Finance Analyst II - New Glenn

Posted:
8/16/2024, 5:00:00 PM

Location(s):
Seattle, Washington, United States ⋅ Washington, United States

Experience Level(s):
Junior ⋅ Mid Level ⋅ Senior

Field(s):
Finance & Banking

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 diverse team of problem solvers as we add new chapters to the history of spaceflight!  

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 diverse team of problem solvers as we add new chapters to the history of spaceflight! 

As part of a hardworking team of diverse finance professionals, you will be responsible for supporting financial planning, analysis, and performance management activities for Blue Origin’s New Glenn Business Unit. Named after pioneering astronaut John Glenn, New Glenn is a single-configuration 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 direct supervision of the New Glenn Senior Finance Manager, you will provide financial expertise and business partnership to program leaders across the product lifecycle of the New Glenn Program. 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 production control, engineering, coordinated supply chain, quality, and manufacturing.

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

Job Responsibilities:

  • Develop operating and financial metrics to drive financial performance
  • Support annual and multi-year financial planning activities
  • Analyze and report on financial results
  • Establish cost accounting frameworks and processes
  • Develop and maintain the New Glenn Product Cost Structure
  • Manage, improve, and build tools and processes for the Finance team
  • Support program-level financial risk and opportunity management process
  • Provide project, portfolio, and process management support

Skills and Abilities:

  • Proficiency in ERP tools, financial and operational databases, and accounting software
  • Sophisticated financial modeling skills
  • Strong collaboration, influencing, and communication skills
  • Ability to run multiple large-scale projects and prioritize effectively
  • Strong analytical, strategic, and critical thinking skills
  • High levels of integrity, ethics, and judgment

Basic Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Accounting, Economics, or STEM fields
  • Min 2 years of directly related experience
  • U.S. citizenship, U.S. permanent residency, refugee status, or asylum status

Desired Qualifications:

  • Master’s degree in relevant field
  • Certified Public Accountant (CPA) designation or equivalent
  • SQL, python, & workflow automation (Alteryx, Tableau Prep) programming skills
  • Dev Ops or Agile product development experience
  • Advanced analytical skills including ML
  • Skills in Tableau or Microsoft BI
  • Experience in industrial, manufacturing, engineering, or technology organization


 

Compensation Range for:

WA applicants is $79,830.00-$111,762.00

Other site ranges may differ

Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until the requisition is closed.

Inclusivity Statement

Don’t meet all desired requirements? 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 desired qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

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.

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.

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, including the Washington Fair Chance Act, the California Fair Chance Act, the Los Angeles Fair Chance in Hiring Ordinance, and other applicable laws. For more information on “EEO Is the Law,” please see here.

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