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Blue Origin LLC Finance Analyst III - Lunar Permanence in Seattle, Washington
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 and diverse team of financial analysts supporting the Lunar Permanence team. This Financial Analyst will drive the monthly business rhythm and all major financial planning processes (Monthly Close & Reporting, Annual Operating Plan, and Multi-Year Strategic Plan). Our team is seeking a proactive individual with excellent financial acumen, sophisticated skills with bottoms up financial analyses, business intelligence skills, and data models. You have keen attention to details and can thrive and support our mission in a fast-paced environment. You will share in the team's impact on providing our business partners with high quality and accurate data to assist them in understanding financial performance, develop an early warning system to enable proactive financial management, and provide information to enable critical business decisions. This role will drive strategic initiatives to improve the quality, accuracy, and timeliness of insights provided to senior and executive leadership. As we look to grow, our reliance on improved systems and processes will be key to achieving that goal. This will require the finance team that leverages enhanced data modeling and reporting via systems such as Planful (Blue Origin's Financial Planning tool), Tableau, Excel applications and Costpoint (Accounting system). Prior experience with those systems will assist with preparing executive level briefings on financial performance, detailing variance analysis to forecast and budget, helping the team meet financial targets/deliver results, while developing financial risks and opportunities. We are looking for someone to apply their technical expertise, leadership skills, and dedication to quality to positively impact safe human spaceflight. Special Mentions Relocation provided Interviews will include a technical assessment Qualifications: 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. Bachelors degree in a related field such as Finance, Accounting, or Economics Excellent written communication and presentation skills Understanding of underlying business processes and the impact of financial decisions Experience helping business leaders meet financial targets and deliver results Proven understanding of financial documents and operations performance measurements Creation of content and ability to present data to support program, financial, and operations reviews Intermediate to advanced Excel skills Perform financial analyses to support investments, pricing and new business decisions, authority in make-buy decisions Participate in customer, supplier, and vertical integration strategies and negotiations. Support assessment of strategic partnerships and mergers & acquisitions Lead special projects that support management decision-making, such as capital expenditure, inventory, and what-if analyses. Prepare project budgets and provide analysis such as funding profiles, sales forecasts, time-phased labor and non-labor expenditure profiles Provide guidance and mentor staff member as required to follow stated deadlines and ensure appropriate actions are implemented in relation to business requirements. Ability to earn trust, maintain positive relationships, and contribute to an inclusive culture Must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted