JOB SUMMARYWe're looking for a highly motivated and talented Senior Financial Analyst with hands-on experience and a passion for robotics to join our team. Specifically, we seek a finance professional with proven capabilities in production unit economics, manufacturing cost analysis, and operations business partnering. Reporting to the Senior Manager of FP&A, you'll be embedded in our Operations org as the day-to-day finance partner - owning production unit economics, tracking OPEX and CAPEX, and keeping manufacturing decisions grounded in numbers. Over time, this role will grow into owning the full COGS picture, with a path toward leading operations finance and eventually full product economics. As Apptronik scales, so will the role.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES or KEY ACCOUNTABILITIESProduction Unit Economics
- Build and maintain production cost models - tracking unit costs, BoM assumptions, and cost-to-produce across production schedules
- Own cost reporting, PPV analysis, landed cost and tariff tracking, and supplier financial performance metrics
Inventory & Balance Sheet
- Establish inventory on the balance sheet, manage E&O reserves, and drive unit cost transitions into COGS
- Manage the transition of R&D spend into capitalized inventory and COGS as Apollo moves into production
Operations Business Partnering
- Own budgeting and rolling forecasts for Operations departments; deliver variance analysis with clear operational context
- Lead manufacturing and supply chain financial reviews and perform ad hoc analysis (make vs. buy, yield economics, contract manufacturer cost reviews)
- Ensure operations financials close accurately and on time each month
- Build the operations finance function as Apptronik scales - establishing the processes, models, and reporting cadences that support long-range production planning
SKILLS AND REQUIREMENTS- Strong financial modeling skills - comfortable building and maintaining complex Excel/Sheets models
- Hands-on experience with inventory accounting, standard costing, COGS mechanics, BoM cost rollups, PPV, or yield analysis at a hardware company
- Thrives embedded in an operations environment - on the floor, in the reviews, not sitting in a finance pod
- Clear communicator who can work cross-functionally with non-finance stakeholders - Operations, Supply Chain, Manufacturing
- Curious, organized, and accountable - you don't need to know robotics, you need to want to learn it
- Experience with Anaplan, SAP, NetSuite, or similar ERP/planning tools preferred
EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE- Bachelor's degree (or equivalent) in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related field
- 3-6 years of experience in FP&A, operations finance, or a finance-adjacent role
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS - Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer
- Ability to be on a production floor
- Occasional travel to contract manufacturer sites
- Must be able to lift 15 pounds at times
- Vision to read printed materials and a computer screen
- Hearing and speech to communicate
*This is a direct hire. Please, no outside Agency solicitations.
