Staff Finance Associate – Energy

Novax Recruitment Group; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Novax Recruitment Group is seeking a Staff Finance Associate – Energy in San Francisco to own BOM cost models and drive cost analyses across energy storage products. The role emphasizes should-cost benchmarking, supplier negotiations, and cross-functional collaboration with engineering, procurement, and operations to optimize margins and supply chain economics.

Strong Excel and financial modelling skills, plus experience in manufacturing or energy storage, are highly valued for contributing to

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in supply chain, manufacturing, or related finance field.
• Experience as Global/Commodity/Sourcing Manager or finance role in manufacturing.
• Strong knowledge of BOM cost modelling and should-cost analysis.
• Excel and financial modelling skills with bottom-up cost analyses.
• Ability to communicate complex information and collaborate cross-functionally.
• Experience in energy storage or hardware manufacturing desirable.
• Interest in sustainability and clean energy transition.

Responsibilities

• Own and maintain BOM cost models for energy storage products.
• Develop should-cost models to benchmark pricing against market rates and internal expectations.
• Identify cost-reduction opportunities across the supply chain.
• Analyze supplier cost structures and logistics to support sourcing decisions.
• Build financial models linking procurement to margins and unit economics.
• Partner with engineering, procurement, operations and leadership on pricing and sourcing.
• Translate complex technical information into clear financial insights.

Skills

Cost modelling

Excel modelling

Supply chain

Cross-functional collaboration

Financial analysis

Negotiation

Tools

BOM cost modelling

Job description

Job Title: Staff Finance Associate – Energy

Day to day

• Own and maintain detailed bill of materials (BOM) cost models across energy storage products, covering materials, cells, modules, power electronics, and packaging.
• Develop should-cost models to benchmark component and supplier pricing against market rates and internal expectations.
• Identify and support cost-reduction opportunities across the supply chain, including supplier negotiations, design-to-value initiatives, and make-vs-buy analysis.
• Analyze supplier cost structures, trade terms, and logistics economics to support sourcing decisions and manage supply risk.
• Build financial and operational models connecting procurement and manufacturing decisions to margins and unit economics.
• Partner with engineering, procurement, operations, and leadership teams to support pricing, sourcing, second-sourcing, and supply chain strategy.
• Translate complex technical and supply chain information into clear financial insights and recommendations.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in supply chain, manufacturing, operational finance, sourcing, commodity management, or a similar field.
• Experience as a Global Supply Manager, Commodity Manager, Sourcing Manager, Supply Chain Program Manager, or in finance within a manufacturing or production environment.
• Strong knowledge of BOM cost modelling, should-cost analysis, sourcing strategy, and/or manufacturing economics.
• Strong understanding of supply chain cost drivers, supplier pricing, and operational trade-offs.
• Exceptional Excel and financial modelling skills, with experience building detailed, bottom-up cost analyses.
• Ability to turn complex technical and operational information into clear financial insights.
• Strong communication and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Comfortable working independently and solving ambiguous problems in a fast-moving environment.
• Experience within energy storage, battery systems, hardware, or other manufacturing-intensive industries is highly desirable.
• A genuine interest in sustainability and contributing to the transition toward cleaner energy.