Financial Analyst III

Blue Origin is a company focused on developing reusable, safe, and low-cost space vehicles and systems. They are seeking a Financial Analyst III to provide centralized financial support across business units, contributing to the mission of reducing the cost of access to space. The role involves analyzing financial performance, partnering with leadership, and improving financial processes.

What you'll do:

• Work with program management to monitor performance and estimates on a continual basis
• Analyze financial performance of individual projects and the Exploration Systems’ business
• Develop reporting that provides insights into the key drivers of the business's financial performance
• Partner with business leadership to align quarterly forecasts for revenue, margin, and cash with strategic goals
• Perform Risk and Opportunity assessment of forecasts, providing potential solutions for mitigation or recovery
• Serve as a trusted business partner to Exploration Systems’ leadership, proactively ensuring teams operate within financial constraints and invest capital wisely
• Build and continuously improve financial processes, including but not limited to developing financial models and reporting, identifying key performance drivers and introducing new analytical methods
• Assist in the month-end close process from start through the reporting cycle, including preparation and reconciliation of journal entries and customer invoicing
• Develop strong knowledge of our ERP system (IFS) and lead efforts to move manual processes into the system

What they're looking for:

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting or related analytical field
• Minimum 2 years demonstrating performance in a relevant role
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint
• Ability to earn trust and maintain positive, professional relationships with key business partners and the broader finance team
• Experience with extracting data from qualitative and quantitative data sources to support business planning and performance measurement
• Intellectual curiosity in the products, underlying business processes and impact of financial decisions within the Exploration Systems business unit
• Moderate proficiency in data extraction using SQL programming
• Experience working in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
• Experience with IFS, Databricks, D365, or other cost/schedule integration tools
• Experience with supporting government contracts
• Successful support of programs through DCMA/DCAA, joint site surveillance, or other government audits
• Earned Value Management (EVM) experience (e.g. Control Account Management) on an EVM-required contract

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%
• 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.