Aviation FP&A Analyst — Tech Ops & Forecasting

swa; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Southwest Airlines seeks an FP&A Analyst to translate financial and operational data into insights for informed business decisions. You’ll partner with FP&A Leaders and Accounting to evaluate performance against plans and forecasts, focusing on aircraft maintenance areas and streamlining reporting, data quality, and assumptions.

The role strengthens forecasts and provides leadership with meaningful insights for reliability and long-term success of Southwest's operations.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of financial principles and practices and how to utilize them, and the analysis and reporting of financial data.
• Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.

Responsibilities

• Review financial results, comparing and analyzing actuals versus plan, forecast, and prior year to analyze the cause of variances, identify trends, and monitor impacts to key performance indicators.
• Partner with Accounting to provide input to monthly and quarterly financial close process, ensuring accurate, complete, and timely data and reporting.
• Execute, maintain, and enhance reporting for Companywide and Department financial reviews, business performance reviews, and forecasts.
• Audit and test financial data quality and outputs to ensure the highest degree of confidence in forecasts and reports for internal and external reporting.
• Improve and help streamline processes.
• May perform other job duties as directed by Employee's Leaders

Skills

Financial analysis

Forecasting

Data visualization

Budgeting

Strategic planning

Communication

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance/Accounting/Business

Tools

Excel

ERP systems

Job description

Southwest Airlines seeks an FP&A Analyst to translate financial and operational data into insights for informed business decisions. You’ll partner with FP&A Leaders and Accounting to evaluate performance against plans and forecasts, focusing on aircraft maintenance areas and streamlining reporting, data quality, and assumptions.

The role strengthens forecasts and provides leadership with meaningful insights for reliability and long-term success of Southwest's operations.