ANALYST, FINANCIAL PLANNING & ANALYSIS

Air Transport Services Group, Inc.•Wilmington, OH

9d•Onsite

About The Position

The Analyst, FP&A supports budgeting, forecasting, reporting, and decision support for Air Transport Services Group and its business units. The role prepares recurring financial plans, management reporting, and variance and driver analysis used by leadership, and provides ad hoc analytical support for operational, commercial, and capital decisions. The role may be assigned to a business unit finance team or the corporate FP&A function, applying consistent planning standards, KPI definitions, and reporting templates in either setting. It provides exposure across ATSG’s airline, leasing, maintenance, and logistics businesses and a foundation for progression within the finance organization. The position is based in a professional office environment in Wilmington, Ohio, with presence at business unit or operating locations as assigned. Occasional travel, generally around five percent, may be required.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, or a related discipline.
At least two years of experience in FP&A, corporate finance, accounting, or a related analytical role.
Experience preparing a budget or forecast for a business unit, department, or cost center.
Experience building financial models and analysis from source data.
Experience preparing recurring management reporting and analysis.
Experience working with operational data and translating operating drivers into financial outcomes.
Financial modeling capability, including driver-based forecasting, scenario analysis, and variance decomposition.
Working knowledge of financial statements and the relationships among the income statement, balance sheet, and cash flow.
Strong analytical and problem-solving ability, including judgment to distinguish material drivers from noise.
Clear written and verbal communication skills, including explaining financial results to non-financial audiences.
High standard of accuracy and intellectual honesty, including willingness to identify and escalate errors.
Ability to manage recurring reporting calendars alongside ad hoc requests and process improvement work.
Ability to work effectively with finance and operating personnel who do not report to this position.
Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Excel and general proficiency with Microsoft Office, including PowerPoint.
Experience with ERP systems and financial data extraction, transformation, and reconciliation.
Familiarity with enterprise performance management, consolidation, or planning platforms.
Working knowledge of accounting, budgeting, forecasting, and financial reporting disciplines.
Ability to work in a professional office environment in Wilmington, Ohio, and be present at business unit or operating locations as assigned.
Ability to travel occasionally, generally around five percent, as business needs require.

Nice To Haves

Experience with an enterprise performance management or planning platform such as Vena, Anaplan, OneStream, Adaptive, or Hyperion.
Experience in a capital-intensive industry such as aviation, transportation, logistics, leasing, or industrials.
Experience in a multi-entity organization with decentralized operating businesses.
Experience in a private equity-backed or sponsor-owned environment.
Oracle ERP experience.
Proficiency with business intelligence and visualization tools.
Experience enhancing productivity through BI- and/or AI-driven dashboards.
Progress toward or completion of a CPA, CFA, MBA, or equivalent professional qualification.

Responsibilities

Prepare assigned portions of the annual budget and periodic forecasts, including revenue, cost, headcount, capital expenditure, and cash schedules.
Build and maintain driver-based financial models connecting operating statistics to financial results.
Gather, validate, and challenge inputs and assumptions from operating and finance stakeholders, and document their basis.
Support long-range planning, scenario analysis, and sensitivity analysis.
Track and report forecast accuracy and identify recurring sources of variance.
Meet enterprise planning calendar deadlines and review milestones, and maintain version control of planning files and outputs.
Prepare monthly and quarterly reporting packages, including financial statements, KPIs, variance schedules, and supporting exhibits.
Analyze variances against budget, forecast, and prior periods, attributing results to drivers rather than accounts.
Draft written commentary and analytical narratives for management audiences.
Maintain reporting templates and consistent presentation across periods.
Support materials for executive leadership, the Board of Directors, ownership, lenders, and other external stakeholders, coordinating with Corporate FP&A, Treasury, and the Controller organization.
Provide analytical support for operational, commercial, and capital decisions, including cost, pricing, contract, staffing, and utilization questions.
Prepare business cases and capital requests, including returns analysis, and support the capital approval process.
Quantify and validate cost reduction, productivity, and margin improvement initiatives, and track realization against commitments.
Conduct post-implementation reviews comparing actual performance with business case assumptions.
Complete ad hoc financial analysis requested by finance and operating leadership.
Extract, reconcile, and validate financial and operational data from ERP and business unit source systems.
Apply ATSG KPI definitions, standard definitions, and reporting templates consistently.
Support the annual budget build and ongoing use of the enterprise planning platform, including template testing and end-user support.
Reduce manual and spreadsheet-dependent work through automation, standardization, and documentation of recurring processes.
Partner with the Controller organization on accrual, allocation, and close-related matters affecting reported results.