As part of a hardworking team of finance professionals, you will support financial planning, analysis and performance management activities for Blue Origin’s New Glenn Business Unit. Named after groundbreaking astronaut John Glenn, New Glenn is a single-configuration partnership, heavy-lift launch vehicle capable of carrying people and payloads routinely to Earth orbit and beyond. Featuring a reusable first stage built for 25 missions, New Glenn will build a road to space.

Under the supervision of the New Glenn Finance Manager, you will provide financial expertise and business partnership to program leaders across the full lifecycle of the New Glenn Program, including R&D investments into vehicle development, recurring manufacturing costs, and profitable launch operations. As a self-starter and effective communicator, you will represent the New Glenn finance organization within various programs and cross-functional communities, working directly with leaders in areas like design engineering, integrated supply chain, and program management. In this hands-on position, you will work with diverse sets of internal and market-based data and apply strong fundamentals in accounting to build analytical models that facilitate strategic decisions at a company and founder level.

We are looking for someone to apply their technical expertise, leadership skills, and commitment to quality to impact safe human spaceflight positively. Passion for our mission and vision is required!

Job Responsibilities:

• Drive financial performance by developing operating and financial metrics and analyzing results to gain valuable insights.
• Report results and trends to senior leadership in the New Glenn program.
• Support annual and multi-year financial planning activities by anticipating business changes, identifying trends, and aligning key stakeholders on significant inputs.
• Complete input models and ensure all planning and reporting data is accurately reflected in financial systems.
• Analyze projects and business cases within a selected scope of the program, including R&D, integrated supply chain, and mission operations.
• Assess potential returns and risks and monitor existing investment decisions and performance.
• Assist in establishing cost accounting frameworks and processes to accurately track program recurring costs.
• Ensure accurate tracking of unit costs of production and costs per launch.

Skills and Abilities:

• Proficient in using enterprise resource planning (ERP) tools, financial and operational databases, and accounting software.
• Advanced skills in financial modeling using Excel.
• Strategic and results-oriented, with a focus on growth.
• Strong collaborator, influencer, and communicator with multiple partners and stakeholders.
• Ability to lead multiple large-scale projects and prioritize effectively.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to build professional relationships.
• Exceptional analytical, strategic, and critical thinking skills.
• Successful track record of applying innovative problem-solving techniques.
• High levels of integrity, ethics, and judgment.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in an appropriate discipline such as Business, Finance, Accounting, Economics, or STEM fields and 5 years of directly related experience
• 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 Qualifications:

• Master's degree in Business, Finance, Accounting, Economics, or STEM fields.
• Certified Public Accountant (CPA) designation or recognized international equivalents.
• Proficiency in Structured Query Language (SQL) programming.
• Experience with Deltek, Coupa, and Planful software tools.
• Experience working in industrial, manufacturing, engineering, or technology organizations with a focus on change management.