Financial Analyst III - Central FP&A
About The Position
The Financial Analyst III is part of Blue Origin’s Central FP&A team, providing centralized support across business units, functions, and locations. The role partners with a Business Unit CFO to build and manage the business’s financial plan, from budgeting and forecasting through execution and results, while helping standardize financial planning and reporting practices. The analyst works directly with business-unit and functional stakeholders, translates financial results into clear leadership insights, and uses AI tooling to modernize forecasting and reporting processes. A passion for Blue Origin’s mission and vision and the ability to work full-time on-site are required. Relocation assistance is provided.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, or a related field.
- At least 5 years of relevant experience in FP&A, corporate finance, accounting, consulting, or a related field.
- Strong Excel skills and experience with BI tools.
- Knowledge of SQL or Python.
- Strong understanding of financial statements, including the P&L, balance sheet, and cash flow.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities with attention to detail.
- Ability to summarize complex data into clear, actionable insights.
- Effective written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to collaborate across functions and manage multiple priorities.
- High level of integrity, ownership, and willingness to learn.
- Passion for Blue Origin’s mission and vision.
- Ability to work full-time on-site.
Responsibilities
- Lead the annual budget and recurring forecast cycle for the assigned business unit, coordinating inputs and timelines with cross-functional partners.
- Build and maintain driver-based financial models, refreshing them with the latest actuals and business inputs.
- Build a forecast-over-forecast bridge for each cycle, document changes in the outlook, and track forecast accuracy over time.
- Support monthly and quarterly close reporting by preparing actual-versus-budget/forecast variance analysis and researching drivers with functional leaders.
- Prepare reporting packages, dashboards, and analysis for executive memos to Corporate and Executive Leadership.
- Contribute materials and analysis to monthly business and financial reviews, including forward-looking risks, opportunities, and recommended actions.
- Track financial and operational KPI trends and flag risks and opportunities early.
- Help standardize programmatic and financial metrics across the business unit, including early indicators of performance issues.
- Contribute to continuous improvement of FP&A processes, templates, systems, and reporting capabilities to increase speed and accuracy.
- Apply AI tooling to automate recurring analysis and accelerate ad-hoc deliverables, using documented controls, human-in-the-loop review, and appropriate validation.
- Work closely with the BU CFO and functional stakeholders, using the Central FP&A team to bring cross-business-unit benchmarks and best practices to the business.
- Build strong 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
- Employees may be eligible for benefits and bonuses based on role type and job level; amounts and eligibility are not guaranteed and may change or be cancelled
- Relocation assistance
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
