Specialist, Finance, Reporting

Summary

Join Scout Motors as an Analyst, Financial Bookkeeping, and play a key role in maintaining the integrity of financial records and supporting smooth financial operations. You will be the main point of contact for Finance-related process questions, acting as a liaison between business partners, Accounting, and Purchasing. Your work ensures clean data, timely reporting, and audit-ready documentation. This role supports Market Finance teams (Sales, Aftersales, Marketing, Communications, and Strategy) by providing clean, accurate financials for decision-making. The position is remote within the US (excluding NYC) and involves occasional travel. This is a chance to be part of an iconic brand revolutionizing the electric vehicle market.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, or related field
• 2+ years in a financial operations, GL accounting, or bookkeeping role
• Advanced proficiency in Excel
• Familiarity with ERP systems such as SAP, NetSuite, or similar
• Strong analytical mindset with excellent attention to detail and curiosity to investigate discrepancies
• Organized, self-motivated, and capable of meeting deadlines in a fast-paced environment
• A service-oriented mindset with clear, patient, and proactive communication
• Familiarity with purchase order and payment workflows; ability to coordinate with multiple departments

Responsibilities

• Ensure accuracy in general ledger account and cost center coding across transactions
• Monitor financial data and flag inconsistencies or misclassifications
• Perform monthly reconciliations of key accounts and maintain supporting documentation
• Partner with Accounting to resolve coding issues and ensure clean books at month-end
• Support FP&A by providing historical data context and explaining variances in actuals
• Act as the liaison between business teams, Purchasing, and Accounting to ensure requests and payments are submitted with the correct information and routed appropriately
• Proactively monitor contract timelines and notify relevant teams of expirations or renewal needs
• Prepare journal entries for reclasses and accruals based on spending patterns and forecasted needs
• Support the month-end close process by investigating and correcting cost center or GL errors
• Maintain organized audit trails for all adjustments and reconciliations
• Own the intake and tracking of spend requests: review for completeness, correct coding, and alignment with Finance expectations
• Coordinate audit support documentation for both internal and external audits
• Maintain Finance documentation, intranet resources, and shared folders to ensure business users have access to the latest processes and templates
• Provide administrative support for other recurring Finance processes as needed

Preferred Qualifications

Prior experience in a corporate finance or accounting team preferred

Benefits

• Competitive insurance including: Medical, dental, vision and income protection plans
• 401(k) program with: An employer match and immediate vesting
• Generous Paid Time Off including: 20 days planned PTO, as accrued
• 40 hours of unplanned PTO and 14 company or floating holidays, annually
• Up to 16 weeks of paid parental leave for biological and adoptive parents of all genders
• Paid leave for circumstances related to bereavement, jury duty, voting time, or military leave