Financial Analyst

We are looking for a Financial Analyst to join an organization in Livermore, California on a Long-term Contract basis. In this role, you will evaluate cost movements, support pricing decisions, and provide financial insight that helps business partners respond effectively to changing conditions. The position offers a strong opportunity to work across sales, supply chain, and finance while contributing to forecasting, analysis, and process improvement initiatives.Responsibilities:• Analyze changes in inventory-related costs and determine how those shifts influence customer pricing and overall financial outcomes.• Work closely with sales and supply chain partners to collect key inputs, confirm assumptions, and relay pricing impacts in a clear and timely manner.• Manage assigned pricing segments from the initial quotation stage through final invoicing at build completion, ensuring consistency and accuracy throughout the process.• Prepare well-structured customer communications that explain pricing adjustments using accurate financial data and supporting analysis.• Build ad hoc financial models and run scenario-based evaluations to assess the effects of cost volatility on pricing and margin.• Assist with recurring planning activities, including monthly forecasts, budget preparation, and analysis of actual results versus expectations.• Help enhance FP&A resources by improving reporting tools, standard templates, and analytical processes used by the finance team.• Review current reporting workflows, identify control or efficiency gaps, and recommend practical improvements to strengthen decision support.• Deliver accurate financial insights to stakeholders on schedule and collaborate across functions to support business-aligned financial decisions.