
Financial Planning & Analysis Analyst
BlackSky
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Herndon • Virginia • United States
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Salary
💰 $80,000 - $100,000 per year
About the role
- Support management and peers with robust, insightful recurring and ad hoc analyses of financial performance vs plan, trends, and forecasts progress for a selection of departments, accounts, and programs/projects.
- Prepare financial summaries that help managers understand the current state of their programs/projects and better plan for contingencies; actively participate in monthly reviews and provide thoughtful recommendations regarding financial and general business topics.
- Partner with global sales leads to capture evolving opportunity pipeline intelligence and convert information into reliable revenue and backlog forecasts; identify areas of opportunity and risk.
- Lead various product and program pricing initiatives, including build-to-launch satellite solutions; produce pricing and profitability analyses in support of key deal review stage gates.
- Partner with Program Management to produce up-to-date program forecasts of labor and expenses, thoroughly analyze cost inputs for accuracy, and monitor at-completion estimates to ensure performance tracks as planned.
- Develop and foster open lines of communication and information sharing with key members of BlackSky’s functional support teams to ensure a comprehensive review of each business area. Provide financial and/or accounting guidance, as necessary.
- Other job-related duties as assigned.
Requirements
- A bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Management or a related subject.
- Minimum of 3-5 years of experience in analytical financial modeling, corporate finance, and/or transactional accounting in a fast-paced environment.
- A proficiency with Microsoft Excel modeling (e.g., pivot tables, advanced formulas, etc.) and familiarity with data query/data management tools (e.g., Cognos, SQL, Tableau, Power BI).
- Strong business acumen with top-notch verbal and written communication skills.
- The ability to work and make decisions with a high degree of independence.
- Excellent attention to detail to support our best-in-class team.
Benefits
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Hard Skills & Tools
financial modelingcorporate financetransactional accountingpricing analysisprofitability analysiscost analysisforecastingdata analysis
Soft Skills
business acumenverbal communicationwritten communicationindependenceattention to detail