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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 partner in the development of the annual budget, 5-Year strategic plan, and monthly forecasts. We are seeking an analytical, creative, and forward-thinking Senior Manager – Business Management to join our Finance team and will report into the Senior Director – Business Management. This position will drive strategic initiatives to improve the quality and timeliness of insights provided to business leadership. The individual should possess excellent financial acumen and strong oral, written and interpersonal skills that can thrive in a fast-paced environment. In this hands-on position, you will work to increase the speed, efficiency, and automation of our finance operations by supporting the timely delivery and transparency of data to support the company’s business decisions.
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
Partner with manufacturing team leaders to prepare monthly forecasts, Annual Operating Plans, and multi-year strategic plans.
Highly skilled collaborator and influencer capable of interacting with multiple manufacturing business partners and stakeholders.
Manage monthly forecasts updates and hold manufacturing team leaders accountable to plan.
Lead metrics and financial performance reviews with Integrated Product Team (IPT) Leads
Lead program teams and compile estimate at completion (EACs) for capital reviews
Create cost control system to enable monitoring and cost management
Data mining across diverse data sets
Performs risk & opportunity analyses and provide potential solutions. Work with IPT Leads to develop recovery plans
Research, identify, and explain root cause of financial variances to budget and forecast.
Serve as the point of contact with back office functions to ensure month-end accruals and procurement activities are appropriate.
Provide guidance and mentor staff member as required to comply with stated deadlines and ensure appropriate actions are executed in relation to business function forecasts.
Solid understanding of underlying business processes and the impact of financial decisions.
Strong knowledge of financial statements and generally accepted accounting principles.
Experience in helping teams meet financial targets and deliver results.
Strong communication, writing and presentation skills.
Qualifications
Undergraduate degree in business, finance, accounting, or other highly analytical field.
10+ years of financial and business analytics experience
Experience in a manufacturing environment
5+ years management experience
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.
Preferred
Experience with Planful, Costpoint
ITAR Requirements
To conform to U.S. Government commercial space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), 8 U.S.C. § 1324b(a)(3), applicants for employment at Blue Origin must be a U.S. citizen or national, lawfully admitted for permanent residence into the U.S. (i.e. current green card holder), or lawfully admitted as a refugee or granted asylum under 8 U.S.C. § 1157-1158. Learn more about the ITAR here .
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 .
Blue Origin will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the Washington Fair Chance Act, Los Angeles Fair Chance in Hiring Ordinance, and other applicable laws.
Affirmative Action and Disability Accommodation
Applicants wishing to receive information on Blue Origin’s Affirmative Action Plans, or applicants requiring a reasonable accommodation in order to participate in the application and/or interview process, please contact us at EEOCompliance@blueorigin.com .
Benefits
Employee Benefits include: Medical, dental, vision, basic and supplemental life insurance, short and long-term disability and 401(k) with up to 4% company match.
Paid Time Off: Provides up to 4 weeks per year, in addition to 11 holidays