About Harbinger
- Harbinger is an American commercial electric vehicle (EV) company on a mission to transform an industry starving for innovation. Harbinger’s best-in-class team of EV, battery, and drivetrain experts have pooled their deep experience to bring a first-of-its-kind EV platform to support the growing demand for medium-duty EVs and Hybrids. Harbinger: Familiar Form, Revolutionary Foundation.
About the Role
- As Director of FP&A – Operations, you will lead financial planning, reporting, and analysis for our Production, Supply Chain, and Logistics functions. This is a strategic and hands-on leadership role with high visibility across the organization. You will build scalable FP&A capabilities that empower operational leaders, drive financial performance, and support Harbinger’s rapid growth. You will report directly to the CAO (Head of Finance) and collaborate closely with cross-functional VPs and Directors, while managing a team of financial analysts.
What You’ll Do
- Represent Operations in planning & forecasting cycles for the Company, including the development of multiple year plans, annual operating plans, and quarterly budgeting & standard setting.
- Consolidate and review budget versus actual performance on a monthly basis, and provide analysis to support the Company’s month-end close process reduction, including accruals, allocations.
- Understand the Company’s manufacturing cost reduction roadmap, and consolidate results and action plans for reporting purposes.
- Oversee the following functions in this group:
Production Finance
- Lead productivity tracking (Cost Conversion %, labor benchmarking, and indirect cost efficiency), contribute to short-term and long-range (3–5 year) financial planning for Production costs (direct, indirect, Capex), and drive initiatives to achieve or exceed cost reduction targets.
- Understand the financial drivers of the Company’s extended supply chain, optimize volume, product mix, margin, and working capital, and consolidate results for reporting.
- Improve inventory management processes: turnover, reconciliation, aging, and obsolescence risk.
- Facilitate the development of accurate standard costs for products, review of variances on a periodic basis (PPV, IPV, FXV, labor, materials, and overhead).
- Develop manufacturing dashboards (cost per unit, OEE, scrap/rework rates).
Supply Chain Finance
- Drive supplier cost savings through financial support on negotiations and benchmarking.
- Extend supplier payment terms and assess early payment discount strategies.
- Support Incoterms and logistics cost optimization with procurement.
- Track KPIs including PPV, supplier cost trends, and payment term performance.
Logistics Finance
- Partner with logistics teams to reduce freight and warehouse costs by 10%+.
- Track and analyze Incoterms usage, tariffs, and customs duties for financial impact.
- Provide quarterly industry benchmarking and cost structure analysis.
- Track warranty cost trends and containment.
Who You Are
- At least 10-15 years of working experience, with 5 years experience in a senior level finance working in discrete manufacturing, hardware-intensive environment.
- Strong knowledge of manufacturing cost structures, variance analysis, and capital planning.
- Demonstrated success in operational finance roles supporting production, supply chain and logistics.
- Fluency in ERP systems (NetSuite preferred) and financial automation tools.
- Proven leadership and team-building capabilities.
- Comfortable working in high-growth, fast-paced environments.Strategic thinker with strong attention to execution and detail.
- Comprehensive Health, Dental & Vision (HDV) – 100% employee covered
- Early-stage Stock Options
- Robust Retirement Savings (401k, HSA, FSA)
- Generous Paid Time Off (PTO) & Parental Leave
- Annual Vacation Bonus
- Wellness & Fertility Benefits
- Cell Phone Stipend
- Complimentary Meals & Stocked Kitchens
