Financial Operations Analyst

Foster City, CAFinance, Places and Build – Finance /Full-time /HybridThe Finance Operations team at Zoox sits at the center of the Finance organization. The team consolidates planning inputs from across FP&A into a single companywide financial forecast, and reports actuals and forecast performance upward to Zoox leadership and to Amazon. Finance Operations also owns the controls behind how Zoox commits and spends money: governing purchase requisition and purchase order intake, enforcing accounting policy and GL coding standards at the point of commitment, and validating that spend ties out to budget.As a Finance Operations Analyst, you will serve as the first line of review for purchase requisitions across Zoox, ensuring every commitment is structured, coded, and approved in compliance with U.S. GAAP and Zoox accounting policy. Reporting to the Manager, Finance Operations, you will partner daily with budget owners across Engineering, Operations, and G&A, with the FP&A lead analysts who own each spending area, and with Accounting on coding and capitalization questions. Beyond transactional review, you will support month-end close through open PO cleanup and accrual data, and build the recurring reporting that shows Finance leadership where committed spend stands against budget.This role requires a solid understanding of U.S. GAAP and procure-to-pay processes, along with the judgment to know when to resolve an issue directly and when to escalate it. You will leverage SAP S4, SAP Ariba, and other internal reporting systems to analyze spend data and provide actionable insights that improve compliance, spend visibility, and the efficiency of the requisition process.In this role you will:Review purchase requisitions for compliance with U.S. GAAP and Zoox accounting policiesConduct pre-approval compliance checks of purchase orders against budget and forecast models, escalating discrepancies to the appropriate lead analyst within FP&AConduct Forecast vs. Actuals (FvA) analysis during monthly and quarterly closesReview agreements and contracts to determine appropriate PR structure and coding, and re-structure PRs and POs as policies changePartner with business owners to resolve incomplete or non-compliant purchase requisitions, and guide requesters and the internal team on PR requirements and accounting policyOwn open PO review and cleanup, including aging analysis, closure of stale purchase orders, and truing up open POs with requestersSupport month-end close by providing PO and receipt data to Accounting and identifying unreceived goods and services for accrualBuild and maintain trackers on committed spend versus budget by cost centerTrack and report compliance metrics to Finance leadership, including PR turnaround time, coding error rates, and policy exception volumeQualificationsBA/BS degree, preferably in Finance, Accounting, or a quantitative field2+ years of relevant work experience in finance operations, procurement, accounting, or FP&ASolid understanding of U.S. GAAP, particularly as it applies to expense classification and capitalizationHands-on experience with a major ERP system (e.g., SAP, Oracle, NetSuite)Experience with spend management or procurement software (e.g., Coupa, Ariba)Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel (e.g., pivot tables, lookups, and analysis of large datasets)Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to explain accounting policy clearly to non-finance stakeholdersDetail-oriented and reliable, with a positive attitude and the ability to quickly adapt to changes in a fast-moving environmentBonus QualificationsPublic accounting experience, Big 4 a huge plusHigh-growth startup and/or public company accounting experienceExperience with manufacturing and/or fulfillment accountingExperience supporting a procure-to-pay system implementation or an accounting policy rollout$120,000 - $160,000 a yearBase Salary RangeThere are three major components to compensation for this position: salary, Amazon Restricted Stock Units (RSUs), and Zoox Stock Appreciation Rights. A sign-on bonus may be offered as part of the compensation package. The listed range applies only to the base salary. Compensation will vary based on geographic location and level. Leveling, as well as positioning within a level, is determined by a range of factors, including, but not limited to, a candidate's relevant years of experience, domain knowledge, and interview performance. The salary range listed in this posting is representative of the range of levels Zoox is considering for this position.Zoox also offers a comprehensive package of benefits, including paid time off (e.g. sick leave, vacation, bereavement), unpaid time off, Zoox Stock Appreciation Rights, Amazon RSUs, health insurance, long-term care insurance, long-term and short-term disability insurance, and life insurance.We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses and identifying potential inconsistencies or verification signals in application materials based on available information. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.