Finance Manager, Project Kuiper Finance

Senior Financial Analyst

Are you ready to get in on the ground floor of Amazon's long-term initiative to design, launch and maintain a constellation of Low Earth Orbit satellites to provide low-latency, high-speed broadband connectivity to unserved and underserved communities around the world? It's Day 1 for Amazon's next billion dollar business and we are looking for an entrepreneurial minded Senior Financial Analyst to work in a start-up environment who is passionate about technology, who thinks/acts globally, and has the ability to create and implement solutions, processes and controls.

Project Kuiper is seeking a Finance Manager to serve as the strategic Finance Business Partner for Payload and Silicon Development. This role will collaborate closely with engineering leadership to drive financial planning, analysis, and strategic decision-making for new technologies.

Key job responsibilities:

• Strategic Business Partnership: Partner with Payload and Silicon Development leadership to develop and execute financial strategies aligned with program objectives. Provide strategic recommendations to senior leadership based on financial analysis and business insights. Drive cross-functional collaboration with various teams including Engineering, Supply Chain, and Manufacturing.
• Financial Planning & Analysis: Lead annual operating plan and monthly forecast processes for the organization. Develop and maintain complex financial models to support business cases and strategic initiatives. Create and analyze various scenarios to optimize resource allocation and investment decisions. Track and report on key performance indicators (KPIs) and metrics.
• Program Financial Management: Establish and maintain financial controls and processes for engineering development programs. Support engineering change control process with financial impact analysis.
• Financial Reporting & Analytics: Create and deliver executive-level presentations and financial updates. Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reports. Conduct variance analysis and provide meaningful insights to drive business decisions. Develop and automate reporting tools to improve efficiency.