Job Profile
Finance Analyst is available onsite in Columbus, OH. The Finance Analyst responsibilities include preparing and maintaining accurate financials, ensuring compliance with aviation regulations, and contributing to the efficient financial management of aircraft operations. You will assist in the preparation of financial reconciliations and statements, support audits, and assist in the close process and analysis for aviation-related results.
Jet Select is an affiliated operating partner of Vista in the US - the largest charter group in private aviation and the world’s first private aviation ecosystem, integrating a unique portfolio of companies offering asset-light solutions to cover all key aspects of business aviation.
Vista has a global reach with operational hubs across the globe and an expert workforce of over 4,000 aviation professionals. Vista's fast-paced growth and its relationship with the best partner operators open the door to lifelong career opportunities across the group - to create the best service in business aviation, in every region in the world.
Your Responsibilities
Accounting Functions
- Daily Accounts Receivable Invoicing for completed Flight Charter Trips.
- General Ledger Management: Prepare and record journal entries to ensure the accuracy and completeness of financial data.
- Audit and Compliance: Coordinate and support any audit documentation, ensuring compliance with accounting standards, contracts, regulations, and company policies.
- Monitor bank postings and reconcile.
- Monitor and reconcile Credit Card GL accounts.
- Business partner with A/P and Credit Card team..
- Vendor Reconciliation Review.
Finance Functions
- Financial Reporting: Prepare monthly aircraft statements.
- Accounts Payable and expense review and reclassifications, as needed.
- Variance Analysis: Analyze and explain variances in P&L of assigned aircraft statements.
- Analyze financial performance, including variances from budgets and forecasts, and provide insights to management.
General Functions
- Process Improvement: Identify opportunities to streamline accounting processes, enhance controls and systems, and improve financial reporting efficiency.
- Balance Sheet Review: Review and reconcile balance sheet accounts with proper documentation and support, as needed.
- Data Management and Systems: Effectively utilize and maintain financial data and reports in corresponding financial systems.
- Support the development and implementation of new financial systems and tools.
Required Skills, Qualifications, and Experience
Competencies
Given the level of the individual contributor position within the company, expectation is the individual contributor demonstrates a proficient level of the following proficiencies/competencies.
- Plan and organize work: Requires high level of detail orientation and keep the process very organized, with flexibility as necessary.
- Interpersonal communication: Effectively communicate, develop, and foster strong working relationships which drives team growth, engagement, and productivity.
- Collaboration: Working together to a common purpose to achieve team and business benefit. Enables individuals to work together to achieve a defined and common business purpose.
- Deliver consistent results: Follow through on tasks and goals so that support team/operations success and improvements.
Required education and experience
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance required.
- Entry level, 0-3 years’ experience in an accounting role.
- Strong organizational, attention to detail, and time management skills.
- Proficiency using Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Office products.
- Ability to meet deadlines.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
- Fluency in English required.
Travel Required
This position will require some travel.
Benefits:
- Medical, dental, and vision plans
- 401k program with company matching and no vesting period
- Paid Time Off
- Life Insurance and Long/Short term Disability
- Employee Assistance Program
- Career progression
The affiliated operating partners of Vista are equal employment opportunity employers. The affiliated operating partners of Vista do not discriminate against any applicant or employee based on race, color, religion, national origin, gender, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, mental or physical disability, and genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable law. The affiliated operating partners of Vista also prohibit harassment of applicants or employees based on any of these protected categories.
