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Senior Financial Analyst

Rainmaker

Rainmaker

IT, Accounting & Finance
El Segundo, CA, USA
Posted on Jul 15, 2025
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