Senior Financial Analyst

Rainmaker is pioneering a modern cloud seeding system to solve water scarcity and inclement weather problems. We develop and incorporate radar validation, weather-resistant UAS, numerical weather modeling, and sustainable cloud seeds into an effective precipitation enhancement solution.

As a member of Rainmaker’s Finance team, you will be responsible for the development of tracking, forecasting, and report of key KPIs. This is a key FP&A role that will interface with all aspects of the company, including production, engineering, and business development.

What You'll Do

• Lead forecast of key performance indicators (KPIs), including spending and resource requirements for assigned business groups, such as headcount, capital, and operating expenses.
• Forecast future unit costs with cross-functional teams and track progress in achieving cost reduction targets.
• Conduct ad-hoc analyses as needed to support operational decision-making, from new idea generation through to the implementation phase.
• Perform a leading role on internal projects, working closely with peer organizations to understand key business issues and translate them into financial models and metrics.
• Prepare and update capital expenditure and inventory cash forecasts.
• Support product cost tracking and inventory analysis, including scrap, inventory obsolescence, and productivity efforts.
• Develop and enhance tools to track revenue performance and incurred project costs every month.
• Provide insight on revenue, spending variances, and department-level reporting to business partners.
• Analyze and interpret financial data for use in management reviews.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree
• 4 years of experience in an accounting, finance, or business role
• Advanced skills in Microsoft Excel, applied business statistics, and general modeling experience of complex non-linear systems.
• Experience in a manufacturing or technology environment.
• Familiarity with reporting, visualization, intelligence, and analysis tools (SQL, Power BI, Tableau, etc.).

Additional Requirements

• Willing to work extended hours and weekends as needed
• This position is based in Los Angeles, CA and requires being onsite full-time – hybrid and remote work will not be considered

$110,000 - $140,000 a year