Senior Specialist, Finance Business Partner

This role is the primary finance partner for Scout's aftersales and connected services teams. The portfolio covers parts sales planning and distribution, service and warranty strategy, accessory sales, charging and memberships, connectivity and fleet, customer support, and Scout's consumer-facing digital ecosystem 

This role is designed to carry the full aftersales and connected services portfolio during Scout’s pre-production build phase.  As the commercial finance team grows and Scout approaches start of production, the portfolio will specialize and additional roles will be added to support it. The seniority of this role reflects the breadth of the portfolio and the autonomy required to manage it well in a lean, fast-moving environment. 

Day to day this means owning the financial relationship with those teams from forecasting through month-end close, reviewing commercial proposals against established guardrails, and producing monthly variance analysis shared directly with business leaders. It also means building financial frameworks ahead of Scout's service and connected services launch so the right controls, provision methodologies, and reporting structures are in place before operations go live. 

A great Finance Business Partner at Scout is many things to their business partners simultaneously: a trusted advisor on financial decisions, a guide through finance processes, a challenge partner on plans and assumptions, and a consistent resource for any question at the intersection of business and finance.

Become part of an iconic brand that is set to revolutionize the electric pick-up truck & rugged SUV marketplace by achieving the following:

• →Develop a deep understanding of each business area's model, plans, and financial drivers, including parts distribution economics, service lane operations, accessories commercial performance, warranty provision and claims management, and the unit economics of charging, memberships, connectivity, and fleet services. 
• →Gather and maintain forward-looking forecasts in active partnership with business teams. Ensuring costs are planned to the correct cost centers, GL accounts, and periods, and challenging assumptions that appear inconsistent with known business plans. 
• →Monitor cost center activity monthly, identifying mispostings, missing accruals, and incorrect provisions before month-end close and directing corrections. 
• →Own journal entry setup and month-end close for your portfolio. Accruals, reclasses, and provision adjustments with clear supporting documentation. 
• →Produce variance reports comparing actuals against prior forecast and budget. Sharing findings directly with business leaders, discussing drivers, and agreeing on any forecast changes needed. 
• →Review spend requests to confirm they are budgeted, directed to the correct cost center and GL account, and forecasted in the correct period. 
• →Monitor adherence to financial guardrails and controls across your business partner portfolios. Guide business partners toward correct processes and escalate or report exceptions where guardrails have not been followed. 
• →Package portfolio actuals, variance commentary, and forecast inputs for the FP&A function in a standardized format on the defined monthly schedule. 
• →Review commercial proposals across parts pricing, service promotions, accessories pricing and margin, warranty strategy, charging and membership pricing, and connected services investments against established financial guardrails. Approving within authority or escalating as appropriate. 
• →Monitor accessories commercial performance. Track accessories revenue, margin by category, and promotional activity. Accessories follow a similar commercial model to parts and require the same financial discipline around pricing, margin guardrails, and promotional spend review. 
• →Build financial frameworks for aftersales and connected services business lines ahead of their go-live. Working with internal partners to ensure financial monitoring, cost structures, and reporting approaches are ready before Scout's service operations and connected services launch. 
• →Support warranty provision methodology development, working with internal finance and accounting partners to ensure Scout's warranty reserve approach is defensible, consistent, and appropriately reflects the evolving claims experience. 

• To be considered for career opportunities at Scout Motors, applicants must be 18 years of age or older. 
• Residing in San Francisco: Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, Scout Motors will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records. 
• Residing in Los Angeles: Scout Motors will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance. 
• Residing in New York City: This role is not eligible for remote work in New York City.

Scout Motors is committed to employing a diverse workforce and is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, veteran status, disability, pregnancy, or any other characteristics protected by law. Scout Motors is committed to compliance with all applicable fair employment practice laws. If you require reasonable accommodation to complete a job application, pre-employment testing, or a job interview or to otherwise participate in the hiring process, please contact ScoutAccommodations@scoutmotors.com.