Blue Origin

Financial Analyst III - Operations FP&A

Blue Origin$104K — $145K *
Aerospace & Defense
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related analytical field
  • 5+ years of experience in financial and business analytics
  • Ability to craft pricing models based on market and competition dynamics
  • Strong analytical skills with high attention to detail
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, particularly Power Query and Power Pivot
  • Proven experience helping business leaders achieve financial results

Responsibilities

  • Lead the annual budgeting and long-range financial planning for Operations
  • Provide reliable financial insights to support Operations functions
  • Manage the Capital Review board process for Operations
  • Ensure the team meets key milestones and deliverables regularly
  • Analyze financial data to identify significant trends and risks
  • Conduct data mining using advanced tools like Databricks and SQL
  • Report on financial performance variances against budget and forecasts

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • Life insurance options including supplemental coverage
  • Paid parental leave and disability coverage
  • 401(k) with 5% company match
  • Stock options available for regular employees working 20+ hours/week
  • Generous paid time off policy, offering up to four weeks annually and 14 paid holidays
  • Educational Support Program for professional development
Full Job Description
Application close date:
Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until the requisition is closed.

This role is part of Blue Origin corporate functions, providing centralized support across Blue Origin business unit teams, functions, and locations.

We are looking for a motivated, analytical, critical thinker who has a track record of crafting solutions for challenging business gaps and problems to join our team. As a member of the Operations Finance organization, you will drive key initiatives to improve the quality and timeliness of insights provided to business leadership, assisting them in understanding financial and product cost performance, develop tools to enable proactive financial management, and provide insights to enable critical business decisions. In this role, you will apply fundamentals of project management, leading and ensuring successful execution of initiatives which will help our business progress and meet their goals. We are seeking a storyteller, who can clearly articulate complex concepts and translate numeric financial results into meaningful programmatic and operational performance narratives. The individual should possess excellent financial acumen and strong oral, written, and interpersonal skills that can thrive in a fast-paced and evolving environment. You will be working day to day using Microsoft Excel for analysis and reporting, Planful (Blue Origin's Financial Planning tool) and Costpoint (Accounting system). This position will directly impact the history of space exploration and will require your dedicated commitment and detailed attention towards safe and repeatable spaceflight.

Passion for our mission and vision is required!

This role is available on-site in Kent, Washington with relocation provided.

Responsibilities:
  • Lead the annual budgeting, forecasting and long-range financial planning process for Operations function
  • Provide accurate and timely financial information and recommendations to support Operations functions Manage and facilitate Operations Capital Review board process
  • Drive capital management ensuring timely in-servicing of Operations assets and proper accounting treatment
  • Lead monthly business rhythm ensuring team meets deliverables and milestones on time
  • Analyze financial data to identify trends, risks and opportunities
  • Data mining across complex data sets; Databricks; Redshift; SQL
  • Analyze and report financial performance variances of actuals to budget and forecast
  • Support key business analytics and key performance indicator generation
  • Support and assist with internal initiatives for continuous improvement


Qualifications:
  • Bachelors degree in Accounting, Finance, or other highly analytical field
  • 5+ years of financial and business analytics experience
  • Ability to develop pricing models based on multiple inputs including market conditions, competition, and other constraints
  • Strong analytical skill set and high attention to detail
  • Excellent written communication and presentation skills
  • Advanced level skills in Microsoft Excel Power Query, Power Pivot
  • Experience in helping business leaders meet financial targets and deliver results
  • Understanding of underlying business processes and the impact of financial decisions


Desired:
  • Experience with SQL querying and data mining
  • Experience with Deltek Costpoint
  • Experience with Tableau
  • Experience working in a Research & Development or Manufacturing environment


Compensation Range for:
WA applicants is $104,027.00 - $145,637.10

Other site ranges may differ

Culture Statement

Don't meet all desired requirements? Studies have shown that some people are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single desired qualification. At Blue Origin, we are dedicated to building an authentic workplace, so if you're excited about this role but your past experience doesn't align perfectly with every desired qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

Benefits
  • Benefits include: Medical, dental, vision, basic and supplemental life insurance, paid parental leave, short and long-term disability, 401(k) with a company match of up to 5%, and an Education Support Program.
  • Stock Options for all regular employees (working at least 20 hours/week)
  • Paid Time Off: Up to four (4) weeks per year based on weekly scheduled hours, and up to 14 company-paid holidays.
  • Dependent on role type and job level, employees may be eligible for benefits and bonuses based on the company's intent to reward individual contributions and enable them to share in the company's results, or other factors at the company's sole discretion. Bonus amounts and eligibility are not guaranteed and subject to change and cancellation. Please check with your recruiter for more details.


About Blue Origin

Blue Origin is an aerospace company that develops rockets and spacecraft for commercial and government customers. The company's products include the New Shepard suborbital vehicle and the New Glenn orbital rocket. Blue Origin was founded in 2000 by Jeff Bezos and is headquartered in Kent, Washington.
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Size
3,000 employees
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Founded
2000

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