Blue Origin

Operations Financial Analyst Sr.

Blue Origin$124K — $174K *
Aerospace & Defense
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related analytical field.
  • 8+ years of financial and business analytics experience.
  • Demonstrated ability to work independently and self-motivate.
  • Development of pricing models based on diverse market inputs.
  • Strong analytical skills and meticulous attention to detail.
  • Excellent written communication and presentation skills.
  • Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, particularly Power Query and Power Pivot.

Responsibilities

  • Assist in creating financial models for reviews and analysis.
  • Act as the financial contact for multiple factory sites.
  • Conduct analysis and management of indirect costs.
  • Support planning for headcount and cost centers.
  • Engage in factory improvement initiatives to enhance labor efficiency.
  • Provide actionable insights on factory financial performance.
  • Manage end-of-month business reporting and deliverables.

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
  • Paid parental leave and short/long-term disability.
  • 401(k) plan with up to 5% company match.
  • Stock options for all regular employees working at least 20 hours/week.
  • Paid Time Off totaling up to four weeks annually, plus up to 14 company holidays.
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, OneStream (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 include but are not limited to:
  • Assist with creation of models for financial reviews, cost benefit analysis, and metrics
  • Be the financial site focal for multi-site factories
  • Conduct indirect cost management and analysis
  • Support headcount and cost center planning
  • Participate in factory improvement projects to drive labor inefficiencies
  • Provide actionable insights into factory financial performance and drive actions to closure
  • Manage end of month business rhythm and deliverables
  • Data mining across multiple data sets; Databricks; Redshift; SQL
  • Prepare and consolidate monthly/quarterly financial and metric report outs for Operations and Finance Leadership
  • Identify operational and financial risk & opportunities with potential solutions; assist with recovery plan development
  • Analyze and report financial performance variances of actuals to budget and forecast
  • Support key business analytics and key performance indicator generation


Minimum Qualifications:
  • Bachelors degree in Accounting, Finance, or other highly analytical field
  • 8+ years of financial and business analytics experience
  • Demonstrated ability to work independently and as a self-motivator.
  • 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
  • Strong skills in running meetings and preparing executive-level presentations
  • Ability to earn trust, maintain positive and professional relationships, and contribute to a culture of inclusion
  • Must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum


Preferred Qualifications:
  • Experience with SQL, Python, GenAI
  • Experience with OneStream
  • Experience with Tableau
  • Experience with Microsoft D365
  • Experience working in a Manufacturing environment
  • Experience with MRP systems


Base Pay Range for:
WA applicants is $124,476.00 - $174,265.35

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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3,000 employees
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Founded
2000

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