Hardware Finance Manager
Core
Own an assigned area of hardware COGS and inventory end to end, providing variance analysis and forward-looking signals to connect business decisions to product cost, cash, and margin.
Role type
Senior individual-contributor hardware finance manager
Builds
Reusable processes, analytical workflows, and financial data systems for hardware product cost and inventory management
Domain
Consumer hardware / Physical product manufacturing and supply chain
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Hardware COGS ownership, Inventory planning, Manufacturing variance analysis, Financial modeling, Cross-functional partnership, Data governance, Process improvement, Stakeholder influence, Risk identification, Scenario development
Preferred skills
Experience in adjacent COGS or inventory domains, Leading ambiguous cross-functional initiatives, Building scalable automated workflows, Identifying accounting and control implications
Technologies
Financial data systems, Dashboards, Automated workflows
Responsibilities
Own forecasting, close, and business variance analysis for assigned scope; Provide leadership with clear variance explanations and trend analysis; Partner with business teams to establish financial data and systems; Ensure data integrity through definitions, validation checks, and controls; Improve forecasting, reporting, and finance processes; Build cross-functional relationships to identify risks and opportunities; Develop practical scenarios for leadership decisions; Partner across Supply Chain, Operations, Product, Accounting, Systems/Data, and Finance; Drive alignment without formal authority; Develop expertise in adjacent domains as priorities evolve
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC