Finance Analyst III - Operations

Blue Origin - Huntsville, AL

Full-time - Mid Level

Huntsville, AL

Transportation Equipment Manufacturing

About the position

The Finance Analyst III - Operations at Blue Origin plays a crucial role in enhancing financial insights and operational performance within the Operations Finance organization. This position involves developing financial models, conducting cost analyses, and providing actionable insights to support business leadership in making informed decisions. The analyst will utilize advanced analytical skills and tools to drive key initiatives that improve financial management and contribute to the company's mission of advancing space exploration.

Responsibilities

• Assist with creation of models for financial reviews, cost benefit analysis, and metrics
• Be the conduit between Operations Finance and Program Finance
• Conduct monthly product cost analysis, develop KPIs and provide insights on Operations touch and support labor performance drivers against targets
• Gain in-depth knowledge of product cost models, assumptions, and the translation to a financial forecast
• Data mining across diverse data sets; Databricks; Redshift; SQL
• Drive quarterly resource forecasts (Labor, Capital) for assigned programs
• Compile estimate at completion (EACs) for major capital projects
• Identify operational and financial risk & opportunities with potential solutions; assist with recovery plan development
• Analyze and report financial performance variances of actuals to budget and forecast
• Support key business analytics and key performance indicator generation
• Support and assist with internal initiatives for new products for internal customers

Requirements

• Bachelors degree in Accounting, Finance, or other highly analytical field
• 5+ years of financial and business analytics experience
• Ability to develop pricing models based on multiple inputs including market conditions, competition, and other constraints
• Strong analytical skill set and high attention to detail
• Excellent written communication and presentation skills
• Advanced level skills in Microsoft Excel Power Query, Power Pivot
• Experience in helping business leaders meet financial targets and deliver results
• 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

Nice-to-haves

• Experience with SQL querying and data mining
• Experience with Deltek Costpoint
• Experience with Tableau
• Experience working in a Research & Development or Manufacturing environment

Benefits

• 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%
• 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