Analyst Financial Planning and Analysis

JetBlue Airways Corporation•New York, NY

17d•$67,000 - $101,000•Hybrid

About The Position

The Analyst, Financial Planning & Analysis – Loyalty & Revenue supports JetBlue’s Loyalty and Revenue Management teams through financial planning, reporting, data analysis, and recurring FP&A processes. The role connects commercial performance, customer behavior, loyalty activity, and revenue trends to financial outcomes by preparing forecasts, variance analyses, dashboards, and business insights. The Analyst partners with Commercial FP&A leadership, Loyalty, Revenue Management, Revenue Analytics, Revenue Management Data Science, Accounting, IT, and other Finance teams. The role calls for a strong business foundation, analytical curiosity, and experience using SQL or similar tools to extract, validate, and analyze data. The Analyst works with large datasets, understands business drivers, supports recurring forecast processes, and communicates insights clearly to finance and commercial stakeholders.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, Business, Accounting, Mathematics, Statistics, Analytics, Engineering, or a related field; or demonstrated ability to perform the responsibilities through a combination of a high school diploma/GED and relevant work experience.
Two years of experience in Finance, Commercial, Revenue Management, Loyalty, Analytics, Consulting, Accounting, or another business-oriented analytical role.
Experience performing financial analysis, variance analysis, forecasting, budgeting, reporting, business-case support, or performance analysis.
Experience writing SQL queries or using SQL-based tools to extract, join, validate, and analyze data.
Strong Excel and PowerPoint skills, including organizing data, building analysis, summarizing findings, and preparing clear presentation materials.
Strong analytical skills, including evaluating datasets, identifying trends, connecting analysis to business drivers, and communicating implications clearly.
Ability to understand analysis produced by other teams, evaluate core assumptions, identify key takeaways, and translate findings into financial impact.
Strong attention to detail and ability to maintain recurring processes accurately, consistently, and on time.
Ability to manage multiple priorities, recurring deadlines, and ad hoc requests in a fast-paced environment.
Ability to interact with stakeholders at different organizational levels and build effective cross-functional relationships.
Proficiency with the Microsoft Office suite.
Available for occasional overnight travel (10%).
Must pass a pre-employment drug test.
Must be legally eligible to work in the country where the position is located. Authorization to work in the United States is required; the position is not eligible for visa sponsorship.
Regular attendance and punctuality; potential need to work flexible hours and respond on short notice.
Must be an appropriate fit for JetBlue’s culture and exhibit its values of Safety, Caring, Integrity, Passion, and Fun.
The use of ChatGPT or another automated tool during the interview process disqualifies a candidate from consideration.

Nice To Haves

Experience supporting Commercial, Loyalty, Revenue Management, airline, travel, subscription, marketplace, customer economics, or revenue-focused business functions.
Experience using Snowflake, Tableau, Python, Alteryx, Power BI, or similar analytical and visualization tools.
Experience building or maintaining dashboards, recurring reports, forecast templates, or automated data processes.
Familiarity with airline commercial metrics, loyalty economics, revenue forecasting, redemption behavior, customer profitability, or partner economics.
Experience translating complex analysis into concise business commentary, executive materials, or forecast recommendations.
Demonstrated curiosity about business performance, customer behavior, revenue drivers, and financial outcomes.

Responsibilities

Support recurring FP&A processes for Loyalty, including monthly close support, variance analysis, forecast updates, budget planning, operating expense tracking, capital expense tracking, and performance reporting.
Prepare monthly and quarterly reporting packages that explain financial performance, business drivers, risks, opportunities, and variances to forecast, budget, and prior year.
Use Excel, Tableau, SQL, and other analytical tools to extract, validate, summarize, and analyze financial, commercial, loyalty, customer, and revenue data.
Analyze drivers of Loyalty and Revenue Management performance, including revenue trends, redemption activity, customer behavior, partner performance, forecast assumptions, investment activity, and cost trends.
Partner with Revenue Analytics, Revenue Management Data Science, Loyalty, and other Finance teams to understand analytical outputs and translate findings into financial implications, forecast updates, and business narratives.
Maintain, update, and improve recurring financial models, reporting templates, dashboards, and process documentation.
Support the development of financial forecasts, annual budgets, long-range plans, and business cases for Loyalty, Revenue Management, Paisly, and other Commercial initiatives.
Assist with ad hoc analysis for Commercial FP&A leadership and business partners, including opportunity sizing, sensitivity analysis, trend analysis, and scenario modeling.
Identify data quality issues, process gaps, and reporting inefficiencies, and recommend improvements to increase accuracy, consistency, and automation.
Prepare materials for leadership discussions, including charts, exhibits, variance explanations, and concise written commentary.
Build strong working relationships across Commercial, Finance, Accounting, IT, Revenue Analytics, and Revenue Management Data Science teams.
Perform other duties as assigned.
Maintain regular attendance and punctuality; be available for flexible hours and short-notice response when needed.
Promote JetBlue’s safety values and Safety Management System, identify and report safety or security concerns, and follow JetBlue’s behavioral standards.
Maintain a professional appearance and support JetBlue’s culture and values.
When working or traveling on JetBlue flights, assist with light aircraft cleaning when capable and time permits.