presenting insights to leadership.

Ideal candidates have 8+ years of experience in financial operations, strong analytical and project management skills, and hands-on SAP and advanced Excel proficiency.

Qualifications

• A degree in finance, financial management, or a related field.
• 8+ years of relevant hands-on experience.
• Strong project management, organizational, and communication skills.
• Experience with SAP, including tracking purchase orders, goods receipts, and invoice workflows.
• Advanced Excel skills, including pivot tables and macros.
• Experience using Google Sheets for shared dashboards, permissions, and version control.
• Experience using Google Slides to create clear financial summaries, including variance explanations, comparison tables, waterfalls, Pareto charts, and other visualizations for technical and executive audiences.

Responsibilities

• Support monthly, quarterly, and annual financial planning cycles, including forecasts, purchase order tracking, goods receipts, and invoice management.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for Vehicle Systems Engineering budget-related topics.
• Maintain budget actuals and forecasts, providing regular reporting on performance against plan and adjusting forecasts as needed.
• Partner with budget owners and Finance Controllers to align on financial status, resolve gaps, and address budget-related questions.
• Prepare clear financial reports and presentations for department leadership, including variance explanations and supporting visualizations.
• Support process improvement initiatives to enhance financial reporting tools and workflows.

Skills

Project management

Analytical skills

Communication

Organizational skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in finance

Tools

SAP

Excel

Macros

Google Sheets

Google Slides

Job description

HireArt is seeking an Operations Analyst to support financial planning, forecasting, and budget management for the Vehicle Systems Engineering team. The role focuses on monthly, quarterly, and annual planning cycles, maintaining forecasts, tracking spending, and presenting insights to leadership.

Ideal candidates have 8+ years of experience in financial operations, strong analytical and project management skills, and hands-on SAP and advanced Excel proficiency.