Senior FP&A Analyst (Downstream)

USA Rare Earth, Inc. (Nasdaq: USAR); Stillwater (OK); On-site; USD 110,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

USA Rare Earth is seeking a Senior FP&A Analyst to drive budgeting, forecasting, and performance analysis across manufacturing operations. You will partner with operations, supply chain, sales, and accounting to analyze costs and provide financial visibility to plan and grow.

The role emphasizes analytical rigor, large data sets, and translating numbers into actionable recommendations in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field.
• 4+ years of FP&A and corporate finance, or cost accounting in a manufacturing or industrial environment.
• Strong understanding of financial statements, budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis.
• Advanced Excel skills, including financial modeling and complex formulas.
• Experience working with ERP systems and extracting data from operational systems.

Responsibilities

• Lead the annual budgeting process and periodic reforecasts for manufacturing operations.
• Prepare and analyze monthly financial results with variance analysis.
• Develop product- and plant-level cost models and margins.
• Conduct pricing analysis and margin modeling for quotes and changes.
• Track KPIs such as unit cost, labor absorption, scrap/yield, capacity, and inventory turns.
• Identify cost-savings opportunities and quantify financial impact of improvements.
• Build ROI, payback, and NPV analyses for capital expenditures.
• Forecast and monitor capital projects against budgets and variances.
• Support monthly and quarterly financial reporting and dashboards.
• Improve models, reporting tools, and processes to scale the organization.

Skills

Analytical skills

Problem solving

Attention to detail

Communication

Excel modeling

Education

Finance/Accounting/Economics degree

Tools

ERP systems

BI tools

Adaptive FP&A

Job description

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, and performance analysis across manufacturing operations. This role partners closely with operations, supply chain, sales, and accounting to analyze costs, monitor key performance indicators, and provide the financial visibility leadership needs to plan and grow. The ideal candidate is analytically rigorous, comfortable working with large data sets, and able to translate numbers into clear, actionable recommendations.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the annual budgeting process and periodic reforecasts (monthly/quarterly) for manufacturing operations, working cross-functionally with plant, supply chain, and commercial teams.
• Prepare and analyze monthly financial results, including variance analysis of actuals versus budget, forecast, and prior year, with clear explanations of key drivers.
• Develop and maintain product-level and plant-level cost models, including cost of goods sold (COGS), and margin analysis.
• Conduct pricing analysis to support the sales and commercial team, including cost-plus and margin modeling, customer and product profitability, and evaluation of quotes, price changes, and volume/discount scenarios.
• Track and report on manufacturing KPIs such as unit cost, labor and overhead absorption, scrap/yield, capacity utilization, and inventory turns.
• Partner with operations to identify cost-savings and efficiency opportunities, and quantify the financial impact of continuous-improvement initiatives.
• Build and evaluate business cases for capital expenditures, including ROI, payback, and NPV analysis for equipment, automation, and capacity investments.
• Track, monitor, and forecast project-level capital expenditures against approved budgets, reporting on spend-to-date, commitments, forecast-to-complete, and variances for active capital projects.
• Support monthly and quarterly financial reporting and management dashboards.
• Improve financial models, reporting tools, and processes to increase accuracy, automation, and speed as the organization scales.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field.
• 4+ years of FP&A and corporate finance, or cost accounting experience in a manufacturing or industrial environment.
• Strong understanding of financial statements, budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis.
• Advanced Excel skills, including financial modeling and complex formulas.
• Experience working with ERP systems and extracting data from operational systems.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with strong attention to detail.
• Ability to communicate financial insights clearly to non-financial stakeholders.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with cost accounting in a manufacturing setting.
• Proficiency with BI and data-visualization tools and FP&A platforms (e.g., Adaptive).
• Exposure to a high-growth and fast-paced environment.

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.

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