Finance Analyst III - New Glenn

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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!  

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 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.

In this role you deploy best in class financial tools and processes that enable finance to partner with the business to make decisions that matter. Our team acts as a force multiplier to enable excellent financial management at scale to meet the mission to lower the cost to access space. 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 commitment to quality to impact safe human spaceflight positively. Passion for our mission and vision is required!

Job Responsibilities:

• Develop operating and financial metrics to enhance performance
• Support annual and multi-year financial planning
• Analyze and report financial results
• Collaborate with business leaders to drive business improvements
• Establish cost accounting frameworks
• Create and present content for program, financial, and operations reviews
• Develop and maintain the New Glenn Product Cost Structure
• Optimize tools and processes for the Finance team
• Manage program-level financial risk and opportunities
• Provide project and process management support

Skills and Abilities:

• Proficient in ERP tools, financial databases, and accounting software
• Advanced financial modeling skills
• Strong collaboration, communication, and influencing abilities
• Effective project management and prioritization skills
• Excellent analytical, strategic, and critical thinking
• High integrity, ethics, and judgment
• Ability to foster trust and inclusive professional relationships

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Accounting, Economics, or STEM
• 5 years of financial analysis experience
• Experience with data mining and SQL
• Intermediate Excel skills, including PivotTables and VLOOKUPs
• Strong written communication and presentation skills
• 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 Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in a relevant field
• CPA designation or equivalent
• Proficiency in Python and workflow automation tools (Alteryx, Databricks, Tableau Prep)
• Advanced analytical skills in statistics, Monte Carlo simulation, and machine learning
• Proficiency in Tableau or Microsoft BI
• Experience in industrial, manufacturing, engineering, or technology sectors

Compensation Range for:

Other site ranges may differ

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.

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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.

Background Check

• Required for all positions: Blue’s Standard Background Check

• Required for Certain Job Profiles:  Defense Biometric Identification System (DIBDS) background check if at any time the role requires one to be on a military installation

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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.

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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