Sr Financial Analyst

We are a diverse team of collaborators, doers, and problem-solvers who are relentlessly committed to a culture of safety. This position will directly impact the history of space exploration and will require your commitment and detailed attention towards safe and repeatable space flight. Join us in lowering the cost of access to space and enabling Blue Origin's vision of millions of people living and working in space to benefit Earth.

As part of a unique and highly skilled team, you'll participate in building the road to space. You will join the Engines Finance team and partner with stakeholders in engineering, procurement, supply chain, and test operations to contribute to the growth and success of Blue Origin's BE-4 engine. In this hands-on role, you will drive performance improvement and predictability. We are seeking a proactive, detail- and service-oriented analyst with excellent financial skills, analytical ability, and interpersonal skills who thrives in a fast-paced, ever-changing environment and handles ambiguity with confidence.

You will be responsible for the financial management of the BE-4 Engine Production program and serve as an operational partner. This role will provide critical financial insights and analysis to business leaders and key stakeholders. You'll help build the scalable financial processes and tools to support growth and efficiency within the organization. We are looking for someone to apply their technical expertise, leadership skills, and commitment to quality to positively impact safe human spaceflight. Passion for our mission and vision is required!

Responsibilities:

• Support the BE-4 Production monthly and quarterly reporting cycles, including month-end close process, monthly forecast preparation, and quarterly Estimates-at-Complete (EAC), as well as Annual Operating Plan (AOP) and Multi-Year Plan (MYP) formulation. Present reporting at functional management reviews to ensure business leaders are apprised of program financial health and KPIs.
• Implement an integrated business planning approach with key stakeholders, particularly Supply Chain; partner with Supply Chain and Operations Finance to ensure robust supply forecasting and inventory planning for scheduled engine builds.
• Analyze production and material cost elements and profitability variance drivers, including production cycle times, material quantities, purchasing prices, supplier competitive sourcing, headcounts, scrap rates, touch vs support labor, etc.; identify and quantify root cause, risks and opportunities, and remediation actions.
• Support forecasting of key performance indicators (KPIs), including spend and resource requirements, such as headcount, capital, and operating expenses. Compile, analyze, and interpret financial reports that indicate trends, variances, risks, and opportunities associated with operational spend, capital investment, and inventories.
• Work side by side with BE-4 Production stakeholders to strengthen and streamline production finance reporting processes and systems. Identify gaps, propose and drive improvements by developing automated applications for data aggregation and reporting to drive engine unit-cost reductions.
• Lead special projects that support management decision-making, such as capital expenditure, inventory, and what-if analyses.
• Analyze COGS to convey cost evolution and variations for production inputs, including purchase parts, tooling, labor, and shipping costs. Support reviews and updates of Bill of Materials (BOM) with operations and product cost model team.

Qualifications:

• Undergraduate degree in business, finance, accounting, or analytical field
• 3 years' experience in manufacturing environment required; 5 years preferred
• 5 years of financial analysis experience, to include preparing annual and multi-year plans, month-end close activities, forecasting and variance analysis, and preparing ad-hoc financial reports and models.
• Excellent written communication and presentation skills
• Advanced Excel proficiency
• Experience with SQL querying and data mining across diverse data sets
• Experience with Tableau preferred
• 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.

Don't meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that some people are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single desired qualification. At Blue Origin, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace, so if you're excited about this role but your past experience doesn't align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

Compensation range for on site CO applicants is $107,415-$157,542
Compensation range for on site WA applicants is $116,820-$171,336
Compensation range for on site CA applicants is $116,820-$171,336
Other site ranges may differ

Export Control Regulations

Applicants for employment at Blue Origin must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (i.e. current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S.as a refugee or granted asylum.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Blue Origin is proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and is committed to attracting, retaining, and developing a highly qualified, diverse, and dedicated work force. Blue Origin hires and promotes people on the basis of their qualifications, performance, and abilities. We support the establishment and maintenance of a workplace that fosters trust, equality, and teamwork, in which all employees recognize and appreciate the diversity of individual team members. We provide all qualified applicants for employment and employees with equal opportunities for hire, promotion, and other terms and conditions of employment, regardless of their race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin/ethnicity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic factors, military/veteran status, or any other status or characteristic protected by federal, state, and/or local law. Blue Origin will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable federal, state, and local laws. For more information on "EEO Is the Law," please see here and here.

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Benefits

Employee Benefits include: Medical, dental, vision, basic and supplemental life insurance, short and long-term disability and 401(k) with up to 5% company match.

Paid Time Off: Provides up to 4 weeks per year, in addition to 14 holidays

Discretionary bonus programs