Principal, Financial Systems

life insurance, parental leave, paid time off, paid holidays, 401(k), stock options

United States, Washington, Seattle

Application close date: 06/7/2026

At Blue Origin, we envision millions of people living and working in space for the benefit of Earth. We're working to develop reusable, safe, and low-cost space vehicles and systems within a culture of safety, collaboration, and inclusion. Join our team of problem solvers as we add new chapters to the history of spaceflight!

As the Principal, Financial Systems, you will partner closely with the Accounting and Finance leaders in executing the strategic direction, architecture, reliability, and continuous enhancement of financial systems that support corporate accounting operations, government compliance, and M&A integration activities. This is a high-ownership role with the opportunity to solve problems, own our ERP system architecture, and leverage technology to drive better decision‑making.

• Own the end‑to‑end architecture, roadmap, reliability, and performance of financial systems, with primary focus on Microsoft D365 implementation and transition from Deltek Costpoint.
• Lead the simplification of new ERP (D365) processes that better align with the business needs. Ensure appropriate SOX controls are established around the data integration in and out of D365.
• Lead system design for project accounting, MRP drivers, allocations, full cycle inventory and fixed asset processes.
• Lead our D365 implementation and provide direction to implementation partners, including system and module configurations, customizations, integrations, upgrades and extensibility.
• Oversee and manage day‑to‑day issue resolution for Costpoint and D365.
• Own and maintain internal controls around D365 and Costpoint.
• Oversee all financial system audits.
• Own and maintain and enhancements of the policies and procedures to remain audit‑ready at all times.
• Maintain status of government compliance deliverables (incurred cost submissions, forward pricing, etc.) and company's Accounting.

• Partner with stakeholder across business operations as well as back office functions, including IT, Finance, BI, Reporting, Tax and Accounting.
• Experience owning ERP systems within a manufacturing environment.
• Promote consistency and best practices across business units.
• Identify, prioritize, and execute process automation and efficiency initiatives across finance and accounting.

• Lead exploration of new capabilities, including AI within the Accounting function.
• Direct all ad‑hoc reporting requests for the Sr. Leadership team and users.

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, Finance, Computer Science or Systems with 10+ years' experience.
• Minimum of five years of leadership experience or an equivalent combination of experience and training that provides the required knowledge, skills and abilities.
• Experience with financial systems governance and protocols.

• Extensive experience with ERP implementations.
• Knowledge of government contracting requirements (DCAA, DCMA, FAR, CAS).
• Experience supporting audits and maintaining compliant, audit‑ready processes.
• Strong understanding of accounting principles and technical guidance (e.g., ASC 606, ASC 842).
• Proven ability to drive process improvements, system enhancements, and automation.
• Strong analytical, problem‑solving, and communication skills.

• Experience with Microsoft D365 and Deltek Costpoint.
• Experience with system implementations, integrations, and M&A activities.
• Experience in a defense or government contracting environment.
• Master's degree in relevant field.
• CPA, CISA or equivalent.

Compensation Range for:

CA applicants is $ - $

WA applicants is $ - $

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