Business Unit Financial Analyst- Leasing (CAM)

Air Transport Services Group, Inc.; Wilmington (OH); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Air Transport Services Group, Inc. (ATSG) is a leading provider of air cargo transportation and related services in the United States.

The Business Unit Financial Analyst – Leasing partners with CAM leadership to deliver financial analysis, budgeting, and decision support for Capex and operating performance. This newly established role offers opportunities to shape financial processes and strengthen cross-functional partnerships across Accounting, Treasury, and FP&A.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, or related analytical field.
• 0-3 years of relevant work experience.
• Strong Excel and analytical skills.
• Basic understanding of financial statements and core FP&A concepts.
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate CAM Capex forecasting and tracking with annual budgeting and rolling forecasts.
• Analyze variances and provide root-cause insights and recommendations to CAM leadership.
• Develop financial models to support investments and process improvements.
• Deliver timely reporting packages and variance analyses to CAM and AGTS leadership.

Skills

Excel

Analytical skills

Financial statements understanding

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor’s degree in finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, or related analytical field

Tools

Oracle Fusion

Power BI/Tableau

Job description

ATSG is a leading provider of air cargo transportation and related services.

Our customers are domestic and foreign air carriers and other companies that outsource their air cargo lift requirements. We, through our leasing and airline subsidiaries, are the world's largest owner and operator of converted Boeing 767 freighter aircraft.

Through our principal subsidiaries, including three airlines with separate and distinct U.S. FAA Part 121 Air Carrier certificates, we provide aircraft leasing, air cargo lift, passenger ACMI and charter services, aircraft maintenance services and airport ground services.

Position Summary

The Business Unit Financial Analyst – Leasing serves as a key finance partner to ATSG’s Leasing business (CAM), providing financial analysis, reporting, and decision support for both operating performance and capital investments. This role is responsible for monitoring financial results, evaluating budget-to-actual performance, and delivering insights that drive operational and strategic decision-making. Acting as a liaison between CAM leadership and corporate finance functions—including Accounting, Treasury, and FP&A—the analyst helps ensure financial transparency, accountability, and alignment with organizational objectives. As a newly established position, this role offers the opportunity to shape financial processes, strengthen cross-functional partnerships, and contribute directly to the continued growth and success of ATSG’s leasing operations.

Key Responsibilities

CAM Capex Forecasting and Tracking:

• Coordinate and lead annual budgeting and on-going forecasting and tracking of all CAM Capex projects.
• Ensure Capex projects are maintained in appropriate systems to continuously refine spend timing and projections.
• Evaluate variances against plan and determine root cause, providing recommendations to CAM leadership for corrective action.
• Provide recommendations that influence operational decisions.
• Support development of CAM annual operating budgets and periodic forecasts, including assumptions, scenario analysis, and recommendations.
• Coordinate with accounting and CAM leadership to ensure all related expenses are billed and accounted for correctly.
• Analysis financial performance, including revenue and cost trends: develop and deliver timely and accurate reporting packages variance analyses: communicate insights to CAM and AGTS leadership.
• Identify risks and opportunities impacting business results: proactively develop recommendations to improve performance and achieve its goals.
• Develop financial models and analyses to support business initiatives, investments, and process improvements.
• Drive continuous improvement in financial processes, reporting and tools to enhance decision-making capability.
• Develop Ad-hoc models and cost/benefits analyses of proposed projects and investments to make recommendations for action.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, or related analytical field.
• 0-3 years of relevant work experience.
• Strong Excel and analytical skills.
• Basic understanding of financial statements and core FP&A concepts.
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy.

Preferred Qualifications

• MBA or other advanced degree
• Experience with Oracle Fusion or other ERP systems.
• Experience with data visualization tools (e.g., Power BI, Tableau).
• 1-3 years’ experience in a Financial Planning and Analysis role with familiarity with budgeting, forecasting, and Capital Expenditure (Capex) tracking and monitoring.
• Background in aviation or capital-intensive industry, and knowledge of asset leasing economics.
• Adaptability and demonstrable ability to thrive in a changing environment.
• Interest in aviation, leasing, and/or asset-intensive businesses.
• Experience exercising independent judgment, analyzing financial data, and developing actionable recommendations.
• Identifies risk/opportunities and provided actionable insight to leadership.
• Leads financial analysis to support decision making.

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