Senior Margin Forecasting Analyst – FP&A & Quotation Analytics

Support Revolution; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Supermicro is seeking a Senior Financial Analyst to join the FP&A team with a primary focus on gross margin analysis, forecasting, and business decision support. You will develop and maintain gross margin forecasts by integrating quotation data, sales and backlog information, product costs, and accounting actuals.

The ideal candidate possesses strong analytical and financial modelling skills, a solid understanding of gross margin drivers, and the ability to work with large data sets.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field (Master's degree or CFA/CPA a plus).
• 8+ years of experience, or 5+ years with Master’s degree in FP&A, financial analysis, cost management, accounting, or related finance roles.
• Strong analytical skills with experience working with large, complex data sets.
• Advanced proficiency in Excel and experience with financial systems or reporting tools; SAP experience preferred.
• Solid understanding of gross margin, financial statements, variance analysis, and product costing; experience with quotation or pricing analysis is a plus.
• Strong business partnering and communication skills; manufacturing industry experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain a comprehensive understanding of SMC’s products, production processes, and cost structure to identify key drivers of gross margin performance.
• Develop and maintain quotation-based gross margin analysis and forecasting, integrating quotation, backlog, sales forecast, product cost, and accounting actuals.
• Perform gross margin analysis across customers, products, and business segments to identify key trends, risks, and opportunities.
• Partner with Sales, Production, Supply Chain, Cost Accounting, and other organizations to validate forecast assumptions and provide actionable financial insights.
• Establish dynamic reporting structures covering quotation, forecast, actual, and variance analysis to improve gross margin visibility and forecast accuracy.
• Create informative dashboards and management reports to communicate gross margin trends, forecast changes, and key business drivers.
• Apply strong data management and analytical skills to manage large data sets, improve forecasting processes, and support ad hoc business analysis

Skills

Analytical skills

Excel

Business partnering

Communication

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance/Accounting/Economics

Master’s degree or CFA/CPA a plus

Tools

Excel

SAP

Financial systems

Reporting tools

Job description

Supermicro is seeking a Senior Financial Analyst to join the FP&A team with a primary focus on gross margin analysis, forecasting, and business decision support. You will develop and maintain gross margin forecasts by integrating quotation data, sales and backlog information, product costs, and accounting actuals.

The ideal candidate possesses strong analytical and financial modelling skills, a solid understanding of gross margin drivers, and the ability to work with large data sets.