Financial Analyst III
About The Position
Blue Origin is hiring a Financial Analyst III within its corporate functions to support planning, forecasting, and decision-making across business units, functions, and locations. The role turns operational and financial data into actionable insights, identifies performance drivers, and helps leaders understand changes and determine appropriate actions. The analyst works from source data through leadership communications, builds transparent and repeatable models, reconciles discrepancies, tests assumptions, and partners with program leadership on financial performance and programmatic decisions. The position supports teams including Lunar Permanence, New Glenn, and Central FP&A. It requires full-time on-site work in Renton, Washington; relocation assistance will be provided. Applicants must meet the stated U.S. citizenship, permanent residency, refugee, or asylum status requirements.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, or a related analytical field.
- At least 5 years of experience in roles involving business planning, performance analysis, and reporting insights to senior leadership.
- Working SQL fluency, including the ability to write queries against a modern data platform such as Databricks, Snowflake, or an equivalent.
- Expert-level proficiency in an analytics tool such as Excel, Power BI, Tableau, or an equivalent for building dashboards and analyses used by stakeholders.
- Strong skills in facilitating meetings and preparing executive-level presentations.
- Must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident, or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.
- Ability to work full-time on-site in Renton, Washington.
Nice To Haves
- CPA, CFA, MBA, advanced degree in finance, accounting, or engineering, or equivalent practical experience.
- Strong financial modeling fundamentals, including three-statement mechanics, driver-based forecasting, scenario and sensitivity analysis, and unit economics.
- Working GAAP foundation sufficient to read financial statements, tie forecasts to actuals, and partner with accounting on close and accruals.
- Experience with enterprise planning tools such as OneStream, Anaplan, Oracle EPM, or an equivalent.
- Experience with D365 Finance or another major ERP in an FP&A or operations finance context.
- Experience building or extending automation with AI agents, scripting, or workflow tools beyond off-the-shelf chat interfaces.
- Familiarity with capital-intensive, manufacturing, or aerospace program economics.
Responsibilities
- Lead annual budgeting and recurring forecasting for an assigned business unit, coordinating inputs and timelines with cross-functional partners.
- Build and maintain financial models linking operational drivers to P&L, headcount, and cash impacts; test assumptions and keep the relationship between drivers and outputs transparent.
- Support monthly and quarterly close reporting, prepare actual-versus-budget/forecast variance analyses, and research performance drivers with functional leaders.
- Contribute analysis and materials to monthly business and financial reviews, including forward-looking risks, opportunities, and recommended actions.
- Develop dashboards, visualizations, and analyses that clarify financial performance and support reuse and stakeholder self-service.
- Help standardize programmatic and financial metrics, including early indicators of performance issues.
- Use AI tools to automate recurring analysis and accelerate ad hoc deliverables, with documented controls, human review, and appropriate validation.
- Partner with program teams to help them operate within financial constraints and invest capital wisely.
- Build working relationships with finance and non-finance stakeholders while managing multiple priorities in a fast-moving environment.
Benefits
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Basic and supplemental life insurance
- Paid parental leave
- Short- and long-term disability
- 401(k) with company match of up to 5%
- Education Support Program
- Stock options for regular employees working at least 20 hours per week
- Paid time off of up to four weeks per year, based on weekly scheduled hours
- Up to 14 company-paid holidays
- Potential eligibility for bonuses, depending on role type and job level; amounts and eligibility are not guaranteed
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
