Finance Manager (Cost & Operations Analytics)

Join VAST Data as a Finance Manager in our Operations Finance team. You will lead the transition from manual data processes to automated financial integration, manage budgeting and tracking for operations, and partner closely with accounting for accurate reporting. This role requires strong analytical skills, experience in COGS and inventory FP&A, and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment.

Missions

• Own the foundational FP&A for hardware service operations, leading the transition from manual data processes to automated financial integration.
• Manage the end-to-end FP&A for Operations, including OPEX and COGS management, headcount tracking, and budgeting for Contract Manufacturers.
• Act as the steward for manual Extract, Transform, and Load (ETL) processes across Ops Finance, driving their integration into automated data environments.

Profil recherché

- Familiarity with BI tools (e.g. Tableau)

- Excellent Excel/Google sheets skills including pivot tables, nested formulas, Index/Match, dynamic ranges etc. Macros/VBA, scenario analysis & sensitivity modeling. Driver based forecast models (lead - pipeline - sales - revenue - cash). Ability to pull from databases (NetSuite)

- Strong analytical and quantitative skills with the ability to distill complex data into actionable insights

- Comfortable operating in high-growth, fast-paced environments with shifting priorities

- 5+ years of experience in COGS and inventory FP&A, ideally within a hardware supply chain environment

- Proven ability to manage complex workstreams with minimal oversight, focusing on results rather than task lists

- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Computer Science, Mathematics, or a related field

- Advanced experience with transitioning from manual reporting into automated dashboards

- Ability to build documentation that provides transparency and speeds up decision-making for stakeholders