Financial Analyst III - Operations FP&A

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.

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

• 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

• 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

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

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Applicants for employment at Blue Origin must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (i.e. current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.

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