AAC FP&A Analyst

Description POSITION DESCRIPTION (One paragraph basic position summary)
The Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) Analyst supports Finance and Senior Management by interpreting financial information, identifying, and highlighting trends in financial performance, conducting financial analysis and making recommendations to support processes and profit improvement. He/she will also execute the long-term financial strategy development by reviewing, analyzing, and assisting preparation and development of the annual strategic long term & operating plans.

From a cultural standpoint, the successful candidate will stay close to the Business and will be a collaborative team player who builds strong relationships across functional lines and thrives on adding value. He/she will have highly developed interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills, including outstanding presentation skills and ability to communicate clearly, concisely, and persuasively at all levels of the organization.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following (other duties may be assigned):

Key Responsibilities:

1. Support the development and execution of annual budgets and quarterly forecasts, focusing on underlying business drivers, key financial and operating metrics, and sensitivity analysis.
2. Develop reports for forecasting and monthly financial results analysis, including presentation of financials to senior management.
3. Take large quantities of financial data and analytic results and condense them into a coherent story with clear, easy-to-understand conclusions and implications.
4. Collaborate with P&L and cost center managers to ensure good financial decision-making and partnership.
5. Prepare Management presentation materials and other formal financial materials. Develop clear and informative methods of presenting financial data to Senior Management
6. Partner with Senior Management to provide strategic options to support decision making
7. Utilize SAP and Business Objects to develop value-added reporting tools.
8. Understand financial operations of the business and educate others inside and outside the Finance/Accounting group about the financial performance of their respective area.
9. Focus on key performance indicators and/or ongoing process improvement opportunities.
10. Review and analyze all capital spending projects; plan and monitor capital spending.
11. Lead ad-hoc analytical projects and strategic initiatives.
12. Continuous critical review and evaluation of departmental processes to streamline and automate.
13. Any other tasks and projects as required

Minimum Qualifications:

• Must be able to pass a pre-employment drug test, 5-year background check, 10-year criminal history check and security threat assessment.
• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, Economics, Statistics or a related field; MBA desirable; strong Accounting experience and understanding
• 0-3 years of relevant experience in FP&A or related field; experience in Aviation / Transportation industry or Strategy consulting is a plus
• Strong Excel and PowerPoint skills required; knowledge of VBA is a plus
• Strong and meticulous analytical and strategic thinking skills
• Collaborative team player, strong relationship-building, and active partnership with cross-functional teams
• Hands-on/roll-up-your-sleeves approach, working with the team to produce high quality work products; we are a detail-oriented organization and will drill to invoice-level data when needed
• Meet all deadlines/deliverables; we are a fast-paced environment with strict timetables to ensure we complete all assigned work
• Outstanding verbal/written communication, presentation, organizational and teamwork skills are required
• Ability to build…