Budget & Financial Analyst

Overview

Position Title: Budget & Financial Analyst
City: Tysons (McLean)
State: VA
Country: US
Type: 4 (Exempt, Bargaining Unit 1 (EB))
# of Openings: 1
Category: Finance and Accounting - Budget and Financial Analyst
Company Name: Air Line Pilots Association, Int'l., Tysons (McLean), Virginia, United States

Description:

The Air Line Pilots Association, International (ALPA), the largest airline pilot union in the world and the largest non-governmental aviation safety organization in the world (representing over 80,000 pilots at 42 U.S. and Canadian airlines) seeks an experienced Budget & Financial Analyst for our office in Tysons (McLean), Virginia. As an integral part of the Finance team, the Budget & Financial Analyst is a central contributor to a staff group responsible for short-, intermediate- and long-term projects, including development of the annual ALPA budget proposal to the Executive Council.

The group models budget proposals and creates the annual budget, analyzes, reports, and forecasts revenues and cash flows under diverse conditions, and develops financial analyses and dashboards for budget administrators and executives, including detail reports on budgeted and actual expenditures. Projects are complex, time sensitive, and of high importance to the Association; involve collaboration with staff, departments, and committees; and require interaction with National Officers (NOs), MEC Officers, committees, and management.

The successful candidate will be detail-oriented, a problem solver, and have strong communication skills, including the ability to explain budget, financial, and other concepts clearly.

Travel: 2 - 10%.

Equal Opportunity: ALPA is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in a safe workplace. We prohibit discrimination, harassment and harmful behavior based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, gender identity, caste, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or other protected characteristics as outlined in federal or provincial laws. We highly value everyone and all are encouraged to apply, including minorities, veterans, and people with disabilities.

This position is covered by a collective bargaining agreement.

ALPA is a member-driven, staff-supported union with two internal professional unions.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, or related discipline from an accredited college or university required; master’s degree or relevant post-graduate coursework a plus; or the equivalent combination of education and practical experience.
• Three (3) years of related experience required; five (5) or more strongly preferred.
• Strong quantitative and computer modeling skills required.
• Database reporting skills strongly preferred.
• Knowledge of budget and financial methods, data analysis techniques, and modeling of budget and financial performance preferred.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, for effective interaction with internal executives, staff, pilots, and external contacts.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently on multiple projects and exercise sound judgment.
• Solid time management skills; ability to work in a fast-paced, multi-tasking environment; work independently on multiple projects; and transition between projects.
• Software:
  Microsoft Excel (including Pivot Tables), Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook. Experience with Tableau (or BI tools) and Infor Financials & Supply Management platforms a plus.

Physical Demands:

Note:

The physical demands described here are characteristic of those that must be met to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals to perform the essential physical activities described below.

Constantly operates a computer/smartphone/tablet. Regularly required to maintain a stationary position; move about the office; determine what others have said or written; and converse with others and exchange accurate information.

Regularly required to sit, stand, bend, reach, and move about the office and travel locally and nationally. May include occasional bending, stooping, squatting, and/or…