Sr. Financial Analyst

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Sr. Financial Analyst

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This position can be based in either our Reno, Nevada or De Soto, Kansas site. A fully remote arrangement may be considered; however, candidates who are unable to relocate should expect 50% travel to the Reno or De Soto office.

Summary:

Join us at Panasonic Energy as we expand to De Soto, Kansas, where we’re building the world’s largest lithium-ion battery factory. This is an exciting opportunity to grow your career while contributing to the future of electric vehicles. As part of our team, you’ll help push the limits of battery technology, enhancing performance and efficiency in sustainable transportation.

Our state-of-the-art facility, just outside the Kansas City Metro, will be a hub for innovation in green energy solutions. If you're passionate about sustainability and eager to contribute to the electric vehicle revolution, we invite you to be part of our dynamic team. Join us and make a meaningful impact on the future of energy and transportation.

Job Summary:

The Sr. Financial Analyst serves as a recognized technical expert in financial analysis, modeling, and reporting, delivering the insights business leaders rely on to understand movements in the business and drive data-driven decision making. This role owns the most complex financial models, OKRs, KPIs, and investment analyses, and is a go-to resource across the function for resolving ambiguous or high-impact issues. Serves as a key strategic business partner to senior leaders across multiple functions within a multi-national manufacturing organization, translating complex financial data into insights that improve transparency, profitability, and operational discipline.

Essential Duties:

Financial Analysis & Business Partnering:

• Serve as the functional expert for the most complex financial analysis and modeling, assessing financial health and identifying high-impact opportunities across the business

• Serve as a key strategic business partner to senior leaders across multiple functions, leading cross-functional efforts to identify and drive initiatives that maximize profit and cash (e.g., cost savings, efficiency improvements, strategic investments)

• Lead the use of financial data and business partnering to drive operational results and discipline across the organization
• Lead analysis of the most significant industry trends and benchmarks, developing scenario analyses that inform executive-level strategic decisions

Planning, Reporting & Investment Analysis:

• Own the development of complex financial models, metrics, reports, and tools that support enterprise-wide reporting, budgeting, and forecasting processes; lead data formation and analysis efforts with senior leaders
• Lead evaluation of the most significant capital expenditure and depreciation decisions, ensuring optimal use of resources; lead preparation of financial documentation for major funding and investment opportunities

Financial Close & Ad Hoc Support:

• Serve as the technical expert supporting the monthly financial close process, resolving the most complex issues

• Lead high-visibility or high-complexity projects and ad hoc analyses as requested

Continuous Improvement & Mentoring:

• Lead development of SOPs, SWIs, and kaizen activities to improve internal controls, shaping best practices across the function

• Mentor and conduct hands-on training, providing process guidance and technical support to others at same or lower level within functional area
• No authority to hire, transfer, suspend, lay off, recall, promote, discharge, reward, or discipline other employees
• Serve as a go-to technical resource for financial analysis and modeling across the organization

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Requirements:

• To ensure the health and safety in the workplace and for the protection of our employees, wearing PPE is a possibility and may include equipment such as a full Tyvek suit, safety shoes, gloves, safety glasses, face mask, bump cap, and a full hazmat suit that includes a respirator.

The foregoing description is not intended and should not be construed to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills and efforts or work conditions associated with the job. It is intended to be an accurate reflection of the general nature and level of the job.

Requirements - Required and/or Preferred

Education, Certifications, and Licenses:

Required:

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, or a related field; OR 4 years of relevant financial planning and analysis experience in lieu of a degree

Preferred:

• MBA or other advanced degree

Essential Qualifications:

• 6+ years of financial analysis experience in a manufacturing environment

• Strong Financial Statement Modeling & Analysis

• Advanced literacy of Excel, PowerPoint and PowerBI. Preferred experience with EPMs, think-cell, AI tools such as Claude, Palantir, and Finance centric AI Agents

• Advanced analytical skills with the ability to interpret complex, ambiguous financial data

• Advanced proficiency in financial modeling, scenario, and analysis tools

• Strong communication, partnering and interpersonal skills -- able to influence, collaborate and build consensus across functions and levels

• Capable of multi-tasking and handling confidential information in a responsible manner

• Responds timely with accurate, reliable information to all levels of management

• Highly organized and able to follow a systematic method of performing complex, ambiguous tasks

• Ability to work effectively with domestic and international teams

• Advanced knowledge of SAP (S/4), Oracle, or another fully integrated ERP system

