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Location:
Northridge - California, USA
Job Family:
Finance
Worker Type Reference:
Regular - Permanent
Pay Rate Type:
Salary
Career Level:
P3
Job ID:
R-45917-2025

Description & Requirements

About the Role

As the Financial Analyst, Global Operations, you will provide Finance support to the Professional Division and will be part of the Global Operations Finance Team. The key areas of focus will be business partnering, cost center and HC reporting, CAPEX, COPQ, providing support to manufacturing sites, consolidations, budgeting, and forecasting for the Operations functions. You will also be completing management reports and financial models, process improvement initiatives, and developing recommendations for change. In addition, Month-End accounting close that includes some journal entry review and variance analysis.

What You Will Do

  • Controllership of the Operations functions, ensuring compliance, and the development of control.
  • Analyze and evaluate the company’s operating results and financial position.
  • Help develop and manage Operations, Supply Chain, and Customer Service budgets and forecasts.
  • Collaborate with the Operations team on inventory reporting and KPIs.
  • Perform month-end close activities, including consolidation of financial results, financial reporting, and variance analysis.
  • Ability to interface with management and work cross-functionally with the Business Unit's regions and manufacturing plants, Corporate, external partners, and Global Controlling.
  • Coordinate and communicate regularly with the India and Hungary accounting teams.
  • Perform ad hoc projects as needed.

What You Need to Be Successful

  • Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Business, or a related field.
  • Solid understanding of budgeting, cash management, and financial analysis processes.
  • 5+ years of experience in a finance role within a fast-paced, multinational organization.
  • 3+ years of hands-on ERP experience, preferably with SAP.
  • Proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint.
  • Ability to work effectively in a matrixed environment.
  • Strong adaptability to changing priorities while maintaining accuracy and timeliness.

Bonus Points if You Have

  • Experience in Finance, Accounting, or Supply Chain/Operations.
  • A curious and analytical mindset, with the ability to lead multiple projects and drive them to completion.
  • Strong collaboration skills, with the ability to work independently and cross-functionally across the organization.

What Makes You Eligible

  • Willing to travel up to 10%, domestically and internationally.
  • Willing to work in an office located in Northridge, CA, in a hybrid model. 
  • Successfully complete a background investigation and drug screen as a condition of employment

What We Offer

  • Competitive wellness benefits and 401K Retirement Savings plan.
  • An inclusive and diverse work environment that fosters and encourages career development opportunities.
  • Flexible work schedule with a culture encouraging work-life integration and collaboration in a global environment.
  • Professional development opportunities through HARMAN University’s business and leadership academies and extensive course catalog.
  • Tuition Reimbursement.
  • Access to employee discounts on world-class HARMAN products (JBL, Harman/Kardon, etc.).
  • “Be Brilliant” employee recognition and rewards program.

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Pay Transparency
$ 82,500 - $ 121,000

Dependent on the position offered, other forms of compensation are also available, such as bonuses or commission.

Pay is based on a wide range of factors, including, without limitation, skill set, experience, training, location, and business need. While the above range is a reasonable estimate of the wage range for this position, please note the disclosed range estimate has not been adjusted for the applicable geographical differential associated with the location where the position may be filled.

Benefits
HARMAN is interested in the health and wellbeing of you and your family and offers a range of benefits designed to support your needs for holistic wellbeing. Benefits and perks may vary depending on the nature of your employment with HARMAN, and may include paid vacation and holidays, paid sick leave, volunteer leave, and paid bonding and care giver leave. Employees may also be eligible to participate in comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans, fertility support and adoption assistance, Health Savings and Flexible Spending Accounts, retirement savings plan with employer match, short and long term disability coverage, life insurance, and more.

You Belong Here 
HARMAN is committed to making every employee feel welcomed, valued, and empowered. No matter what role you play, we encourage you to share your ideas, voice your distinct perspective, and bring your whole self with you – all within a support-minded culture that celebrates what makes each of us unique. We also recognize that learning is a lifelong pursuit and want you to flourish. We proudly offer added opportunities for training, development, and continuing education, further empowering you to live the career you want.  
 
About HARMAN: Where Innovation Unleashes Next-Level Technology 
Ever since the 1920s, we’ve been amplifying the sense of sound. Today, that legacy endures, with integrated technology platforms that make the world smarter, safer, and more connected.  

Across automotive, lifestyle, and digital transformation solutions, we create innovative technologies that turn ordinary moments into extraordinary experiences. Our renowned automotive and lifestyle solutions can be found everywhere, from the music we play in our cars and homes to venues that feature today’s most sought-after performers, while our digital transformation solutions serve humanity by addressing the world’s ever-evolving needs and demands. Marketing our award-winning portfolio under 16 iconic brands, such as JBL, Mark Levinson, and Revel, we set ourselves apart by exceeding the highest engineering and design standards for our customers, our partners and each other. 

If you’re ready to innovate and do work that makes a lasting impact, join our talent community today!  

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HARMAN is proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer. HARMAN strives to hire the best qualified candidates and is committed to building a workforce representative of the diverse marketplaces and communities of our global colleagues and customers.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.HARMAN attracts, hires, and develops employees based on merit, qualifications and job-related performance.(www.harman.com)