Full-Time Financial Planning & Analysis Analyst

Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) Analyst

About Us: BlackSky is a real-time intelligence company. We own and operate the world's most advanced space-based intelligence platform and provide customers with satellite imagery, automated analytics, and high-frequency monitoring of strategic locations, economic assets, and events from around the globe.

Responsibilities:

• Support functional management and peers with robust, insightful analyses of financial performance vs. plan, trends, and forecasts.
• 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.
• Prepare financial summaries for managers to understand program/project status and plan for contingencies.
• Actively participate in monthly reviews and provide recommendations on financial and general business topics.
• Assist with product and program pricing initiatives, collaborating with contracts and business development teams.
• Develop and maintain dynamic decision-support models for tracking progress.
• Maintain estimates of labor and expense forecasts, and monitor at-completion estimates to ensure performance.
• Thoroughly analyze costs for accuracy and ensure appropriate revenue recognition to improve forecast reliability.
• Develop and foster open communication with key functional support teams for comprehensive review of each business area.
• Other job-related duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, business management, or related field.
• 2-4 years of experience in analytical financial modeling, corporate finance, or transactional accounting.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel modeling (pivot tables, advanced formulas) and data query/management tools (Cognos or similar).
• Strong business acumen, excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and make decisions.
• Excellent attention to detail.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Working knowledge of GAAP, specifically revenue recognition.
• Familiarity with government contracting procedures (FAR).
• Experience in software, satellite, or space technology industry.
• Ability to secure a U.S. government security clearance.

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