Position Summary
The Senior Manager, Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) supports the planning, forecasting, reporting, long term financial management, and strategic initiatives for Paisly. The Senior Manager identifies, models, and makes recommendation pertaining to financial risks and opportunities within the business. In addition, the Senior Manager understands the airline and travel industry and Paisly’s strategy and communicates financial plans and concepts to Paisly crewmembers, including members of the leadership team. The ideal Senior Manager demonstrates strong analytical, communication and leadership skills. This position reports directly to the Senior Head of Finance.
Essential Responsibilities
- Provide strategic guidance and sound business decision support through proper financial analysis, collaboration, strategy development, prioritization, and critical thinking.
- Develop and maintain financial models and dashboards to analyze historical performance, forecast future trends, evaluate business opportunities, and support commercial decisions.
- Create and present the annual operating and capital budget, maintain rolling 18 month and 5-year forecasts, and provide monthly and quarterly results.
- Fulfill and manage ad hoc requests including complex analysis as requested by senior management and projects requiring cross-functional coordination.
- Assist Paisly departments with business cases to support capital requests.
- Recognize, analyze and model various trends within the business and travel industry.
- Identify and recommend or implement cost savings initiatives.
- Build and foster relationships among Paisly and JetBlue Airways departments.
- Mentor and develop crewmembers of the FP&A team, providing guidance on financial modeling, data analysis techniques, and best practices.
- Take a significant role in the development of crewmembers to support their engagement, growth, and goal achievement
- Special projects and other duties as assigned.