Blue Origin Looking for Summer 2024 Accounting Intern- Graduate (R38232) at Seattle, WA  Full Time

Summer 2024 Business Internship

We are a mission-driven team of collaborators, doers and problem-solvers 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.

Interns will work closely on projects with our business units. The internship is 12 weeks and begins in either May or June.

Accounting:

As part of our small, passionate team, you will help us develop corporate and business unit financial analysis and support the execution of our growth initiatives. Interns will work closely on projects with our business units New Shepard, New Glenn, Blue Engines, and Space Systems Development by providing analytical support to inform leadership decision-making on projects related to Accounting. The Accounting team encompasses cost accounting, fixed assets, general ledger, accounts payable, tax, and treasury functions. Accounting also has aspects in Blue’s Mergers & Acquisitions and Government accounting and estimating functions, making for a dynamic and well-rounded group.

Responsibilities may include:

• Shape our company and program strategic objectives.

• Map and understand industry landscape and competitive dynamics.

• Gather and synthesize market research to inform strategy decisions.

• Develop and deliver content for strategic reviews with leadership.

• Build and maintain tools, analyses, and reports to highlight internal metrics and key market information.

• Develop business cases to advise on investment decisions.

• Assess program economics, model financial outlook, and track key performance indicators.

• Collaborate with all departments to ensure alignment on and execution of strategic recommendations.

• Partner with business units on inorganic growth opportunities with financial analysis, due diligence, deal structuring, and valuation.

• Support long term financial and strategic planning process.

Basic Qualifications:

• 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.

• Currently enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate program and have at least one semester or quarter of school remaining after the internship.

• Strong quantitative skill set and attention to detail.

• Strong ability to structure and apply analytical frameworks to solve problems.

• Aptitude for teamwork with shown potential for leadership.

• Strong written communication and presentation skills.

• Excellent organizational and time management skills.

• Available to work full time for the duration of your internship while not concurrently enrolled in coursework.

Desired:

• Pursuing an advanced degree in business, finance, economics, engineering, or other highly analytical field.

• Demonstrated leadership in a professional setting to deliver results that have a positive material impact.

• Understanding of the private space industry.

• Flexibility and adaptability.

• Ability to work as a member of a team.

Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that some people are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every singledesiredqualification. At Blue Origin, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

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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.

Affirmative Action and Disability Accommodation
Applicants wishing to view a copy of 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 [email protected].