Senior Financial Analyst

Motional’s global headquarters are located at 100 Northern Avenue in Boston, MA. Nestled in the bustling Seaport district with sweeping views of Boston Harbor and downtown Boston, the office is located close to major transit lines and a quick walk to various restaurants and popular attractions.

Mission Summary:

We are seeking a self-motivated, detail-oriented Senior Financial Analyst to join our team at Motional in support of making driverless vehicles a safe, reliable, and accessible reality.  As a Senior Financial Analyst, you will play a key cross-functional role working in a fast-paced environment, collaborating with various departments, ensuring accurate financial modeling and delivering actionable recommendations. This role offers an exciting opportunity to dive into the emerging autonomous vehicle industry and contribute to our Company’s success by providing critical financial analysis and insights.

What you’ll be doing:

• Be a trusted financial advisor to the business as business partner to analyze, plan, and forecast department and functional level financials
• Develop and maintain financial forecasts and budgets; prepare ad-hoc financial reports and analysis
• Analyze financial outcomes and provide actionable insights supporting strategic initiatives, cost optimization, and investment opportunities
• Collaborate across the organization and deployment teams to improve accuracy on operating expense forecastings
• Engage in cross-functional projects with stakeholders from Corporate Strategy, Product, Commercialization, IT, Legal, and Marketing.
• Prepare and assist in presenting findings to key stakeholders including the Senior leadership team. Support business decisions and perform ad hoc financial analysis. 
• Supporting the FP&A team by performing data analysis, building reports, maintaining and administering financial systems
  
  

What we’re looking for: 

• Bachelor’s Degree in finance, economics, or another related field
• MBA is a plus
• 3-5 years professional experience
• Advanced proficiency in Excel and financial modeling, including the ability to build complex financial models and perform scenario analysis
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail and comfort working with large sets of data
• Excellent communication skills and self starter, with the ability to convey complex financial concepts to both financial and non-financial stakeholders
• Ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced, cross-functional environment with multiple stakeholders
• Familiarity with the automotive or mobility industry in a “startup environment” is beneficial
• Experience with Alteryx or comparable business intelligence and analytics tools is a plus
• Experience with Vena Solutions or comparable FP&A tools is a plus
  
  

Why you should join us:

• On the FP&A team, you’ll play a direct role in shaping the future of autonomous vehicles in our cities while developing groundbreaking business models in a transformative field.

If you don’t meet 100% of the qualifications outlined above - that’s okay! We encourage you to apply if you think this is a role that would make you excited to come into work every day and that you can deliver the results we need.

This role is hybrid from our Boston office. It requires three in-office days each week, Tuesday through Thursday.