Breeze is hiring- join us!
The Manager of Financial Planning and Analysis at Breeze is central to creating a data-driven and cost-conscious culture. Breeze is looking for a Finance Manager that can help shape the future of the organization through detailed planning and careful analysis. They will work closely with operational and commercial leaders to determine opportunities to improve our cost structure and position ourselves well in the industry. Critical thinking, analytical skills and a leadership orientation are crucial to the role.
Here’s what you’ll do
- Lead a team of analysts in developing short and long term financial plans and budgets for each department
- Develop and maintain planning models that allow for scenario modeling and forecasts
- Conduct regular reviews with department leadership to review controllable spend and identify opportunities for future savings
- Collaborate with all departments on goals, budgets, forecasts, results, and future plans
- Support the development of Breeze’s farm team of analytical talent that can grow into leadership roles in finance, operations, commercial and people opportunities
- Train, coach and mentor new analysts and interns to meet FP&A performance expectations
- Analyze competitive results and positioning, helping to identify industry best practices and opportunities
- Build and cultivate trust with other leaders in the organization
- Bring new thinking and ways of approaching old problems, including documenting current processes and identifying creative solutions from outside of the travel industry
- Assist accounting by aligning expenses appropriately to build out activity-based cost accounting models
- Create, and lead analysts in creating ad-hoc analyses for operational, commercial, and administrative projects
- Develop dashboards and metrics for daily, weekly, and monthly reporting
- Other duties and responsibilities as determined by FP&A leadership
- Achieve performance measures and adhere to established standards in conjunction with Breeze Aviation Group Values of Safety, Kindness, Integrity, Ingenuity, and Excellence
Here’s what you need to be successful
Minimum Qualifications
- 4-year degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field from an accredited university and/or equivalent experience
- 6+ years of experience in FP&A, corporate finance, treasury, accounting, or related field, or a combination of advanced education, experience and credentials
- High performance orientation, ability to work well under pressure, prioritize projects, meet deadlines, and maintain flexibility
- Strong attention to detail, organization, and time management skills
- Self-starter must have a positive attitude and strong desire for success
- Completes projects on-time with minimal supervision, can work varied hours when necessary to meet deadlines
- Advanced Microsoft Excel
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with various BI tools, especially PowerBI
- Experience with SQL/Python
- Advanced degree or certifications a plus
Skills/Talents
- Collaborates across the organization to ensure alignment of stakeholder needs
- Ability to break ambiguity into solvable parts
- Operates with the highest integrity, tackles problems with ingenuity, constantly pursues excellence, and exercises kindness in all interactions
- Exceptional communication skills
- Solid negotiation skills
- Strong leadership skills
- Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously
- Ability to build and maintain relationships within the organization
- Excellent organizational and time-management skills
- Practices extreme ownership and transparency
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite
Perks of the Job
- Health, Vision, and Dental
- Health Savings Account with Breeze Employee Match
- 401K with Breeze Employee Match
- PTO
- Travel on Breeze and other Airlines too!
