Finance Manager, Plant Controllership

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.

Finance Manager, Plant Controllership serves as a strategic finance partner to the Normal, IL manufacturing leadership team, owning core financial planning, analysis, and reporting for the plant. You will lead budgeting, forecasting, and detailed variance analysis, support volume and capacity planning, and drive cost‑reduction analytics. This role sits at the intersection of Finance, Operations, and Executive leadership‑turning factory performance and complex datasets into decision‑grade insight, while ensuring timely, accurate close activities in collaboration with Accounting and broader Finance teams.

• Anchor the factory's financial narrative: You will be the primary finance business partner for Rivian's flagship manufacturing plant in Normal, IL-owning performance storytelling for leadership, auditors, and executive finance.
• Drive cost and margin outcomes: Your analysis will shape headcount, capacity utilization, make/buy decisions, and cost‑reduction initiatives that directly influence plant profitability and cash efficiency.
• Connect shop‑floor reality to executive decisions: You'll translate complex operational and variance drivers into clear, structured insights for plant leadership, the CFO, CAO, and VP Finance.
• Raise the bar on financial rigor: By building robust forecasting, KPI frameworks, and ad hoc analytics, you'll help Rivian maintain high standards of controllership while scaling production.

• Serve as the finance business partner for Normal, IL manufacturing operations, supporting leadership reviews, strategic decisions, and long‑range planning.
• Build and manage comprehensive plant financial plans covering headcount, operating expense, capital expenditure, and cost‑reduction initiatives aligned to manufacturing cost and margin targets.
• Own volume and capacity planning finance routines with Operations; design and maintain recurring reporting and dashboards for factory KPIs, productivity, and throughput.
• Perform deep‑diving variance analysis (price/volume/mix, labor, overhead, efficiency, scrap, absorption, etc.) and synthesize findings into clear narratives for plant leadership, CFO, CAO, and VP Finance.
• Partner with Accounting and Finance peers to execute monthly and quarterly close for the plant, including accruals, true‑ups, reconciliations, and executive‑ready close presentations.
• Conduct ad hoc financial modeling and scenario analysis to evaluate manufacturing footprint decisions, make/buy alternatives, and investment trade‑offs.
• Develop and enhance standardized tools, models, and processes that improve visibility, accuracy, speed, and repeatability of plant financial insights.
• Serve as a key finance contact for internal and external auditors
  , explaining plant performance drivers, controls, and reported results with clarity and confidence.

• MBA, CPA, or relevant master's degree in Finance, Accounting, Engineering, Operations, or a related field.
• 5+ years of progressively responsible finance experience with substantial exposure to scaled industrial or manufacturing environments; automotive or complex assembly strongly preferred.
• Demonstrated excellence in advanced financial analytics
  , including:
  • Detailed variance analysis across COGS, manufacturing overhead, and conversion costs.
  • Building and maintaining robust forecasting models and scenario analyses.
  • Turning large, complex datasets into concise, executive‑ready insights.
• Proven ability to communicate complex financial concepts clearly and credibly to:
  • Non-finance manufacturing leaders on the shop floor.
  • Internal and external auditors.
  • Senior…