Finance Manager

Full-time - Mid Level

Onsite - Hawthorne, CA

Transportation Equipment Manufacturing

About the position

The Finance Manager at SpaceX plays a crucial role in financial planning and analysis (FP&A) with executive-level visibility. This position is responsible for driving spending and contract profitability across various product lines, including Starlink, Starship, Falcon, and Dragon. The Finance Manager will collaborate with multiple departments, including production, engineering, sales, and accounting, to ensure optimal financial decision-making and performance analysis.

Responsibilities

• Identify resource requirements for business groups, including headcount, capital, vehicle refurb/build costs and operating expenses
• Work with production and engineering teams to identify production and operational key performance indicators (KPIs) and analyze performance against productivity targets
• Partner with business unit leaders to prepare financial analysis to help inform optimal operational decision-making
• Work closely with supply chain to ensure that financial obligations are tracked and committed appropriately as we scale for rapid growth
• Partner with accounting for financial close analysis and group-level reporting
• Provide insight on spending variances and department-level reporting to business partners
• Coordinate capital expenditure tracking and related cash forecasts for the business
• Provide financial analysis and support to our business initiatives

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree
• 6+ years of experience in finance or operations

Nice-to-haves

• Master's degree in business administration
• Experience working in finance organizations of fast-moving manufacturing or technology companies
• Experience with enterprise resource planning (ERP) databases and structured query language (SQL) programming
• Advanced Excel financial modelling skills
• Experience with presenting analytical results in both verbal and written form across a multi-disciplinary organization

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Short and long-term disability insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid parental leave
• Various discounts and perks
• 3 weeks of paid vacation
• 10 or more paid holidays per year
• 5 days of sick leave per year
• Long-term incentives in the form of company stock, stock options, or long-term cash awards
• Potential discretionary bonuses
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan