Cadence Finance Lead for Space Launch Programs

blueorigin; Town of Florida (NY); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

401(k) with company match

Stock options

Paid time off

Parental leave

Education support

Job summary

Blue Origin's New Glenn Cadence finance team is seeking a Senior Financial Analyst to partner with the Cadence leadership at Rocket Park in Merritt Island, Florida. You will own end-to-end cadence processes, including annual planning, quarterly forecasts, cost performance, and capital planning.

You will translate operating data into actionable financial insights, collaborating with manufacturing, supply chain, and engineering to support scale and readiness.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required in a highly analytical field such as finance, accounting, economics, or engineering.
• 8+ years of FP&A, program finance, operations finance, or cost management experience in a capital-intensive setting.
• Experience supporting manufacturing, operations, production, launch, or similar complex orgs with financial planning and decision-support.
• Strong foundation in financial planning, forecasting, variance analysis, cost-center management, and senior reviews.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary finance business partner to New Glenn Cadence leadership, providing financial analysis and decision support across operating, investment, and rate-readiness decisions.
• Lead annual operating plan, quarterly forecast, and long-range planning processes; connect assumptions to financial outcomes for leadership decisions.
• Own Cadence cost-center performance, including budget vs. actual reporting, variance analysis, and forecast bridges.
• Translate cadence plans, throughput constraints, staffing, materials, and infrastructure needs into credible financial models.
• Prepare and present monthly financial reviews and executive briefings with clear recommendations.
• Develop and maintain KPIs aligned to launch cadence milestones and readiness to scale.
• Support capital planning and tracking for Rocket Park infrastructure and launch-readiness investments.
• Collaborate with Accounting to support month-end close and financial reporting for Cadence.
• Identify cost, process, and data-quality opportunities to improve financial predictability and fix issues upstream.
• Mentor junior finance team members and raise analytical bar through coaching and modeling.

Skills

FP&A

Manufacturing finance

Cost management

ERP/MRP

Financial modeling

Stakeholder communication

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, economics, engineering

Tools

ERP/MRP environments

D365 Finance

Job description

Blue Origin's New Glenn Cadence finance team is seeking a Senior Financial Analyst to partner with the Cadence leadership at Rocket Park in Merritt Island, Florida. You will own end-to-end cadence processes, including annual planning, quarterly forecasts, cost performance, and capital planning.

You will translate operating data into actionable financial insights, collaborating with manufacturing, supply chain, and engineering to support scale and readiness.