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Alaska Airlines · 1 day ago

Manager, Financial Planning & Analysis

SeaTac, WA

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

$118K/yr - $177K/yr

5+ years exp

Alaska Airlines is creating an airline people love, and they are seeking a Manager for Financial Planning & Analysis to support their operational and corporate divisions. This role will lead a team of analysts, facilitate budgeting and forecasting processes, and drive financial discipline to support the company's objectives.

Airlines/Aviation

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Leads a team of analysts in a specific division of the Financial Planning & Analysis team assigning tasks, coaching, and assisting them with the production of scheduled reports and oversight of ad-hoc analyses

Facilitates the budgeting and forecasting process of both operating and capital spend

Ensures rigorous financial discipline tied to achieving key division and company objectives

Partners with appropriate teams to generate productivity metrics and works alongside FP&A and division leadership to create financial metrics, driving ownership across the organization

Assists the organization in identifying and prioritizing projects via the business case process, considering available cash and resources

Manages the monthly close process and variance reporting for multiple divisions

Reviews monthly close process with direct reports, ensuring all journal entries including accruals are accurate

Identifies key variances, trends and potential issues materially impacting financial performance

Manages monthly variance reporting process, creating an insightful depiction of the divisions spend for FP&A and division leadership

Supports the Director, Divisional FP&A for specific division in providing guidance, critical thinking and strategic business making aid to divisional leadership through assistance in:

Communicating industry, company and divisional financial performance/key drivers. Educating cost center managers on key financial/accounting tools, rules and expectations; holding them accountable for submission of accurate and timely monthly accruals and knowing their financial results

Creating ad-hoc financial analysis and Business Case development and providing strategic and tactical advice/feedback to division leadership

Driving the ownership of costs to each department

Provides ongoing and ad-hoc analysis for a number of areas including: financial analysis for contract negotiations and RFPs, impact tracking and analysis for company strategic priorities and projects, merger and acquisitions (including development and ongoing tracking of synergies and one-time costs), quarterly reporting, investor relations, competitive analysis, etc

Engages cross-divisionally with division leaders, Controllers, Corp FP&A, Finance/Accounting teams to know and understand mutual dependencies/requirements and to ensure division financial priorities and objectives support the overall company goals and objectives

Qualification

Financial Planning & AnalysisFinancial tools knowledgeLeadership experienceMicrosoft Office proficiencyBusiness case developmentAnalytical skillsIndustry experienceCPACFAMBACommunication skillsSelf-starter

Required

5 years of experience in finance, business consulting, accounting or a related field

2 years of leadership experience

Bachelor's degree with a focus in business, finance, economics, math, accounting or a related discipline, or an additional two years of relevant training/experience in lieu of this degree

Deep working knowledge of/experience with key financial tools such as NPV, ROIC, cash flow, activity-based costing, accounting fundamentals, etc

Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications (e.g., Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook)

Excellent communication skills (e.g., verbal, written, and listening)

Self-starter, willingly taking the initiative, accepts responsibility, able to analyze complex data and summarize in a concise manner, and make meaningful business recommendations in a timely fashion

High school diploma or equivalent

Minimum age of 18

Must be authorized to work in the U.S

Preferred

4 years of experience working in the airline industry or a related field

2 years of financial planning & analysis experience

Experience with IBM Cognos TM1, PeopleSoft financial systems, Alteryx, Tableau or related financial planning and query tools

Experience comfortably working well at all levels of the organization, from senior executives to frontline contributors

CPA, CFA or MBA, with a focus in business, finance, economics, math, or statistics

Benefits

Free stand-by travel privileges on Alaska Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines & Horizon Air

Comprehensive well-being programs including medical, dental and vision benefits

Generous 401k match program

Quarterly and annual bonus plans

Generous holiday and paid time off

Company

Alaska Airlines

Glassdoor4.0

Alaska Airlines provides rewarding careers in aviation by fueling a passion for service and helping others

Founded in 1932

Seattle, Washington, USA

10001+ employees

https://alaskaair.jobs

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