• Ability to operate independently with minimal to no supervision, and to guide the work of others
• Must have working-level knowledge of the English language, including reading, writing, and speaking English

Preferred Qualifications:

• 10+ years of experience

• Resilient, positive, self-motived and able to work well under pressure

• SAP (S4) super user
• Experience working with domestic and international teams
• Alignment to Panasonic's seven (7) core principles (contribution to society, fairness and honesty, cooperation and team spirit, untiring effort for improvement, courtesy and humility, adaptability, gratitude)

Physical Demands:

Physical Activities: Percentage of time (equaling 100%) during the normal workday the employee is required to:

• Sit: 70%

• Walk: 15%
• Stand: 15%

Required Lifting and Carrying: Rare (<1%), Occasional (1-33%), Frequent (34-66%), Continuous (67-100%)

For this position, the required frequency is:

• Up to 10 lbs.: Occasional

• Up to 20 lbs.: Not Required
• Up to 35 lbs.: Not Required
• Team-lift only (over 35 lbs.): Not Required

Benefits & Perks - What's In It For You:

Panasonic Energy prioritizes total well-being and offers comprehensive benefits options to support physical, emotional, financial, social, and environmental health:

• Health Benefits – Offering medical, dental, vision, prescription plans, plus Health Savings Account and Flexible Spending Account options.
• Voluntary Benefits – Life, accident, critical illness, disability, legal, identity theft, and pet insurance.
• Panasonic Retirement Savings & Investment Plan (PRSIP)– 401(k) plan with company matching contributions and immediate vesting.
• Paid Time-Off Benefits – Vacation, holidays, personal days, sick leave, volunteer, and parental & caregiver leave.
• Educational Assistance – Tuition reimbursement for job-related courses after six months of service.
• Health Management and Wellbeing Programs –Lifestyle Spending Account, EAP, virtual health management, chronic condition, neurodiversity, tobacco cessation, substance abuse support, and life stage and fertility resources. Available to eligible employees starting the first day of the month following your start date. Eligibility for each benefit may vary based on employment status, location, and length of service.
• Employee Recognition Program - High5 employee recognition and awards platform, quarterly and annual employee recognition
• Annual Bonus Program - Opportunity for an annual performance-based bonus.
• On-site Food Options : Several on-site cafes, plentiful snack and beverage kitchens, revolving on-site vendor visits and employee events.

Where You'll Be:

For our onsite roles, Panasonic Energy is committed to fostering an ideal working environment that goes beyond the conventional. We understand the significance of moments that matter in your onsite experience, and we prioritize creating a workspace that not only promotes productivity but also ensures a fulfilling and positive work atmosphere. Join us at Panasonic Energy, where your onsite presence is valued, and we strive to make each moment count in your professional journey.

Who We Are:

Meet Panasonic Energy! At Panasonic Energy, you'll do work that matters as we are dedicated to transforming the world through the acceleration of sustainable energy. By producing safe, high-quality lithium-ion batteries, you become part of a team that plays a crucial role in creating technologies that move us.

Our journey began in 2017, and now, as the world's largest lithium-ion battery factory, we are expanding operations to De Soto, Kansas, providing you with the opportunity to experience career growth in more ways than one.

As an innovative thinker, you'll thrive here, as we continually push the boundaries of lithium-ion battery technology and production capabilities to enhance efficiency and performance in EVs.

Being part of Panasonic Energy means positively contributing to society, aligning with our commitment to building a better world through sustainable energy solutions.

We care about what you care about, fostering an environment where your contributions make a meaningful impact on the future of energy and transportation. Join us and be part of a team that values your work, encourages innovation, and actively contributes to a positive societal impact.

In addition to an environment that is as innovative as our products, we offer competitive salaries and benefits.

We Take Opportunity Seriously:

At Panasonic Energy, we are committed to a workplace that genuinely fosters inclusion and belonging. Fairness and Honesty have been part of our core values for more than 100 years and we are proud of our diverse culture as an equal opportunity employer.

We understand that your career search may look different than others and embrace the professional, personal, educational, and volunteer opportunities through which people gain experience. If you are actively looking or starting to explore new opportunities, submit your application!

Supplemental Information:

Pre-employment drug testing is required.

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law. All qualified individuals are required to perform the essential functions of the job with or without reasonable accommodation.

Due to the high volume of responses, we will only be able to respond to candidates of interest. All candidates must have valid authorization to work in the U.S. without restriction.

Thank you for your interest in Panasonic Energy Corporation of North America.

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