Aviation FP&A Analyst: Planning & Insights

Air Transport Services Group, Inc.; Wilmington (OH); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Air Transport Services Group, Inc. (ATSG) is seeking an Analyst, FP&A to support budgeting, forecasting, reporting, and decision support for ATSG and its business units.

The role provides exposure across ATSG's airline, leasing, maintenance, and logistics units, building driver-based models and ensuring accurate financial planning. The position may be assigned to a business unit finance team or the corporate FP&A function, requiring collaboration with stakeholders and adherence to planning

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, or a related discipline required.
• Two (2) years of experience in financial planning and analysis, corporate finance, accounting, or a related analytical role.
• Experience preparing a budget or forecast for a business unit, department, or cost center.
• Experience building financial models and analysis from source data.
• Experience preparing recurring reporting and analysis for management.
• Experience working with operational data and translating operating drivers into financial outcomes.
• Financial modeling capability, including driver-based forecasting, scenario analysis, and variance decomposition.
• Working knowledge of financial statements and the relationship between the income statement, balance sheet, and cash flow.

Responsibilities

• Prepare assigned portions of the annual budget and periodic forecast, including revenue, cost, headcount, capital expenditure, and cash schedules.
• Build and maintain driver-based financial models that connect operating statistics to financial results.
• Gather, validate, and challenge inputs and assumptions from operating and finance stakeholders, and document the basis for each.
• Support long-range planning, scenario analysis, and sensitivity analysis as requested.
• Track and report forecast accuracy and identify sources of recurring variance.
• Meet submission deadlines and review milestones on the enterprise planning calendar and maintain version control of planning files and outputs.
• Prepare recurring monthly and quarterly reporting packages, including financial statements, KPIs, variance schedules, and supporting exhibits.
• Perform variance analysis against budget, forecast, and prior periods, with clear attribution to driver rather than to account.
• Draft written commentary and analytical narrative suitable for a management audience.
• Maintain reporting templates and support consistency of presentation across periods.
• Support preparation of materials for executive leadership, the Board of Directors, ownership, lenders, and other external stakeholders.

Skills

Financial modeling

Driver-based forecasting

Variance analysis

Advanced Excel

Data interpretation

Communication

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, or related discipline

Tools

Microsoft Excel

PowerPoint

ERP systems

Job description

Air Transport Services Group, Inc. (ATSG) is seeking an Analyst, FP&A to support budgeting, forecasting, reporting, and decision support for ATSG and its business units.

The role provides exposure across ATSG's airline, leasing, maintenance, and logistics units, building driver-based models and ensuring accurate financial planning. The position may be assigned to a business unit finance team or the corporate FP&A function, requiring collaboration with stakeholders and adherence to planning