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The Director, Divisional Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) sets the long-term financial strategy and oversees financial performance at Alaska Airlines, working with division leadership to support the operation while containing costs. The Director, divisional FP&A is embedded in the division and acts as the CFO for the group to drive operating and capital expense discipline and value-added analysis.
Job Responsibility:
Establish strategic goals and direction for a finance team
Set long-term strategy for budgeting as the primary financial partner to divisional leadership
Lead the budgeting strategy and planning process
Ensure timely and accurate monthly closing, forecasting and reporting processes
Review monthly financial and metric performance with division leadership
Dive deeper into variances and trends to understand underlying drivers
Drive continuous improvements in annual budget process
Manage investments through ownership of the business case process and capital management
Provides consultation to key stakeholders
Develop and maintain financial models for key company activities
Stays abreast of industry trends and competitive performance
Develop people through effective performance management and ongoing feedback
Shape culture of the team through action, presence and reinforcement of behaviors.
Requirements:
8 years of direct financial planning and analysis experience
5 years of leadership experience, with at least 2 of those years directly leading people
Bachelor’s degree with a focus in accounting or economics, or an additional two years of training/experience in lieu of this degree
A strong working knowledge/experience of key financial tools such as NPV, ROIC, cash flow, activity-based costing, and maintaining large data sets
Proven ability to leverage business acumen and analytic capability to act as critical business partner for the organization
A strong track record of effectively leading/working with cross-functional teams, driving meaningful changes, and developing and mentoring others
A self-starter comfortable with ambiguity, willingly takes the initiative, accepts responsibility, able to analyze complex data and summarize in a concise manner, and make meaningful business recommendations in a timely fashion
Ability to have tough conversations to drive the right business decision without sacrificing the positive working relationship with the division
Highly proficient with Microsoft Office applications (e.g., Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Access)
High school diploma or equivalent
Minimum age of 18
Must be authorized to work in the U.S.
Nice to have:
A Master’s degree in business administration, finance, economics, math, or statistics
CPA and/or CFA qualifications
5 years of experience working in the airline industry or related fields
Experience with PeopleSoft, Cognos TM1, Brio, Tableau, or related query tools experience.
What we offer:
Free stand-by travel privileges on Alaska Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines & Horizon Air with high priority status
Select number of confirmed travel credits provided annually
Comprehensive well-being programs including medical, dental and vision benefits