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The role analyzes manufacturing costs and variances, develops reporting and dashboards, and provides insights to improve efficiency, profitability, and financial reporting.\n\nResponsibilities\nData Pipeline and Infrastructure Development: Build and maintain data pipelines, databases, and infrastructure using tools like SQL, Python, and CI/CD to automate analyses and support manufacturing accounting operations. Acquire data from primary or secondary sources and ensure data systems empower operational and exploratory analysis\nCompliance, Audit, and Automation: Ensure compliance with internal policies, accounting standards, and regulations. Support audits by providing documentation and analysis of manufacturing costs. Automate analyses and pipelines to enable production and finance teams to leverage key insights efficiently\nCost Analysis and Variance Analytics: Conduct in-depth analysis of manufacturing costs, track actual costs for processes and products, and perform variance analyses to identify deviations, cost-saving opportunities, and process improvements. Monitor cost trends, investigate drivers of fluctuations, and propose corrective actions in collaboration with cross-functional teams\nInsights and Reporting: Analyze manufacturing data across production lines to extract statistics, identify trends or patterns in complex datasets, and depict insights via innovative dashboards and reports for upper-level management. Drive meaningful improvements to production efficiency and financial reporting\nCross-Functional Collaboration and System Improvements: Work closely with Controls, Process, Manufacturing Engineers, Finance, Operations, and other stakeholders to develop manufacturing variances, inventory, and scrap data collection activities, improve reporting tools, and enhance underlying data systems. Identify underutilized data sources and think outside the box to develop new ways to gather actionable insights for business decisions\nInventory and Cost Control: Perform inventory analysis to ensure accuracy, identify discrepancies, and optimize control processes. Implement cost control measures, evaluate cost-saving initiatives, and propose strategies to enhance manufacturing efficiency and reduce expenses\n\nSkills\nDegree in Accounting, Finance, Data Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent experience\n2-4 years of experience in data engineering, cost accounting, or a similar role within manufacturing environments, including working with large datasets and Manufacturing Execution Systems\nStrong technical skills in SQL for data extraction and manipulation, Python for automation, Tableau (or similar) for visualizations, advanced MS Excel, and ERP systems\nDeep understanding of manufacturing processes, cost accounting principles, financial analysis, cost modeling, and variance analysis\nExcellent analytical skills, attention to detail, problem-solving abilities, and the capacity to interpret complex data for actionable decisions\nAbility to thrive in a fast-paced, evolving environment, with strong communication, collaboration, and decision-making skills\nCPA license, MBA, or relevant certifications preferred\n\nBenefits\nFor full-time Tesla employees, eligible from day 1 of hire: medical plan options with $0 payroll deduction.\nFor full-time Tesla employees, eligible from day 1 of hire: family-building, fertility, adoption and surrogacy benefits.\nFor full-time Tesla employees, eligible from day 1 of hire: dental plans (including orthodontic coverage) and vision plans, both with options for a $0 paycheck contribution.\nFor full-time Tesla employees enrolled in the High-Deductible medical plan with HSA, a company-paid HSA contribution.\nFor full-time Tesla employees, eligible from day 1 of hire: Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA).\nFor full-time Tesla employees, eligible from day 1 of hire: 401(k) with employer match, Employee Stock Purchase Plans, and other financial benefits.\nFor full-time Tesla employees, eligible from day 1 of hire: company-paid Basic Life and AD&D.\nFor full-time Tesla employees, eligible from day 1 of hire: short-term and long-term disability insurance (90-day waiting period).\nFor full-time Tesla employees, eligible from day 1 of hire: Employee Assistance Program.\nFor full-time Tesla employees, eligible from day 1 of hire: sick and vacation time (flex time for salary positions; accrued hours for hourly positions) and paid holidays.\nFor full-time Tesla employees, eligible from day 1 of hire: back-up childcare and parenting support resources.\nFor full-time Tesla employees, eligible from day 1 of hire: voluntary benefits including critical illness, hospital indemnity, accident insurance, theft and legal services, and pet insurance.\nFor full-time Tesla employees, eligible from day 1 of hire: weight loss and tobacco cessation programs.\nFor full-time Tesla employees, eligible from day 1 of hire: Tesla Babies program.\nFor full-time Tesla employees, eligible from day 1 of hire: commuter benefits.\nFor full-time Tesla employees, eligible from day 1 of hire: employee discounts and perks program.\nFor full-time Tesla employees, eligible from day 1 of hire: Earned Wage Access with real-time pay access paid daily, subject to eligibility and schedule; applicable below Sr. Managers levels.\n\nCompany Overview\nTesla is an electric vehicle and clean energy company that provides electric cars, solar, and renewable energy solutions. It was founded in 2003, and is headquartered in Austin, Texas, USA, with a workforce of 10001+ employees. Its website is https://www.tesla.com.\n\nCompany H1B Sponsorship\nTesla has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 2860 in 2026, 2646 in 2025, 2107 in 2024, 1304 in 2023, 1227 in 2022, 1102 in 2021, 723 in 2020. 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