Sr Finance Analyst

BLUE ORIGIN • West Melbourne, FL

2d

About The Position

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! This role is part of Blue Origin corporate functions, providing centralized support across Blue Origin business unit teams, functions, and locations. We are seeking an analytical, creative, and forward-thinking Sr Financial Analyst to join our Rocket Park, Florida Operations finance team. As a member of the Operations Finance organization, you will drive critical initiatives to improve the quality and timeliness of insights provided to Operations leadership, assisting them in understanding financial performance, develop tools to enable proactive financial management, and provide insights to enable critical business decisions. 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 along with Blue Origin accounting and financial and planning tools. This position will directly impact the history of space exploration and will require your dedicated commitment and detailed attention towards safe and repeatable spaceflight. Passion for our mission and vision is required!

Requirements

• Bachelors degree in Accounting, Finance, or other highly analytical field
• 8+ years of financial and business analytics experience
• Cost account management including budget baselining, reforecasting, and variance analysis of labor and non-labor
• Experience managing overhead costs and capital in a manufacturing environment
• Strong analytical skill set and high attention to detail
• Excellent written communication and presentation skills
• Experience in helping business managers meet financial targets and deliver results
• Understanding of underlying business processes and the impact of financial decisions

Nice To Haves

• Experience with SQL querying and data mining
• Experience with Tableau
• Experience with Deltek Costpoint
• Experience working in a Research & Development or Manufacturing environment
• MBA, CPA, or Master’s Degree in Finance

Responsibilities

• Operations finance lead for activities supporting our Operations business partners in driving key business analytics and performance indicators
• Finance lead for product cost reduction initiatives & transformation projects
• Lead metrics and financial performance reviews with Operations leadership, analyzing and reporting on financial performance
• Work across finance and operations functions to develop reporting & analytics for strategic planning and decision making
• Develop and continuously improve models for financial reviews, cost benefit analysis, and key operational performance metrics
• Collect data and input into models to highlight financial and business performance metrics
• Creation of content & variance analysis support for financial and operational reviews
• Strong knowledge of financial statements and performance dashboards
• Data mining across diverse data sets; Databricks; SQL
• Support business managers with budget setting and insights to performance drivers
• Drive monthly operations resource forecasts (Labor, Overhead, Capital)
• Compile estimate at completion (EACs) at the element and program level
• Identify risk & opportunity with potential solutions; assist with recovery plan development

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, basic and supplemental life insurance, paid parental leave, short and long-term disability, 401(k) with a company match of up to 5%, and an Education Support Program.
• Paid Time Off: Up to four (4) weeks per year based on weekly scheduled hours, and up to 14 company-paid holidays.
• Dependent on role type and job level, employees may be eligible for benefits and bonuses based on the company's intent to reward individual contributions and enable them to share in the company's results, or other factors at the company's sole discretion.
• Bonus amounts and eligibility are not guaranteed and subject to change and cancellation.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees