Sr Financial Analyst - Test Operations & Development

Join Blue Origin's Team

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 looking for a motivated, analytical, critical thinker who has a track record of crafting solutions for challenging business gaps and problems to join our team. As a member of the Operations Finance organization, supporting our Test Operations and Test Development teams, you will drive key initiatives to improve the quality and timeliness of insights provided to business leadership, assisting them in understanding financial and testing cost performance, develop tools to enable proactive financial management, and provide insights to enable critical business decisions.

In this role, you will apply fundamentals of project management, leading and ensuring successful execution of initiatives which will help our business progress and meet their goals. We are seeking a storyteller, who can clearly articulate complex concepts and translate numeric financial results into meaningful programmatic and operational performance narratives. 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, Planful (Blue Origin's Financial Planning tool) and Costpoint (Accounting system). 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!

This role is available on-site in Kent, Washington with relocation provided.

Responsibilities

• Be the finance business partner to Test Operations & Test Development senior leaders
• Conduct indirect and capital expense cost management and analysis
• Support headcount and cost center planning
• Lead and develop quarterly forecasting updates for program direct testing support, Test Stand Operations & Maintenance (O&M), test development capital projects and indirect expenses.
• Participate in test stand improvement projects to realize cost efficiencies and reductions
• Provide actionable insights into testing costs and test stand O&M expenses which drive actions to closure
• Manage end of month business rhythm and deliverables
• Data mining across complex data sets; Databricks; Redshift; SQL
• Identify operational and financial risk & opportunities with potential solutions; assist with recovery plan development
• Analyze and report financial performance variances of actuals to budget and forecast
• Support key business analytics and key performance indicator generation

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or other highly analytical field
• 8+ years of financial and business analytics experience
• Ability to develop financial models based on multiple inputs, constraints and scenarios
• Strong analytical skill set and high attention to detail
• Excellent written communication and presentation skills
• Advanced level skills in Microsoft Excel Power Query, Power Pivot
• Experience with SQL querying and data mining
• Experience in helping business leaders meet financial targets and deliver results
• Understanding of underlying business processes and the impact of financial decisions
• Ability to earn trust, maintain positive and professional relationships, and contribute to a culture of inclusion
• Must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum

Desired:

• Experience with Microsoft Dynamics or Deltek Costpoint
• Experience with Tableau
• Experience working in a Research & Development, Manufacturing or Testing environment

Compensation Range for: WA applicants is $120,850.00-$169,189.65. Other site ranges may differ.

Culture Statement

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Benefits

• Benefits include: 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.
• Discretionary bonus: Bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results.
• Eligibility for benefits varies by role type, please check with your recruiter for a comprehensive list of the benefits available for this role.

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