Finance Planning and Analysis Lead

Team Lead, Finance job at American Airlines. Join our American Airlines family, and you’ll travel the world, grow your expertise and become the best version of you. Feel free to enrich both your personal and work life and hop on board!

Why you'll love this job This job is a member of the Finance Team within the Finance Division.

Responsible for assisting in the design and implementation of a comprehensive strategic plan, tracks financial and productivity performance, and is involved with financial forecasting, development of capital plans, staffing analysis, cost reduction and revenue generation studies.

This job will also help drive special projects which can assist leaders in the organizations to make key decisions.

Management will modify the job or require other tasks be performed whenever it is deemed appropriate to do so, observing, of course, any legal obligations including any collective bargaining obligations.

Actively leads training, coaching, and mentorship for other analysts and interns

Independently manages projects through completion

Supports and participates in driving initiatives across the Finance organization

Participates on projects that help drive business recommendations or decisions

Develops reports which can lead to informed decisions by business leaders

Coordinates near and long-term planning activities to ensure consistency and compliance with corporate action plans

Coordinates annual capital plan process and tracks actual and forecasted capital spend on current/future projects

Creates business cases and financial analysis for capital proposals to secure capital funding

Completes monthly financial close and review of business expenses

Bachelor’s degree in relevant field or equivalent experience/training

2-3 years of related work experience

Advanced Excel modeling skills

1-year leading people, projects, or teams

Experience using Hyperion, SAP, Tableau, or PowerBI preferred

Experience in Division Finance

Superior analytical skills with an understanding of discounted cash flow analysis, forecasting techniques and variance analysis

Adaptability and flexibility in the use of analytical approaches pertaining to financial issues

Capacity to assimilate, synthesize, and analyze, large volumes of data

Ability to prioritize tasks, work well with little supervision, and manage a number of projects simultaneously

Skilled in Microsoft Office Software (e.g., Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint)

Travel Perks: You, your family and your friends can reach 365 destinations on more than 6,800 daily flights across our global network.

Health Benefits: On day one, you’ll have access to your health, dental, prescription and vision benefits to help you stay well. And that’s just the start, we also offer virtual doctor visits, flexible spending accounts and more.

Other great benefits include our Employee Assistance Program, pet insurance and discounts on hotels, cars, cruises and more

Feel free to be yourself at American From the team members we hire to the customers we serve, inclusion and diversity are the foundation of the dynamic workforce at American Airlines. Our 20+ Employee Business Resource Groups are focused on connecting our team members to our customers, suppliers, communities and shareholders, helping team members reach their full potential and creating an inclusive work environment to meet and exceed the needs of our diverse world.