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Staff Finance Analyst, Inventory

Casa Grande, AZ
Leading the future in luxury electric and mobility
At Lucid, we set out to introduce the most captivating, luxury electric vehicles that elevate the human experience and transcend the perceived limitations of space, performance, and intelligence. Vehicles that are intuitive, liberating, and designed for the future of mobility.
 
We plan to lead in this new era of luxury electric by returning to the fundamentals of great design – where every decision we make is in service of the individual and environment. Because when you are no longer bound by convention, you are free to define your own experience.
 
Come work alongside some of the most accomplished minds in the industry. Beyond providing competitive salaries, we’re providing a community for innovators who want to make an immediate and significant impact. If you are driven to create a better, more sustainable future, then this is the right place for you.

Are you passionate about solving complex inventory challenges with data-driven insights? Do you thrive at the intersection of finance, operations, and analytics?  Lucid Motors, We are looking to add a Staff Finance Analyst Inventory Lead to our Global Manufacturing and Operations Finance Team.  This role will transform how we manage, forecast and report our total inventory—from forecast accuracy to real-time consumption, scrap, handling and JIT planning.  

This is more than just a back-office role; you’ll be a strategic partner helping shape and drive operational decisions through impactful dashboards, models, and financial intelligence. You’ll collaborate with cross-functional teams in manufacturing operations, logistics, and materials planning and Accounting—driving and influencing smarter, leaner, and more efficient inventory strategies to optimize our working capital. 

This is a high-visibility opportunity to develop and lead financial processes, modernize reporting, and influence the future of inventory performance on a scale.  

Key duties include managing the monthly inventory close and refining inventory forecasts and models. The analyst will analyze inventory data and variances – for example, performing the kind of inventory review and variance analysis on raw materials, WIP, Contractor inventory and finished goods.  Will also support the Inventory Accounting team in assessing scrap, ECR and other E&O inputs. 

Key Responsibilities: 

  • Inventory Analysis & Forecasting: Lead the monthly inventory close process, reconciling inventory records and sub-ledger balances. Perform variance analysis on consumption vs. forecast and develop financial models to improve forecasting accuracy and support JIT inventory planning.   
  • Data Analytics & Dashboards: Extract and analyze currently disparate inventory data (using tools like SQL/Redshift and SAP) to build dashboards and reports (e.g. in Tableau) to create and leverage key inventory metrics including levels, turnover rates, and consumption key metrics. Leverage these dashboards to inform management decisions 
  • Cycle Count and Inventory Control Support: Collaborate with the cycle count team to validate inventory accuracy.  Investigate and resolve count variances with analysis and reporting serving as finance primary control for operational adjustments and continuous improvement initiatives. 
  • Cross-Functional Collaboration: Act as a liaison between Finance and operational groups. Work with supply chain, operations, logistics and materials planning to integrate financial forecasts with demand planning, and to ensure inventory goals are met. Navigate organizational dynamics to drive change and alignment on inventory strategy. 
  • Continuous Improvement: Identify process improvements in inventory accounting and forecasting. Automate data queries and reporting where possible (e.g. using Excel, SQL, or Redshift queries) to streamline workflows and enhance data integrity. 

Qualifications and Skills 

  • Education: Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Data Science/ Analytics or a related field is required. 
  • Experience: 5-7 years of financial/data analysis experience (Automotive manufacturing or inventory-intensive environment preferred). Proven ability to manage month-end close activities for inventory and to forecast inventory at scale. Experience with material requirements planning (MRP) or inventory control processes is a plus. 
  • Technical Skills: Advanced proficiency in Excel for modeling and analysis (pivot tables, macros, etc).  Strong skills in data querying and databases (SQL; experience with cloud data warehouse like Amazon Redshift is a plus). Familiarity with SAP or other ERP/MRP systems is helpful.  (Note:  Lucid does not currently use MS PowerBI) 
  • Analytics & Reporting: Demonstrated ability to use data visualization to drive insights. Prior experience building dashboards to track inventory or supply chain metrics is highly desirable. 
  • Soft Skills: Excellent analytical and problem-solving ability. Strong communication skills and the ability to work cross-functionally. Comfortable navigating complex organizational dynamics and acting as a key partner to operational teams (e.g., cycle count team) to drive projects and continuous improvement. Attention to detail and a results-oriented mindset are essential.  Influence skills and experience to use data to drive key decisions. 

Location: This is an in-office position located in Casa Grande, AZ. The Staff Financial Analyst will report into the Manufacturing and Operations Finance organization and partner closely with plant operations, Logistics and Supply Chain teams. 

 

 

 

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