Senior Financial Planning Analyst

Senior Financial Planning Analyst

Alaska Airlines is seeking a Senior Financial Planning Analyst who is a subject matter expert in financial planning and analysis (FP&A) at Alaskan Airlines and Hawaiian Airlines. As an individual contributor, this role exercises considerable judgment to make decisions in financial planning activities and provide recommendations to support cost-saving goals and strategies.

Key duties include acting as a subject matter expert in FP&A, facilitating procedural changes and technological advances within FP&A to increase efficiency, creating financial transparency and driving budget/forecast accountability, making recommendations and providing ad-hoc analysis and actionable insights to senior leadership to support cost saving goals and strategies, owning monthly cadence output, including close process, market profitability, variance-to-budget and forecast reporting, preparing financial models and reporting to support Alaska Airlines decision making, including multi-year modeling, competitive analysis/industry benchmarking, and what-if scenarios, partnering with disparate FP&A divisions and corporate groups to complete and present analysis of corporate initiatives of varying scopes and sizes, and assisting in the preparation and dissemination of budget goals; analyzing progress on budget targets throughout the process and aggregating final output for Board presentation.

Required experience includes four years in finance, accounting, investment banking or related area, a bachelor's degree with a focus in finance, accounting, economics or related field, or an additional two years of relevant training/experience in lieu of this degree, experience using net present value (NPV) and associated calculations as a decision-making tool, experience with cash flow and balance sheet metrics as well as activity-based costing, knowledge of GAAP, knowledge of reporting fundamentals, proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, particularly with Excel (and large datasets) and PowerPoint, strong communication skills, with an ability to explain complex concepts to audiences of varying organizational levels, including executive management, a self-starter with a bias for action, detail-driven, with the ability to understand overriding goals, optimistic, open-minded, curious, and comfortable in a fast-paced environment, high school diploma or equivalent, minimum age of 18, and must be authorized to work in the U.S.

Preferred experience includes a master's degree, experience with VBA/SQL, predictive analytics, dashboard reporting (Tableau), enterprise planning software (e.g. Cognos TM1), and general ledger system (e.g. PeopleSoft), knowledge of airline or transportation industry fundamentals and the associated competitive landscape, and ability to learn complex processes and systems, recommend appropriate updates, and facilitate changes.

Salary range is $99,850 -- $149,800/year. Pay will be based on multiple factors, including and not limited to location, relevant experience/level and skillset while balancing internal equity relative to other Alaska/Hawaiian/Horizon employees. Alaska/Hawaiian/Horizon is committed to fair, unbiased compensation along with competitive benefits in all locations in which we operate. Note: We don't typically hire at the top of the range.

Total rewards include free stand-by travel privileges on Alaska Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines & Horizon Air, comprehensive well-being programs including medical, dental and vision benefits, generous 401k match program, annual bonus plans, generous holiday and paid time off.

Equal Employment Opportunity Policy Statement: It is the policy of Alaska Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines and Horizon Air to comply with all applicable federal, state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment and to ensure equal opportunity in all terms, conditions, and benefits of employment or potential employment. We also prohibit discrimination and harassment against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information and other legally protected categories. To implement this policy, we will: (1) Recruit, hire, train and promote qualified persons in all job titles, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information and any other legally protected categories; (2) Ensure that employment decisions are based only on valid job requirements; and (3) Ensure that all personnel actions and employment activities such as compensation, benefits, promotions, layoffs, return from layoff, Alaska Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines and Horizon Air sponsored programs, and tuition assistance will be administered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information and other legally protected categories. Employees and applicants for employment will not be subjected to harassment, intimidation, threats, coercion or discrimination because they have engaged or may engage in (1) filing a complaint, (2) opposing any act or practice made unlawful by, or exercising any other right protected by, any Federal, State or local law requiring equal opportunity, including Section 503 and the equal opportunity provisions of VEVRAA, or (3) assisting or participating in any investigation, compliance evaluation, hearing, or any other activity related to the administration of any Federal, State or local law requiring equal opportunity, including Section 503 and the equal opportunity provisions of VEVRAA.

Government Contractor & Department of Transportation (DOT) Regulations: Alaska Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines & Horizon Air are regulated by the Department of Transportation (DOT regulations, 49 CFR part 40) and all applicants are advised that post-offer and/or pre-employment drug testing will be conducted to determine the presence of marijuana, cocaine, opioids, phencyclidine (PCP) and amphetamines or a metabolite of these drugs prior to any offer or employment or transfer into a safety-sensitive position. Failure to submit to testing or positive indications of drug use will render the applicant ineligible for employment with Alaska Airlines/Hawaiian Airlines/Horizon Air and any employment offer will be withdrawn.

Apply by 7:00 PM Pacific Time on 9/16/2026.

FLSA Status: Exempt

Employment Type: Full-Time

Regular/Temporary: Regular

Requisition Type: Management

Location: Seattle - Corporate HQ

Alaska Air Group