Lead Finance Analyst
Summary
We are looking for a high‑impact Lead Finance Analyst to support and lead financial management for Co‑manufacturer (Co‑M) outsourced procurement operations. This role plays a critical interface between Finance, Outsourced Procurement, Supply Chain, Operations, and external partners, with a strong focus on cost governance, audit excellence, and continuous improvement.
The ideal candidate brings deep industry finance experience, strong external‑facing capabilities, and the confidence to challenge existing processes while driving practical, scalable solutions.
What you’ll do
Outsourced Procurement Cost & Financial Management
Lead financial oversight of outsourced procurement operations, ensuring strong cost control, transparency, and accurate visibility of key cost drivers
Lead analysis on manufacturing operation costs, identify risks and opportunities, and support cost optimization initiatives
Month‑End Closing, Financial Reporting & Budget Management
Independently own month‑end closing deliverables related to outsourced procurement operations
Prepare timely financial reports, variance analyses, and management insights to support business decision‑making
Ensure compliance with internal controls, accounting standards, and financial policies
Audit, Governance & External Stakeholder Management
Serve as the key finance contact for internal and external audits covering outsourced procurement operation costs
Coordinate audit activities, respond to audit queries, and ensure timely closure of audit findings
Strengthen financial governance and risk management across outsourced procurement activities
Supplier Management Framework & Process Excellence
Enhance outsourced procurement supplier management frameworks from a financial governance perspective
Lead improvements in financial audit processes and cost compliance
Standardize claims handling processes and approval workflows, including clearly defined roles and responsibilities
Drive alignment and consistency across suppliers, regions, and internal stakeholders
Business Partnering & Continuous Improvement
Act as a trusted finance business partner to outsourced procurement team
Lead regular performance and cost review discussions with outsourced procurement team
Proactively challenge the status quo, proposing new ways of working to improve productivity, efficiency, and financial transparency
Support transformation initiatives, systems enhancements, and process automation efforts related to outsourced procurement finance
What you’ll need
Bachelor’s degree in finance, Accounting
CPA / ACCA preferred
6–8 years of relevant industry finance experience, preferably within supply chain, manufacturing, or outsourced operations environments
Strong analytical skills with the ability to translate data into clear business insights
Proven experience working with external partners, auditors, and cross‑functional internal teams
Confident communicator with strong influencing and stakeholder management capabilities
Proactive, resilient, and solutions‑oriented with a strong “can‑do” attitude and willingness to take on new challenges
Dyson is an equal opportunity employer. We know that great minds don’t think alike, and it takes all kinds of minds to make our technology so unique. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and employment decisions are made without regard to race, colour, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other any other dimension of diversity.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in finance or Accounting
- CPA / ACCA
- 6-8 years of relevant industry finance experience
- Strong analytical skills
- Proven experience working with external partners and auditors
- Strong influencing and stakeholder management capabilities
Dyson Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Dyson and has not been reviewed or approved by Dyson.
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Healthcare Strength — Medical, dental, and vision offerings are broad, paired with company‑paid life and disability coverage, plus EAP, backup care, and wellness incentives. Employer‑funded healthcare dollars and premium‑discount or Lifestyle Spending Account options further enhance coverage value.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) with a company match is consistently advertised on U.S. postings. This provides predictable retirement support across roles.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Wellbeing programs, commuter benefits, and notable product discounts supplement core coverage. Wellness incentives and a Lifestyle Spending Account expand lifestyle support beyond medical plans.
Dyson Insights
What We Do
At Dyson we are focused on solving the problems that others have ignored; solving them first using our technology and ingenuity. In order to achieve this we need to pioneer technologies that are different and authentic. This is the core of what we do and who we are. We must strive to create the future, every single day by developing new things, different things, things that go against the grain with a diverse and global team of ingenious minds. Dyson employs over 14,000 people and is present in more than 80 countries. And while we are growing fast we want Dyson to remain a start-up in spirit with the freedom of experimentation and learning, constantly reinventing our products as well as reinventing how we work, how we sell and how we support our owners. At the same time we are working through the James Dyson Foundation, James Dyson Award and Dyson Institute to inspire future engineers and pioneering a new approach to engineering education. Underlining everything we do in this diverse environment is the need to always show respect, supporting each other as one team to overcome whatever challenges we encounter. We drive empowerment, development and equality in an inclusive environment for our people around the world. The future doesn’t just happen, we look to make it happen, to achieve leaps through pioneering new ideas
