Budget & Financial Analyst

Budget & Financial Analyst

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 that is responsible for short‑, intermediate‑ and long‑term projects, including the development of the annual ALPA budget proposal to the Executive Council.

The group works with council officers, committee chairs, department directors, and executive management to model budget proposals and create the annual budget. They are responsible for analyzing, reporting, and forecasting revenues and projecting cash flows under diverse economic and other conditions. They also play an important role in the development and communication of financial analyses and dashboards for budget administrators and executives, including detailed reports on budgeted and actual expenditures.

Projects are complex, time‑sensitive, and of critical importance to the Association; they involve working in conjunction with other staff, departments, and committees; and require interaction with, and analysis of, and recommendations for, 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 and results.

Tysons (McLean), Virginia, US-VA

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ALPA is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in a safe workplace. We prohibit discrimination, harassment and harmful behavior of any kind 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.

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant area, e.g., Accounting, Finance, Economics, or other related discipline, from an accredited college or university required; master’s degree or completion of post‑graduate courses 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, oral and written, for effective interaction with internal executives, staff, pilots, and external contacts.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently on multiple projects and exercise sound judgment.
• Must possess solid time management skills; be able to work in a fast‑paced, multi‑tasking environment; work independently on multiple projects; and, transition easily between projects.
• Software:
  Microsoft Excel (including Pivot Tables), Word, Power Point, and Outlook. Experience with Tableau (or other Business Intelligence tools) and Infor Financials & Supply Management platforms a plus.

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 also include occasional bending, stooping, squatting, and/or pushing and pulling or moving, e.g., to pack, unpack, and/or move cases.

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