Sr. Associate, Finance Test & Launch

Relativity Space • Stennis Space Center, MS

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About The Position

Operate efficiently and effectively to support Relativity's Test and Launch strategy, including developing and managing budgets, analyzing financial performance, while partnering with engineering, program management, infrastructure, and operations.
Own financial performance management by conducting variance analysis (actuals vs. budget/forecast), identifying cost drivers and trends, developing financial models to assess opportunities and risks, and providing insights that drive corrective actions and operational improvements.
Serve as the strategic finance business partner to Engineering, Project Managers, and leadership by translating business requirements into financial implications, evaluating trade-offs, and guiding resource allocation decisions.
Serve as a trusted business partner to the rest of the organization by driving key trade decisions, assessing the financial and operating impact of our decisions, and strategically driving the best outcome for the business.
Support strategic initiatives including business case development, capital investment analysis, make vs. buy evaluations, and ad-hoc financial modeling to inform critical business decisions.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Administration, or other related discipline and 3-5 years of experience of FP&A, corporate finance, or financial analysis experience, preferably in aerospace, technology, manufacturing, construction, or other capital-intensive industries.
• Strong financial modeling and forecasting skills with demonstrated ability to build complex models, perform variance analysis, and translate financial data into strategic insights.
• Outstanding ability to synthesize information from large and complex data sets, identify trends and anomalies, and distill findings into clear, actionable recommendations.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills - including the ability to translate complex and ambiguous engineering and production requirements into clear and actionable financial decisions.
• Self-starter with strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities that can thrive in a fast-paced, high-growth environment with competing priorities.
• Advanced Excel proficiency and experience with financial planning tools (Planful, Hyperion, or similar), familiarity with SQL or data visualization tools (Tableau, Power BI) a plus.

Nice To Haves

• Advanced degree or training in construction finance and/or construction project management
• Familiar with aerospace planning, procedures, and operations
• Experience with VBA and AI tools

Responsibilities

• Operate efficiently and effectively to support Relativity's Test and Launch strategy, including developing and managing budgets, analyzing financial performance, while partnering with engineering, program management, infrastructure, and operations.
• Own financial performance management by conducting variance analysis (actuals vs. budget/forecast), identifying cost drivers and trends, developing financial models to assess opportunities and risks, and providing insights that drive corrective actions and operational improvements.
• Serve as the strategic finance business partner to Engineering, Project Managers, and leadership by translating business requirements into financial implications, evaluating trade-offs, and guiding resource allocation decisions.
• Serve as a trusted business partner to the rest of the organization by driving key trade decisions, assessing the financial and operating impact of our decisions, and strategically driving the best outcome for the business.
• Support strategic initiatives including business case development, capital investment analysis, make vs. buy evaluations, and ad-hoc financial modeling to inform critical business decisions.

Benefits

• Relativity Space offers competitive salary and equity, a generous PTO and sick leave policy, parental leave, an annual learning and development stipend, and more!

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level