Senior Staff SAP Business Analyst, Costing

Archer is an aerospace company based in San Jose, California building an all-electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft with a mission to advance the benefits of sustainable air mobility. We are designing, manufacturing, and operating an all-electric aircraft that can carry four passengers while producing minimal noise.

Our sights are set high and our problems are hard, and we believe that diversity in the workplace is what makes us smarter, drives better insights, and will ultimately lift us all to success. We are dedicated to cultivating an equitable and inclusive environment that embraces our differences, and supports and celebrates all of our team members.

What you’ll do:

We are looking for an Architect level Business Systems Analyst, with a focus on Product costing. As part of the IT Applications organization, you will support all the aspects of SAP FI/CO modules and other peripheral application activities. You will be a Subject Matter Expert for all Costing related activities, supporting the business users.

• Lead and manage all aspects of Product costing projects from discovery to deployment and support.
• Analyze complex business problems / processes and translate business requirements into workable application solutions.
• Partner with and provide guidance to business teams, and act as the translator between Finance/costing and IT teams to ensure business requirements are communicated properly.
• Conduct root cause analysis, recommend process improvements, redesign and automation.
• Collaborate with cross functional teams to facilitate project progress and ensure integrated solution design and implementation.
• Develop project related documentation for GAP analysis, functional design documents, functional specifications for development activities including reports, interfaces, conversions, enhancements, and forms.
• Develop and execute functional end to end test scripts and perform unit testing, integration and regression testing, including build test cases, executing tests, and making changes to configuration and or processes as needed.
• Train the end user community in the conversion and implementation of new processes.
• Collaborate with Application Managed Services provider support team to quickly resolve critical operational issues that impact business functions.

Job responsibilities:

• Oversee and execute all aspects of cost accounting including cost updates, cost variance calculation costing reports, month-end close process etc
• Review Bill of materials (BOM) and production routing data for cost accuracy and month-end reporting.
• Conduct thorough analysis of manufacturing costs to support product costing and reconcile manufacturing costs, including raw materials, labor, and overhead, and record adjustments for work-in-process (WIP), finished goods, and inventory accounts
• Analyze variances between actual and standard costs, provide detailed explanations along with supporting documentation for management and audit purposes
• Prepare and review month-end journal entries related to production costs, inventory valuations, and cost of goods sold (COGS).
• Collaborate with the finance team to ensure month-end financial statements reflect accurate manufacturing cost data
• Support internal audits by preparing detailed month-end close reconciliations and cost-related schedules.
• Track key cost metrics (e.g., material usage, labor efficiency) to inform future close cycles and financial planning

What you need:

• Extensive experience designing and configuring SAP ERP Finance and Controlling solutions, ideally with S4HANA.
• Should be part of 3+ SAP implementations in the Record to Report from Blueprint to Go-Live
• At least 10+ years of experience in SAP systems
• CPA or Cost Accountant or B.S. in Finance
• Ability to be detailed in a fast-paced environment

Bonus Qualifications:

• Aerospace industry experience.
• Inhouse Manufacturing and Contract Manufacturing experience
• After Market service experience related to A&D or Heavy industry machinery

At Archer we aim to attract, retain, and motivate talent that possess the skills and leadership necessary to grow our business. We drive a pay-for-performance culture and reward performance that supports the Company’s business strategy. For this position we are targeting a base pay between $163,200 - $204,000. Actual compensation offered will be determined by factors such as job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.

Archer is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to job applicants with physical or mental disabilities, and those with sincerely held religious beliefs. Applicants who may require reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process should provide their name and contact information to Archer’s People Team at people@archer.com. Reasonable accommodations will be determined on a case-by-case basis.

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Archer is unable to provide work visa sponsorship for this position at the present time.

Archer is proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusivity in the workplace. All aspects of employment are decided on the basis of merit, qualifications, and business needs. We do not discriminate based upon race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, gender identity or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

Archer Aviation does not engage with external recruiting agencies/individual recruiters with whom it does not have a prior written agreement. Archer reserves the right to make use of any unsolicited resumes that it receives and bears no responsibility for payment of any fees asserted from the use of unsolicited resumes. If you are a recruiting agency or individual recruiter wishing to do business with Archer, please reach out to People@archer.com. All employment processes are managed by the Archer People Team.