Project Manager, Ops and Admin Finance

Delta Air Lines, Inc.; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary & profit sharing

401(k) with company contributions

Paid time off (vacation/holidays)

Comprehensive health benefits

Flight privileges for employees

Career development programs

Job summary

Delta Air Lines, Inc. is seeking a finance-focused analyst to develop detailed financial models, assess risks, and build capital investment cases for its third-party MRO business.

The role emphasizes continuous improvement, cross-functional collaboration, and delivering enterprise-wide value. The successful candidate will drive performance through robust cashflow analyses, long-term forecasts, and clear strategic recommendations to senior leadership.

Qualifications

• Must be eligible to work in the United States.
• Strong finance and modeling abilities with attention to detail.
• Excellent time management and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to present complex material concisely to management.
• Experience collaborating with multiple levels of leadership.

Responsibilities

• Develop detailed financial models and cashflow analyses for decisions.
• Assess deal risk and create capital investment business cases.
• Analyze MRO program performance and forecast financials.
• Prepare and present business updates to senior leadership.
• Support capital funding requests with informative business cases.
• Interact daily with Commercial and Product teams to maximize results.
• Develop costing processes and tools to assess financial performance.

Skills

Finance and modeling

Data analysis

Strategic thinking

Interpersonal skills

Presentation skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting/Finance

MBA or CPA

Tools

Salesforce

SAP

Hyperion

Tableau

Excel

PowerPoint

Word

SAP Analysis for Office

Job description

How you'll help us Keep Climbing (overview & key responsibilities)

This position will be responsible for supporting Delta's third-party Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul (MRO) business by developing detailed financial models, deal risk assessment, analyzing maintenance program performance, and creating capital investment business cases that deliver long-term, enterprise-wide value. The successful candidate will have a continuous improvement mindset with a focus on driving excellent financial and operational performance in a dynamic, team-oriented environment.

• As part of your role, you will support the capital funding request process by developing informative business cases and cashflow analyses in partnership with the business unit.

• Conduct periodic performance reviews of the MRO's long-term PBH and PBC programs and identifying opportunities to improve financial / operational performance.

• Generate long-term financial forecasts based on the Business Development team's sales outlook, operational KPIs from Engine Maintenance, and other inputs from cross-function stakeholders.

• Prepare and present business updates / strategic recommendations to senior leadership.

• This position will develop, implement, and maintain activity base costing processes, and tools to assess financial performance and understand maintenance cost drivers.

• You’ll interact daily with the Commercial team, product team and develop relationships to maximize results.

• Additionally, you’ll develop strategic and tactical plans that create a safety conscious environment which result in employee safety and well-being.

• This position will be responsible for supporting Delta's third-party Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul (MRO) business by developing detailed financial models, deal risk assessment, analyzing maintenance program performance, and creating capital investment business cases that deliver long-term, enterprise-wide value.

• The successful candidate will have a continuous improvement mindset with a focus on driving excellent financial and operational performance in a dynamic, team-oriented environment.

What you need to succeed (minimum qualifications)

• Is at least 18 years of age and has authorization to work in the United States.

• Possesses a high school diploma, GED, or high school equivalency.

• Embraces diverse people, thinking, and styles.

• Consistently prioritizes safety and security of self, others, and personal data.

• Strong finance and modeling skills.

• Excellent time management, detail orientation, and interpersonal relationship skills.

• Robust analytical ability, the capability to deliver results, and excellent organization.

• A track record for motivating and managing team members through multiple contiguous tasks. You'll need to be able to engage the business in a manner that enhances productivity and encourages operational transformation toward optimal cost efficiency.

• An ability to interact with all levels of management. Must possess the ability to present complex material in a concise but comprehensive manner.

• High school diploma, GED, or high school equivalency.

What will give you a competitive edge (preferred qualifications)

• A bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or other business-related field is preferred.

• MBA or CPA highly preferred.

• Four or more years of related experience highly preferred.

• Successful candidate will be able to demonstrate working knowledge of Salesforce, SAP, Hyperion, SAP Analysis for Office, Tableau, PowerPoint, Excel and Word.

Benefits and Perks to Help You Keep Climbing

Our culture is rooted in a shared dedication to living our values – Care, Integrity, Resilience, Servant Leadership, and Teamwork – every day, in everything we do. At Delta, our people are our success. At the heart of what we offer is our focus on Sharing Success with Delta employees. Exploring a career at Delta gives you a chance to see the world while earning great compensation and benefits to help you keep climbing along the way:

• Competitive salary, industry-leading profit sharing program, and performance incentives

• 401(k) with generous company contributions up to 9%

• Paid time off including vacation, holidays, paid personal time, maternity and parental leave

• Comprehensive health benefits including medical, dental, vision, short/long term disability and life benefits

• Family care assistance through fertility support, surrogacy and adoption assistance, lactation support, subsidized back-up care, and programs that help with loved ones in all stages

• Holistic Wellbeing programs to support physical, emotional, social, and financial health, including access to an employee assistance program offering support for you and anyone in your household, free financial coaching, and extensive resources supporting mental health

• Domestic and International space-available flight privileges for employees and eligible family members

• Career development programs to achieve your long-term career goals

• World-wide partnerships to engage in community service and innovative goals created to focus on sustainability and reducing our carbon footprint

• Business Resource Groups created to connect employees with common interests to promote inclusion, provide perspective and help implement strategies

• Recognition rewards and awards through the platform Unstoppable Together

• Access to over 500 discounts, specialty savings and voluntary benefits through Deltaperks such as car and hotel rentals and auto, home, and pet insurance, legal services, and childcare

Delta Air Lines, Inc. is an Equal Employment Opportunity / Aff