Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Computer Science, Mathematics, or a related field.
5+ years of experience in COGS and inventory FP&A, ideally within a hardware supply chain environment.
Strong analytical and quantitative skills for actionable data insights.
Proven ability to manage complex workstreams independently.
Advanced proficiency in Excel/Google Sheets, including pivot tables, formulas, and forecasting models.
Familiarity with BI tools, such as Tableau.
Experience with transitioning manual reporting to automated dashboards.
Responsibilities
Own the end-to-end FP&A for Operations, managing OPEX and COGS.
Manage hiring and headcount tracking for the Operations organization.
Lead budgeting and tracking of costs incurred at Contract Manufacturers.
Own the Purchase Price Variance analysis for vendor partners.
Partner closely with accounting for accurate reporting of actual results.
Own the Depot Economics Model and financial analysis for New Depot requests.
Manage Service Inventory financial modeling and insights into costs.
Act as steward for ETL processes, integrating manual data into automated systems.
Ensure team maintains a 24-hour SLA for pricing and discounts requests.
Benefits
Opportunities for professional development and growth within the company.
A dynamic, fast-paced work environment that fosters innovation.
The chance to make a significant impact on the company's financial infrastructure.
Collaboration with cross-functional teams for broader business insights.
Full Job Description
Description
VAST Data is seeking a Finance Manager to join our Operations Finance team as a core contributor in our mission to move from a reactive state to a stable, automated, and scalable infrastructure. You will own the foundational FP&A for hardware service operations, with a primary strategic mandate to lead the transition from manual data processes to automated financial integration. This role requires a professional who thrives in an outcome-focused environment, is highly analytical and can operate independently while integrating seamlessly across cross-functional teams.
Primary Responsibilities (Core Ownership)
1. Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A)
Budgeting & Tracking: Own the end-to-end FP&A for Operations, including OPEX and COGS management.
Headcount Management: Manage hiring and headcount tracking for the Operations organization.
CM Program Costs: Lead the budgeting and tracking of costs incurred at Contract Manufacturers (CMs).
Validation: Own the actual Purchase Price Variance (PPV) analysis for vendor partners.
Close Partnership: Partner closely with accounting to ensure timely and accurate reporting of actual results.
2. Strategic Operational Modeling
Depot Economics: Own the Depot Economics Model and lead financial analysis for all New Depot requests.
Inventory Analysis: Manage Service Inventory financial modeling and provide insights into inventory-related costs.
Evaluate third-party service providers: Compare outsourcing versus in-house execution based on cost, efficiency, and operational impact.
Unit economics of hardware support costs.
3. Data Stewardship & Automation
ETL Transformation: Act as the steward for manual Extract, Transform, and Load (ETL) processes across Ops Finance, driving their integration into automated data environments.
Scalability: Partner with the Team Lead to build stable infrastructure that eliminates manual reporting and improves the accuracy of Service Ops COGS models.
4. Quarter End Sales Support
Service Level Agreements: Ensure the team maintains a 24-hour SLA for hardware pricing, discounts, and CM special terms.
Special Pricing Requests: Support special pricing analysis and decision making
Qualifications
Comfortable operating in high-growth, fast-paced environments with shifting priorities.
Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Computer Science, Mathematics, or a related field.
5+ years of experience in COGS and inventory FP&A, ideally within a hardware supply chain environment.
Strong analytical and quantitative skills with the ability to distill complex data into actionable insights.
Proven ability to manage complex workstreams with minimal oversight, focusing on results rather than task lists.
Ability to build documentation that provides transparency and speeds up decision-making for stakeholders.
Advanced experience with transitioning from manual reporting into automated dashboards.
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).
Familiarity with BI tools (e.g. Tableau).
About VAST Data
VAST Data is a data storage company that provides an all-flash storage platform for big data and artificial intelligence workloads. The platform enables businesses to store and analyze large amounts of data in real-time, and provides high performance and scalability. VAST Data was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in New York City.
