Controller

Luminar Semiconductor Inc. (LSI) is a wholly owned subsidiary of Luminar Technologies Inc. and develops state-of-the-art semiconductor devices for various markets, including aerospace and defense, optical sensing, instrumentation, and others.   

We are a diverse team of passionate and driven individuals, making us a powerhouse of innovation, design, engineering, and manufacturing. We are hiring the best and the brightest to accelerate the industry and bring forward the next transportation revolution. 

Team Overview

This role will provide working level financial support for all LSI sites (4), with emphasis on Bedford, MA and Santa Barbara, CA.  It will ensure accurate, timely and robust cost management, reporting, and analysis.  The role will serve as financial business partner to the sites’ operations and development teams, liaise with LSI Executive Management, and support Luminar Corporate Accounting where appropriate.

Responsibilities 

Cost Accounting

• Open/close work orders/jobs
• Analyze variances and update BoM’s, Routers, OH rates as necessary
• Project tracking
• Cost and Pricing modeling for government accounting
• Revenue analysis
• Spend analysis, including expense and capital
• CoGS and GM analysis
• Revenue recognition support

Inventory Control

• Inventory valuation
• Inventory accuracy (incl. oversight of perpetual inventory and cycle counting)
• Inventory obsolescence, reserves, LCM/NRV

Forecasting, Budgeting

• Monthly forecasting – revenue, expenses
• Annual (or even 2x/yr) budgeting
• Cashflow projections

Reporting (sites)

• Monthly Operations review and reporting, including key financial and operations metrics
• Revenue and spend reporting – by customer, cost center
• Cost rationalization tracking, review, controlling
• Engineering project actual vs budget vs forecast
• Support business cases, Gate 2 reviews, investment decisions, quotes
• Ad hoc reporting and analysis
• Audit/SOX Support – Support Luminar Audit and SOX activities as requested

Qualifications 

• 5-7 years of experience in a finance role with leadership responsibility and acting as a finance business partner
• Bachelor's Degree in relevant field
• Cost Accounting, including standard costing
• Prior hands-on experience in cost/management accounting in a manufacturing company  
• US GAAP
• DCAA-compliant accounting
• Revenue Recognition (ASC606)
• Deep knowledge of ERP (preferably SYSPRO) and associated reporting suites in a manufacturing environment
• Advanced Excel – lookups, pivot tables, querying external data sources (eg SQL tables)
• MS Office Suite                   

Luminar is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, ancestry, national origin, sex, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, religion, age, disability, gender identity, results of genetic testing, service in the military, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local laws. We will make a reasonable accommodation for any qualified applicant with a disability, provided that the individual is otherwise qualified to safely perform the essential functions of the job with or without accommodation and that the accommodation would not impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business. Please let us know if you believe you require reasonable accommodation, or if you would like assistance to complete an application or to participate in an interview at the company.