Manager - Financial Planning & Analysis

Frontier Careers • Denver, CO

2d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Manager of Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) will lead a team of analysts to provide financial insights and drive strategic initiatives across all areas of the organization. The ideal FP&A Manager will bring advanced analytical and quantitative disciplines, ability to construct financial models for complex business questions, mature judgement and proactive communication.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree required; prefer degree in Finance, Accounting, or another quantitative field
• MBA strongly preferred
• Minimum of 5 years of relevant experience (corporate finance, strategy, consulting, or related fields/functions) or commensurate combination of graduate work and relevant work experience required
• Minimum of 2 years management experience in a corporate finance setting required
• Proven experience presenting information to all levels of management including C-suite
• Advanced analytical and technical finance skills
• Dedicated work-ethic, personal and professional integrity, and a positive attitude
• Demonstrated understanding of economic, financial, and accounting concepts
• Exemplary written and verbal communication and presentation skills
• Ability to independently prioritize analyses for self and team in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
• Ability to structure logical analytical approaches and to apply a range of quantitative techniques to solve business problems in an efficient, timely manner
• Comfortable working autonomously and in guiding team of financial analysts to creatively solve analytical challenges with limited data and imminent deadlines
• Advanced understanding of Microsoft Excel, Dynamics 365, Power BI, Anaplan and other software tools used for data mining and analysis

Nice To Haves

• Industry knowledge and prior airline experience is beneficial

Responsibilities

• Identify business opportunities and drive improvement through rigorous analysis.
• Responsible for disciplined budget and forecast, long range planning, evaluation of new and existing business, competitive benchmarking, recurring and ad-hoc deliverables, process improvement and efficiency, and talent management and development.
• Leverage financial and operational analyses to assist in strategic decision making.
• Lead and develop a team of high performing financial analysts, mentor them on career development, prioritize and guide projects to a timely completion, thoroughly review all deliverables for accuracy.
• Assist with modeling the financial impact of changes to product offering, fleet strategy, route network, flight schedules, and labor strategy.
• Capture the entirety of financial implications across the P&L, balance sheet, and cash flow.
• Evaluate the company’s financial and operational performance across a broad range of metrics and Key Performance Indicators; benchmark Frontier’s performance and strategy against competing airlines and best practices to identify business or market-based opportunities.
• Partner with key stakeholders across the organization acting as a trusted financial advisor, enhance financial awareness and offer guidance in setting business priorities.
• Build relationships with the Accounting team to monitor actuals and identify trends arising in the financials.
• Identify and size potential revenue and cost opportunities across the organization.
• Conduct scenario analysis to identify optimal strategies in the face of uncertainty.

Benefits

• Flight benefits for you and your family to fly on Frontier Airlines.
• Buddy passes for your friends so they can experience what makes us so great.
• Discounts throughout the travel industry on hotels, car rentals, cruises and vacation packages.
• Discounts on cell phone plans, movie tickets, restaurants, luggage and over 2,000 other vendors.
• Enjoy a ‘Dress for your Day’ business casual environment.
• Flexible work schedules that support work/life balance.
• Total Rewards program including a competitive base salary, short term incentives, long-term incentives, paid holidays, 401(k) plan, vacation/sick time and medical/dental/vision insurance that begins the 1st of the month following your hire date.
• The HOPE League, Frontier Airlines’ non-profit organization, is dedicated to providing employees financial assistance during catastrophic hardship.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager