VP, Commericial Controlling

Scout is building its commercial finance function from the ground up ahead of launch. The Commercial Controlling team sits at the center of how the company’s sales and marketing organizations operate and scale, translating business activity into accurate financials, disciplined decision-making, and clear performance insight across vehicle sales, aftersales, retail, and brand. 

Become part of an iconic brand that is set to revolutionize the electric pick-up truck & rugged SUV marketplace by achieving the following:

• →Set the strategic direction for commercial and brand controlling, defining the operating model, financial frameworks, and guardrails in alignment with corporate strategy. 
• →Own the financial management of commercial and brand operations, ensuring accurate planning, cost integrity, and reliable financial reporting across all business lines. 
• →Own the end-to-end execution and financial integrity of the commercial and brand controlling function, ensuring disciplined month-end close, accurate accruals and provisions, alignment between financial results and underlying business activity, and clear, actionable variance analysis against forecast and plan. 
• →Own FP&A and management reporting, including consolidated P&L views, budgeting, rolling forecasts, long-range planning, scenario modeling, and proactively identifying risks and opportunities with sufficient lead time for business action. 
• →Own financial governance and serve as the senior finance approval authority, including guardrails, policies, and approval frameworks across pricing, incentives, marketing spend, and commercial investments, and ensuring consistent adherence to financial controls across all commercial decisions. 
• →Serve as the senior finance partner to commercial and brand leadership, shaping decisions while maintaining financial discipline and accountability. 
• →Partner with enterprise financial planning and accounting to ensure full alignment with company-level P&L, balance sheet, cash flow, and statutory requirements. 
• →Define financial system and data requirements in partnership with digital finance to enable scalable reporting and decision support. 
• →Design and scale the commercial finance organization, including structure, leadership layers, and hiring strategy across all business lines. 
• →Own hiring strategy and leadership hiring decisions, including director-level roles. 
• →Lead and develop a high-performing team, establishing accountability, strong technical standards, and a culture of effective financial partnership. 

• →To be considered for career opportunities at Scout Motors, applicants must be 18 years of age or older. 
• →Residing in San Francisco: Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, Scout Motors will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records. 
• →Residing in Los Angeles: Scout Motors will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance. 
• →Residing in New York City: This role is not eligible for remote work in New York City.

Scout Motors is committed to employing a diverse workforce and is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, veteran status, disability, pregnancy, or any other characteristics protected by law. Scout Motors is committed to compliance with all applicable fair employment practice laws. If you require reasonable accommodation to complete a job application, pre-employment testing, or a job interview or to otherwise participate in the hiring process, please contact ScoutAccommodations@scoutmotors.com.