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Director - Financial Planning and Analysis
United Airlines
Chicago, IL, United States
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Job overview and responsibilities
This position serves as a strategic partner to the business and as such is responsible for developing and implementing departmental financial strategy, ensuring the accurate booking of financial data and for the creation of accurate budgets and forecasts to allow for informed decision making and accurate external financial guidance. This position also supports organization leadership through financial analysis to support decision making optimizing the financial performance of the company. Additionally, this position ensures that the organizations are following internal policies and procedures established by the corporate governance authorities. Position will be responsible for all operating expense budgets.
• Preparation and review of routine reporting and ad hoc analysis prepared by divisions and finance
• Position is directly responsible for preparing and reporting on Divisions' financial results, ensuring the accurate booking of financial data and for the creation of accurate budgets and forecasts which will be used for informed internal decision making and in providing accurate external financial guidance
• Utilizes models to generate annual operating plans as well as an 18 month rolling forecast
• Provides variance analysis and explanation to divisional leadership, senior leadership, and the Finance Division
• Provide ad-hoc budget and forecast scenario analysis as required. Position will also drive the development of key communications for the Finance organization, including the preparation of regular updates to Executive Management
• Providing financial support, analysis and reporting to divisions' leadership and finance
• Assists divisional leadership in key financial analyses to enable better decision making
• Assists in contract negotiations initiated by Procurement and provide support and tools for effective negotiation and cost control
• Drives development of content and executive prep materials for high priority briefings and updates for various executive and board meetings ensuring timeliness, consistent messaging, accuracy, and quality
• Meeting participation/contribution involving key business division and finance leaders
• Partner with department leaders and cross functional partners to implement key initiatives to deliver against organizational goals, including future strategic planning and institution of improved financial governance processes
• The Director will interface with key stakeholders to drive initiatives across the enterprise in support of strategic financial objectives
• Will serve as the organization's coordinator of strategy development/deployment (where applicable), goal management, project leader and management of all special projects
• Serve as department liaison across all functional groups regarding process change, policy change, compliance issues, department-wide communications
• Assist in the identification and implementation of new financial systems and data visualization/insight technologies
• Assist in the identification and implementation of new financial systems and data visualization/insight technologies
Qualifications
Required
• College degree in finance related field
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office products and knowledge of accounting and financial statements
• 5+ years in accounting/finance related field
3+ years managerial experience
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States for any employer without sponsorship
• Successful completion of interview required to meet job qualification
• Reliable, punctual attendance is an essential function of the position
Preferred
• MBA or Masters degree in finance related field
• Hyperion Planning experience
• Sr. Manager level experience in a Financial Planning and Analysis Organization