AAC FP&A Analyst

Aloha Air Cargo•Honolulu, HI

About The Position

The Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) Analyst supports Finance and Senior Management by interpreting financial information, identifying trends in financial performance, conducting analysis, and making recommendations that support business processes and profit improvement. The role contributes to long-term financial strategy development and assists with preparing the annual strategic long-term and operating plans. The successful candidate stays close to the business, collaborates across functions, builds strong relationships, and communicates clearly and persuasively at all organizational levels. The role includes supporting budgets and forecasts, analyzing monthly financial results, preparing management presentations, partnering with managers and senior leadership, developing reporting tools, monitoring capital spending, and leading analytical projects and process improvements. The position typically works in an office environment with adequate lighting and ventilation and a normal range of temperature and noise. Most work requires normal physical effort and use of a personal computer for reports, spreadsheets, and related documents.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, Economics, Statistics, or a related field.
Strong accounting experience and understanding.
Strong Excel and PowerPoint skills.
Strong analytical and strategic thinking skills, with meticulous attention to detail.
Collaborative approach, relationship-building skills, and ability to partner with cross-functional teams.
Hands-on approach and ability to produce high-quality work, including analyzing invoice-level data when needed.
Ability to meet deadlines and deliverables in a fast-paced environment with strict timetables.
Outstanding verbal and written communication, presentation, organizational, and teamwork skills.
Ability to build and maintain internal customer relationships and work cooperatively with others.
Self-starter able to work independently, with a high sense of urgency and entrepreneurial spirit.
Ability to pass a pre-employment drug test, 5-year background check, 10-year criminal history check, and security threat assessment.

Nice To Haves

MBA.
0–3 years of relevant FP&A or related experience.
Experience in the aviation or transportation industry, or in strategy consulting.
Knowledge of VBA.

Responsibilities

Support development and execution of annual budgets and quarterly forecasts, focusing on business drivers, financial and operating metrics, and sensitivity analysis.
Develop forecasting and monthly financial results reports and present financials to senior management.
Condense financial data and analytical results into clear conclusions and implications.
Collaborate with P&L and cost center managers to support sound financial decision-making.
Prepare management presentations and formal financial materials, and develop clear ways to present financial data to senior management.
Partner with senior management to provide strategic options for decision-making.
Use SAP and Business Objects to develop value-added reporting tools.
Understand business financial operations and educate internal stakeholders about the financial performance of their areas.
Focus on key performance indicators and ongoing process improvement opportunities.
Review, analyze, plan, and monitor capital spending projects.
Lead ad-hoc analytical projects and strategic initiatives.
Continuously review and evaluate departmental processes to streamline and automate them.
Perform other tasks and projects as required.