Financial Planning Analyst

Alaska Airlines • WA-SeaTac, WA

15h

About The Position

Alaska Airlines is seeking a Financial Planning Analyst to join the Financial Planning and Analysis team. This team is a trusted partner for senior leadership driving change and moving the business forward in a highly visible role. As a member of our FP&A team you will find talented individuals who embody the Alaska spirit, demand high performance, and deliver results to our internal customers. The ideal candidate is optimistic, open minded and curious, comfortable in a fast paced, changing environment, and understands airline business is won and lost on the margins. Therefore, we are constantly striving to do a little bit better while driving costs down. As a member of the FP&A team, this Analyst works in a fast-paced, high-exposure team whose responsibilities include financial analysis, 3-year metrics reporting, key performance indicator modeling, competitive analysis and industry benchmarking, and what-if scenarios. The FP&A team will develop, manage, and maintain models to support company activities. The team also coordinates monthly close process for various divisions where needed, including accruals, PO system management, invoice review and research, and data entry into relevant support databases/models. The team assists and guides cost center managers with individual problems of planning, cost control, budget preparation, variance research and business case preparation. You must be able to lead and drive completion, finance projects and initiatives of varying scopes and sizes

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree with a focus in finance, accounting, economics or related field, or two years of experience in finance, accounting, investment banking or related area in lieu of this degree.
• Working knowledge of accounting/finance fundamentals.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel and databases in general, including experience with a variety of Excel's math functions and pivot tables.
• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Minimum age of 18.
• Must be authorized to work in the U.S
• 2 years of experience in finance, accounting, investment banking or related area.
• Self-starter with the ability to set and balance priorities, work independently and take ownership.
• 4 years of experience in finance, accounting, investment banking or related area.
• Experience using net present value (NPV) and associated calculations as a decision-making tool.
• Experience with cash flow and balance sheet metrics as well as activity-based costing.
• Knowledge of reporting fundamentals.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, particularly with Excel (and large datasets) and PowerPoint.
• Strong communication skills, with an ability to explain complex concepts to audiences of varying organizational levels, including executive management.

Responsibilities

• Analyze financial data and make recommendations for moderately complex business problems and provide input into solutions.
• Use solid understanding of financial fundamentals to analyze data, make recommendations for approach to solutions and make recommendations for solutions to complex business problems.
• Apply deep knowledge and use considerable judgement to determine the approach to ambiguous challenges, exercise considerable judgement to make decisions and influence across the company with minimal direction from leadership.

Benefits

• Free stand-by travel privileges on Alaska Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines & Horizon Air
• Comprehensive well-being programs including medical, dental and vision benefits
• Generous 401k match program
• Quarterly and annual bonus plans
• Generous holiday and paid time off

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees