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This goes for the emissions-free Electric Adventure Vehicles we build, and the curious, courageous souls we seek to attract.\nAs a company, we constantly challenge what’s possible, never simply accepting what has always been done. We reframe old problems, seek new solutions and operate comfortably in areas that are unknown. Our backgrounds are diverse, but our team shares a love of the outdoors and a desire to protect it for future generations.\nRole Summary\nThe Finance Associate, EDV Program is an early-career role supporting end-to-end financial analytics for Rivian’s Electric Delivery Van (EDV) platform. You will work closely with the EDV finance manager and cross-functional partners in Product Development, Engineering, and Supply Chain to navigate data, perform guided analysis, and translate results into clear financial stories.\nThis role is ideal for someone with 0-2 years of experience who has strong fundamentals in finance or engineering, is eager to learn, and can work autonomously to understand problems, ask good questions, and iterate quickly.\nResponsibilities\nCore EDV program finance support\nSupport EDV program forecasts and budgets across revenue, COGS, Opex, and Capex by preparing templates, updating models, and validating inputs under guidance from the EDV Finance Manager.\nAssist in monthly and quarterly performance reviews for EDV (actuals vs. forecast / budget), including data pulls, variance bridges, and first-pass commentary on key drivers.\nHelp maintain program P&L views and simple dashboards that connect unit economics (volume, price, content, unit cost) to overall EDV profitability.\nData navigation and guided analysis\nIndependently navigate data sources (e.g., ERP, planning tools, BI dashboards, Google Sheets) to pull required data sets, reconcile discrepancies, and structure data for analysis.\nAnalyze cross-functional inputs to support EDV decisions, such as:\nContent and engineering changes (piece-cost and investment impact).\nManufacturing and logistics scenarios that affect unit cost and margins.\nFeature-driven requests to improve usability and customer experience\nBuild and maintain clean, well-documented Google Sheets models that can be easily reviewed, audited, and reused by senior analysts and managers.\nFinancial concepts and decision support\nApply core finance concepts such as NPV, IRR, payback period, and scenario comparisons to help evaluate EDV investments and cost-reduction initiatives.\nSupport preparation of simple business cases and sensitivity analyses\nClose and reporting activities\nPartner with Accounting and other Finance teams to support month-end and quarter-end close for EDV:\nPrepare accrual support and basic reconciliations.\nUpdate standard close packs and EDV reporting slides.\nTrack key EDV KPIs (development costs, pricing schedules, BOM costs)\nHelp standardize and continuously improve EDV reporting templates (bridges, waterfalls, summary pages) to make insights clearer and more repeatable.\nCollaboration and learning\nWork closely with EDV Finance Manager and other PD Finance teams, proactively asking questions to clarify assumptions, business logic, and data definitions.\nParticipate in recurring EDV program and finance meetings; take structured notes, follow up on action items, and ensure financial implications are captured accurately.\nDemonstrate a strong learning mindset by seeking feedback, documenting processes, and gradually taking more ownership of analyses and workstreams.\nQualifications\nRequired Qualifications\nBachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Engineering, or a related quantitative field; or a combination of equivalent education and experience.\n0-2 years of relevant experience, which may include:\nFinance, FP&A, consulting, investment banking, engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, or logistics roles.\nMeaningful internship or co-op experience with exposure to financial modeling, data analysis, or operational decision-making.\nSolid understanding of core financial concepts, including:\nNPV, IRR, and discounted cash flow basics.\nThe relationship between Revenue, COGS, Gross Margin, and operating expenses.\nHow changes in volume, price, cost, and mix flow through a P&L, and basic awareness of P&L-balance sheet interactions (e.g., Capex and depreciation, inventory and COGS).\nStrong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to break down ambiguous questions into structured steps and check your own work.\nHigh proficiency in Excel or Google Sheets (e.g., pivot tables, lookups, basic formulas, charts) and comfort working with large, detailed datasets.\nAbility to effectively articulate financial stories both in writing and verbally, including clear, concise slide content and speaking points tailored to the audience.\nMeticulous attention to detail with the ability to step back and see the bigger picture for the EDV program.\nPassion for sustainability and Rivian’s mission to keep the world adventurous forever.\nPreferred Qualifications\nPrior experience (internship or full-time) in manufacturing, operations, automotive, hardware, or program finance.