Sr. Financial Analyst
About The Position
This role is part of Blue Origin’s corporate functions and Central FP&A team, providing centralized support across business units, functions, and locations. The Senior Financial Analyst partners directly with a Business Unit CFO to own the business’s financial plan, from budget and forecast through execution and results, and to standardize and automate financial planning work. The role also partners with business unit and functional leaders, translates financial results into clear decisions for Corporate and Executive Leadership, and uses AI tooling to improve forecasting and reporting approaches. Passion for Blue Origin’s mission and vision and the ability to work full-time on-site are required. Relocation assistance is provided. The position owns annual budgeting and recurring forecasts, develops driver-based models, and explains changes in outlook and forecast accuracy. It leads close reporting and business reviews, prepares executive reporting materials, identifies KPI trends and risks, and recommends actions. It also standardizes metrics and improves FP&A processes, systems, and reporting, applying AI with documented controls, human review, and validation. The analyst serves as a primary finance partner to the BU CFO and functional leaders, draws on Central FP&A benchmarks and practices, and mentors analysts.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, or a related field.
- At least 8 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 integrity, ownership, and willingness to learn.
- Passion for Blue Origin’s mission and vision.
- Ability to work full-time on-site.
Responsibilities
- Own the annual budget and recurring forecast cycle for the business unit, aligning cross-functional assumptions, timelines, and outputs.
- Build and maintain driver-based financial models using the latest actuals and business inputs.
- Own the forecast-over-forecast bridge, promote forecast accuracy, and explain changes in the outlook.
- Lead monthly and quarterly close reporting, including actual-versus-budget/forecast variance analysis and explanations of results.
- Own reporting packages, dashboards, and executive memos for Corporate and Executive Leadership.
- Lead monthly business and financial reviews, surfacing risks, opportunities, decisions, and recommended corrective actions.
- Identify trends, risks, and opportunities in financial and operational KPIs and communicate them to leaders proactively.
- Standardize programmatic and financial metrics across the business unit, including early indicators of performance issues.
- Improve FP&A processes, templates, systems, and reporting capabilities to increase speed and accuracy.
- Apply AI tooling to automate recurring analysis and processes and accelerate ad hoc deliverables, with documented controls, human review, and appropriate validation.
- Serve as the primary finance partner to the BU CFO and functional leadership, using Central FP&A benchmarks and practices to support the business.
- Manage competing priorities and large-scale projects as a trusted finance partner to business unit and functional leaders.
- Mentor and develop analysts and foster continuous learning and professional growth.
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
- Up to four weeks of paid time off per year, based on weekly scheduled hours
- Up to 14 company-paid holidays
- Some employees may be eligible for benefits and bonuses depending on role type and job level; eligibility and amounts are not guaranteed.
- Relocation assistance is provided.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
