Senior Finance Analyst, Material Cost

About Rivian

Rivian is on a mission to keep the world adventurous forever. This goes for the emissions‑free Electric Adventure Vehicles we build, and the curious, courageous souls we seek to attract.

As a company, we constantly challenge what’s possible, never simply accepting what has always been done. We reframe old problems, seek new solutions and operate comfortably in areas that are unknown. Our backgrounds are diverse, but our team shares a love of the outdoors and a desire to protect it for future generations.

We are seeking a Senior Finance Analyst, Material Cost to strengthen how we manage material cost performance, improve profitability visibility, and scale cost discipline across our in‑production vehicle programs.

This role sits at the intersection of Product Development, finance operations, process design, digital enablement, and AI‑enabled reporting. You will help drive clearer cost targets, sharper glide paths, better reporting accuracy, and faster decision‑making across material cost performance. As a key connector between Product Development, Supply Chain, Cost Accounting, Program Finance, IT, and Data teams, you will help shape how SAP, Databricks, Gemini, and related reporting tools work together to support a scalable, data‑driven operating model for vehicle cost management.

• Shape profitability decisions: You will turn material cost data into actionable insight, helping program leaders understand current performance, future glide paths, and the trade‑offs that matter most.
• Improve cost accuracy at the source: You will strengthen how BOM, COGM, COGS, and PPV reporting come together so leaders can make decisions with greater confidence and fewer manual reconciliations.
• Connect cost strategy to execution: You will bridge Supply Chain, Cost Accounting, and Finance to ensure annual targets, supplier actions, and in‑production cost reduction plans stay aligned.
• Build smarter ways of working: By applying Databricks, SAP, Gemini, and automation reporting tools thoughtfully, you will help reduce manual reporting effort and improve speed, clarity, and consistency.
• Support scale in a high‑stakes environment: As Rivian grows its in‑production portfolio, this role helps create the financial rigor and operational visibility needed to improve margin performance over time.

• Partner with program leadership and Supply Chain to set annual vehicle cost targets and identify the most material cost reduction opportunities across in‑production programs.
• Translate material cost performance into clear insights, trade‑offs, and recommendations for program and finance leaders.
• Act as an informal cross‑functional leader across Product Development, Supply Chain, Cost Accounting, and Program Finance to keep priorities aligned and decisions moving.
• Support the financial handover of new vehicles from development to production, ensuring continuity in cost assumptions, reporting logic, and ownership.

• Own multi‑year vehicle cost glide paths, including key risks, opportunities, and timing assumptions that inform business and profitability decisions.
• Prepare and deliver recurring materials on cost reduction performance, forecast movement, and KPI trends for program and finance leadership.
• Track material cost performance versus forecast and highlight emerging gaps, drivers, and corrective actions.
• Provide ad hoc analysis that helps business leaders understand monthly outcomes, structural trends, and forward‑looking implications.

• Support BOM accuracy, consolidation, and reporting discipline in partnership with Program Finance and Cost Accounting.
• Improve the quality and consistency of monthly Bill of Material actuals reporting and related variance analysis.
• Design and maintain reporting views that connect BOM structure, forecast logic, and actual cost performance more clearly.
• Strengthen controls, definitions, and handoffs that improve COGM and COGS reporting accuracy across teams and systems.

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