Financial Analyst at SpaceX in Hawthorne, CA

Summary: SpaceX is actively developing the technologies to enable human life on Mars. The Financial Analyst will be instrumental in the development, tracking, forecasting, reporting, and accounting for all SpaceX projects, driving spending and contract profitability across various product lines. Responsibilities: - Lead forecast of key performance indicators (KPIs), including spending and resource requirements for assigned business groups, such as headcount, capital, and operating expenses - Forecast future unit costs with cross-functional teams and track progress in achieving cost reduction targets - Conduct ad-hoc analyses as needed to support operational decision-making, from new idea generation through to the implementation phase - Perform a leading role on internal projects, working closely with peer organizations to understand key business issues and translate them into financial models and metrics - Prepare and update capital expenditure and inventory cash forecasts - Support product cost tracking and inventory analysis, including scrap, inventory obsolescence, and productivity efforts - Develop and enhance tools to track revenue performance and incurred project costs every month - Provide insight on revenue, spending variances, and department-level reporting to business partners - Analyze and interpret financial data for use in management reviews Required Qualifications: - Bachelor's degree - Experience in an accounting, finance, or business role (internship experience qualifies) - Willing to work extended hours and weekends as needed - This position is based in Hawthorne, CA (Los Angeles area), and requires being onsite full-time – hybrid and remote work will not be considered Preferred Qualifications: - Bachelor's degree in business, finance, economics, or engineering - Advanced skills in Microsoft Excel, applied business statistics, and general modeling experience of complex non-linear systems - Experience in a manufacturing or technology environment - Familiarity with reporting, visualization, intelligence, and analysis tools (SQL, Power BI, Tableau, etc.) - Strong presentation skills with the ability to regularly interface with executive management - Experience with presenting analytical results in both verbal and written form across a multi-disciplinary organization - Ability to frame unstructured and complex analytical problems for a broad audience Required Skills: Financial modeling, Microsoft Excel, Data analysis Important Skills: SQL, Power BI, Tableau Nice-to-Have Skills: Problem framing, Presentation skills, Communication skills Benefits: Long-term incentives, in the form of company stock, stock options, or long-term cash awards, Potential discretionary bonuses, Ability to purchase additional stock at a discount through an Employee Stock Purchase Plan, Comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage, 401(k) retirement plan, Short and long-term disability insurance, Life insurance, Paid parental leave, 3 weeks of paid vacation, 10 or more paid holidays per year, Paid sick leave pursuant to Company policy