FP&A Analyst (Procurement & Systems)

Aurora hires talented people with diverse backgrounds who are ready to help build a transportation ecosystem that will make our roads safer, get crucial goods where they need to go, and make mobility more efficient and accessible for all. We’re searching for a FP&A Analyst.

In this role, you will

• Lead the development of a comprehensive set of Purchasing KPIs; Identify spend down targets by category and opportunities to optimize supplier spend
• Partner with the Purchasing team to analyze vendor spend, identify cost-saving opportunities, and track progress against spend down targets
• Develop and maintain financial models to evaluate supplier contracts, pricing scenarios, and total cost of ownership (TCO)
• Build, maintain, and optimize dashboards to track procurement performance, cycle times, vendor compliance, and savings initiatives
• Prepare monthly and quarterly spend reporting and forecasts, and leverage analytics and data tools to establish/support a rolling 90-day planning process for indirect spend 
• Present reports on procurement performance to leadership
• Review SOP’s and identify process gaps based on empirical data analysis; improve and simplify processes, drive standardization, and track teams’ adherence to best practices
• Drive system automation and data integrity to enhance scalable processes; leverage this foundation to take on progressively broader responsibilities in FP&A and strategic finance.

 
Required Qualifications

• 5+ years relevant experience in Finance and/or Procurement roles in large and/or fast growing companies; significant experience in public companies with quarterly reporting requirements preferred.
• Ability to operate successfully in dynamic environments, identify process improvements, and implement process changes with cross functional stakeholders.
• Ability to understand the interdependency of teams and work together to improve process and system issues.
• Strong understanding of procurement, accounting and FP&A systems and processes, and how they integrate.
• Ability to pivot seamlessly between granular details and big picture strategic topics, identifying connections between the two.  
• Familiar with advanced FP&A tools and systems and corporate accounting systems (e.g. Pigment, Coupa, NetSuite).
• Strong written and verbal communication skills and proven ability to effectively communicate complex concepts in a succinct manner to senior executive audiences.
• Strong analytical skills with attention to detail is required.

 Desirable Qualifications

• CPA (or international equivalent), CFA or MBA are preferred but not required
• Expert-level GSuite skills, particularly Google Sheets, Google Docs and Google Slides
• Pigment, Coupa and/or Netsui