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Director Financial Planning & Analysis

Job Overview

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Employment Type

Full-time
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Compensation

Salary
Range $167,050.00 - $258,950.00
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Work Schedule

Standard Hours
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Benefits

Free stand-by travel privileges
Select number of confirmed travel credits
medical benefits
Dental benefits
vision benefits
401k Match
Annual bonus plans
Paid Time Off
Holiday pay

Job Description

Alaska Airlines is a major American airline known for its commitment to exceptional customer service and operational excellence. Headquartered in Seattle, Washington, Alaska Airlines operates a wide network of domestic and international flights, serving millions of passengers annually. With a deep-rooted passion for travel and a strong focus on safety, innovation, and sustainability, Alaska Airlines has built a reputation as an airline people love. The company prides itself on its corporate teams who set strategic directions and operational plans that drive the long-term success of the airline. These teams include experts in accounting, finance, human resources, legal, marketing, and other... Show More

Job Requirements

  • 8 years of direct financial planning and analysis experience
  • 5 years of leadership experience with at least 2 years directly leading people
  • Bachelor’s degree with focus in accounting or economics or equivalent experience
  • Strong working knowledge of key financial tools such as NPV, ROIC, cash flow, activity-based costing, and maintaining large data sets
  • Proven ability to leverage business acumen and analytic capability
  • Strong track record of leading cross-functional teams, driving changes, and mentoring others
  • Self-starter comfortable with ambiguity and able to analyze complex data
  • Ability to have tough conversations to drive business decisions
  • Highly proficient with Microsoft Office applications
  • High school diploma or equivalent
  • Minimum age of 18
  • Must be authorized to work in the U.S.

Job Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree with a focus in accounting or economics or equivalent experience
  • 8 years of direct financial planning and analysis experience
  • 5 years of leadership experience with at least 2 years directly leading people
  • Strong working knowledge of key financial tools such as NPV, ROIC, cash flow, activity-based costing, and maintaining large data sets
  • Proven ability to leverage business acumen and analytic capability to act as a critical business partner
  • Strong track record of leading cross-functional teams, driving meaningful changes, and developing others
  • Self-starter comfortable with ambiguity, able to analyze complex data and make timely business recommendations
  • Ability to have tough conversations to drive the right business decision while maintaining relationships
  • Highly proficient with Microsoft Office applications (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Access)
  • High school diploma or equivalent
  • Authorized to work in the U.S.

Job Duties

  • Establish strategic goals and direction for a finance team responsible for providing all aspects of finance support
  • Provides timely feedback, direction, coaching, and development opportunities
  • Set long-term strategy for budgeting as the primary financial partner to divisional leadership, performing routine monthly close, forecasting, and ad hoc analyses to inform operational and strategic decisions
  • Lead the budgeting strategy and planning process, providing support to division leadership in strategy execution through integrated budget plans tied to key financial and operational metrics
  • Ensure timely and accurate monthly closing, forecasting and reporting processes
  • Review monthly financial and metric performance with division leadership to identify variances, trends, and potential issues
  • Conduct root cause analysis of variances and trends to drive structural fixes and realignment with cost trajectory
  • Drive continuous improvements in the annual budget process and ensure accurate loading of financial budget data
  • Manage investments through ownership of the business case process and capital management
  • Provide consultation to key stakeholders by leveraging financial expertise and advising on important decisions
  • Develop and maintain financial models for key company activities leveraging the TM1 system
  • Stay abreast of industry trends and competitive performance to generate ideas and drive improvements
  • Develop people through performance management, feedback, and succession planning
  • Shape culture of the team through leadership and reinforcement of behaviors

Job Criteria

Experience

Expert Level (7+ years)


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