Senior Financial Planning & Analysis Analyst (Upstream)

Usare Industria E Comercio De Utilidades; Wheat Ridge (CO); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

USA Rare Earth seeks a Senior FP&A Analyst to lead budgeting, forecasting, and modeling for development-stage mine projects. You will build capex/opex models, manage cash flow, and deliver management reports to leadership.

You will partner with technical teams to translate engineering assumptions into financial forecasts, monitor liquidity, and support strategic decision-making in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field.
• 4+ years of FP&A or corporate finance experience in mining, resources, energy, or capital-intensive industries preferred.
• Advanced financial modeling skills including three-statement and project cash flow models.
• Expert-level Microsoft Excel proficiency.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving ability with high attention to detail.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills to present concepts to non-financial audiences.

Responsibilities

• Build, maintain, and enhance financial models including project economics, capex/opex forecasts, and life-of-mine cash flow models.
• Lead annual budgeting and periodic reforecasts with inputs from multiple functions.
• Prepare monthly and quarterly management reporting with variance analysis and drivers.
• Monitor development capital spend and flag overruns and cost trends early.
• Forecast liquidity and support working capital management during development.
• Conduct scenario and sensitivity analyses on key value drivers.

Skills

Advanced Excel

Financial modeling

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

Financial reporting

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field

Tools

ERP systems

FP&A platforms

Data visualization tools

Job description

Who we are:

We are on a mission to become a leading supplier of critical materials that enable the green energy and technology revolution. Our materials and technologies are required for the electric vehicle, green energy, consumer electronics, and defense industries, and our battery grade lithium and tech metals are needed for chipsets, semiconductors, and 5G.

We have a substantial interest in the Round Top, Heavy Rare Earth, Lithium and Critical Minerals deposit in West Texas. We have also developed the United States' first rare earth and critical minerals processing facility and we own the only scalable, sintered neo-magnet manufacturing system in the Western Hemisphere. By developing this fully integrated, US-based "mine-to-magnet" critical mineral supply chain, we are poised to become the leading domestic supplier to these industries.

What you can expect:

At USA Rare Earth, we are pioneers and problem solvers, technologists and team players. Together, we:

Build Solutions

If our task was a simple one, it would already be done. We are creative and solution-oriented, and we think outside the box to solve important problems. We know that a range of expertise and technologies is needed for success, and we work across sectors and alongside customers to deliver world-class solutions in sustainable ways.

Deliver Quality

When we do things, we do them well. We believe that top-tier quality leads to industry competitiveness and we hold ourselves to the highest quality standards. We move fast when executing, but safety, quality, and excellence always come first.

Lead responsibly

We have a responsibility to the planet, our consumers, our country, and each other. We put safety at the center of all we do, take accountability for our actions, incorporate sustainable practices in our processes and act with the financial best interest of our investors and consumers in mind.

Win Together

Establishing a rare earth magnet supply chain is a big undertaking – and getting there is a team effort. We communicate openly, work together and challenge each other in pursuit of our goals. With every step we take we learn and get better.

Position Summary

The Senior FP&A Analyst is responsible for budgeting, forecasting, financial modeling, and management reporting that support critical development-stage decisions. The analyst will build and maintain models covering project capital expenditures (capex), operating expenditures (opex), cash flow, and mine economics. The role demands strong analytical rigor, attention to detail, and the ability to translate complex financial and technical data into clear insights for leadership.

Key Responsibilities

• Build, maintain, and enhance the company's financial models, including project economics (NPV, IRR, payback), capex and opex forecasts, and life-of-mine cash flow models.
• Lead the annual budgeting process and periodic reforecasts, consolidating inputs from project, exploration, technical, and G&A functions.
• Prepare monthly and quarterly management reporting packages, including budget-to-actual variance analysis with clear commentary on drivers.
• Track development capital spend against approved budgets and AFEs flagging overruns and cost trends early.
• Monitor and forecast liquidity, supporting working capital management through the development phase.
• Conduct scenario and sensitivity analysis on key value drivers such as commodity prices, grades, recovery rates, throughput, and input costs.
• Partner with technical teams to translate feasibility study and engineering assumptions into financial forecasts.
• Contribute to the development of finance processes, controls, systems, and reporting infrastructure as the company scales toward production.
• Support ad hoc analysis and strategic initiatives as directed by leadership.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field.
• 4+ years of FP&A or corporate finance - mining, resources, energy, or capital-intensive industry experience strongly preferred.
• Advanced financial modeling skills, including the ability to build dynamic, three-statement and project cash flow models from scratch.
• Expert-level Microsoft Excel proficiency.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving ability, with high attention to detail and accuracy.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to present financial concepts to non-financial audiences.
• Self-starter comfortable working in a fast-paced, development-stage environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Direct experience with mining project economics, feasibility studies (PEA/PFS/DFS), or mine planning inputs.
• Familiarity with AFE tracking, capital cost estimating, and construction-phase cost control.
• Exposure to ERP systems, FP&A platforms and data-visualization tools.
• Understanding of mining industry cost metrics and commodity markets.

Work Environment

The work environment will be a mix of a typical office environment, a construction site, and a mining site. Noise level: Normal office and lab noises.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

USA Rare Earth proudly supports Equal Employment Opportunities

USA Rare Earth's policy is to provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and will provide reasonable accommodations according to applicable federal, state, and/or local laws.

For assistance applying for employment through this site due to disability, please contact Human Resources, [e-mail], to discuss reasonable accommodations.