Financial Analyst

Job Description

Job Description

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.

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance or Accounting, or comparable experience in a related field.
• At least 2 years of experience in finance, accounting, or financial analysis roles.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including lookups, formulas, and pivot tables, along with working knowledge of PowerPoint, Word, and Outlook.
• Strong attention to detail with a proven ability to produce accurate reporting, analysis, and written communication.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to adapt messaging for different audiences.
• Experience using ERP or financial systems such as Infor Syteline, SAP, Oracle, or similar platforms.
• Familiarity with planning and analytics applications such as Planful, Anaplan, Hyperion, Essbase, or comparable tools.