Finance Analyst / Associate, Cost Engineering
Mitra Chem is a specialty chemicals innovator focused on solving 3 problems:
- Speed - developing a proprietary machine learning advantage to significantly reduce the time to bring battery materials products from lab to market
- Iron-Rich Cathodes - an initial product focus on lithium-ion battery materials for mass electrification
- Scale - building US manufacturing capacity for Inflation Reduction Act compliance
We recently were awarded >$125M in grants from the Department of Energy and State of Michigan to develop our first domestic manufacturing asset. With teams across multiple offices in Asia and the USA, Mitra Chem is constantly looking for motivated team members across a variety of functions. Join our team and be part of the growing battery revolution.
We are looking for a Finance Analyst / Associate, Cost Engineering to join immediately in-person in Seoul, Korea.
Responsibilities:
- Serve as the analytical backbone of the company's strategic finance team, providing insights for future growth and strategy
- Report directly to the Senior Cost Engineer as part of Mitra Chem's lean full-time finance team that is cross-functional across Korea and the USA
- Provide cross-functional support with exposure to all aspects of the business
- Prepare detailed cost estimates for various projects
- Analyze project requirements and specifications
- Develop and maintain cost databases and pricing models
- Conduct cost-benefit analysis to support project decision-making
- Monitor and report on project budget performance
- Review financial reports and identify cost-saving opportunities
- Collaborate with procurement to manage supplier contracts and pricing
- Evaluate cost risks and develop mitigation strategies
- Prepare and submit cost control reports
- Ensure compliance with industry standards and regulations
- Performing monthly budgeting and re-forecasting for manufacturing projects
- Build and manage operational and projection models for various manufacturing projects and integrate with company operating model
- Support with fundraising efforts through diligence support and modelling efforts
- Assisting in supplier and customer contract negotiations
- This role will have a fast growth path for the right individual who would like to support the cost engineering side of finance with a desire to grow into the strategic side quickly
Qualifications:
- 2+ years of professional finance experience with a preference for investment banking, private credit, or private equity or working as part of a cost engineering team at a large conglomerate
- Bachelor's degree in related field or relevant work experience
- Comprehensive understanding of financial principles, including budgeting, forecasting, and financial modeling (key requirement)
- Ability to deconstruct often time ambiguous and complex problems, and drive to a data-driven and process driven solution
- Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously in a fast-paced setting while keeping a high bar of accuracy and attention to detail
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
- Preference for Korean and English speaker
- Relentless sense of ownership, curiosity, and initiative and a self-starter mindset
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