\nExposure to planning and BI tools (e.g., Oracle Hyperion, Smartview, Hex, Databricks)\nExperience building simple business cases or financial models for product, program, or operations decisions.\nDemonstrated examples of working autonomously to understand a complex problem, independently explore data, and come back with a clear, structured recommendation or set of questions.\nPay Disclosure\nThe salary range for this role is USD $85,000 - $95,000 for SoCal-based applicants. This is the lowest-to-highest salary we, in good faith, believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. An employee’s position within the salary range will be based on several factors, including but not limited to specific competencies, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, shift, and organizational needs. The successful candidate may be eligible for an annual performance bonus and equity awards.\nWe offer a comprehensive package of benefits for full-time and part-time employees, their spouse or domestic partner, and children up to age 26, including but not limited to paid vacation, paid sick leave, and a competitive portfolio of insurance benefits, including life, medical, dental, vision, short-term disability insurance, and long-term disability insurance to eligible employees. You may also have the opportunity to participate in Rivian’s 401(k) Plan and Employee Stock Purchase Program if you meet certain eligibility requirements. Full-time employee coverage is effective on their first day of employment. Part-time employee coverage is effective on the first of the month following 90 days of employment. More information about benefits is available at rivianbenefits.com.\nYou can apply for this role through careers.rivian.com (or through internal-careers-rivian.icims.com if you are a current employee). This job is not expected to be closed any sooner than 6/15/2026.\nEqual Opportunity\nRivian is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practices laws. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information or characteristics, physical or mental disability, marital/domestic partner status, age, military/veteran status, medical condition, or any other characteristic protected by law.\nRivian is committed to ensuring that our hiring process is accessible for persons with disabilities. If you have a disability or limitation, such as those covered by the Americans with Disabilities Act, that requires accommodations to assist you in the search and application process, please email us at .\nCandidate Data Privacy and Technology\nRivian may collect, use and disclose your personal information or personal data (within the meaning of the applicable data protection laws) when you apply for employment and/or participate in our recruitment processes (“Candidate Personal Data”). This data includes contact, demographic, communications, educational, professional, employment, social media/website, network/device, recruiting system usage/interaction, security and preference information. Rivian may use your Candidate Personal Data for the purposes of (i) tracking interactions with our recruiting system; (ii) carrying out, analyzing and improving our application and recruitment process, including assessing you and your application and conducting employment, background and reference checks; (iii) establishing an employment relationship or entering into an employment contract with you; (iv) complying with our legal, regulatory and corporate governance obligations; (v) recordkeeping; (vi) ensuring network and information security and preventing fraud; and (vii) as otherwise required or permitted by applicable law.\nRivian may share your Candidate Personal Data with (i) internal personnel who have a need to know such information in order to perform their duties, including individuals on our People Team, Finance, Legal, and the team(s) with the position(s) for which you are applying; (ii) Rivian affiliates; and (iii) Rivian’s service providers, including providers of background checks, staffing services, and cloud services.\nRivian may transfer or store internationally your Candidate Personal Data, including to or in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and the European Union and in the cloud, and this data may be subject to the laws and accessible to the courts, law enforcement and national security authorities of such jurisdictions.\nHow We Use AI in Our Hiring Process: To ensure transparency, we want candidates to know that Rivian uses iCIMS Talent Cloud Artificial Intelligence (TCAI) and AI-enabled tools to assist with screening, reviewing, organizing and highlighting profiles and applications that match the key requirements for each role.\nAI does not make hiring decisions: Qualified candidate applications are reviewed by a member of our team, and all decisions throughout the process are made by humans. We use AI to support efficiency and consistency, not to replace human judgment. We are committed to a fair, thoughtful, and equitable experience for every candidate.\nParticipation in AI profile matching is entirely voluntary. If you prefer that your profile not be used in this process, you can opt out at any time. Opting out means your profile will be excluded from automated matching and will not be surfaced for additional roles through this system. 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