Revenue Accounting & Settlement Analyst

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

Job summary

Southwest Airlines seeks a Revenue Account & Settlement Analyst to support accounting operations by analyzing financial, payment, ticketing, cargo, and customer data. The role requires identifying trends, resolving data issues, and partnering with stakeholders to ensure accurate processing and settlement.

The analyst will provide financial insights for Commercial and revenue initiatives, using strong analytical, communication, and problem‑solving skills to support informed decision‑making and

Qualifications

• Must analyze financial and customer data and review activity for trends or results.
• Knowledge of accounting principles, internal controls, and financial reporting.
• Ability to communicate financial information to varied audiences clearly.

Responsibilities

• Analyze financial, banking, ticketing, cargo, and customer payment data and review activity for unexpected trends or results
• Build relationship with internal partners and external vendors to ensure needed financial and operational data is sent and received timely and is complete and accurate
• Analyze moderately complex data received from multiple sources and reconcile to internal financial systems and reports; create and validate ad hoc metrics and reporting
• Record accounting entries and perform analysis to complete the financial close process with minimal guidance and supervision
• Resolve issues, questions, and disputes received from internal and external customers in a timely manner, ensuring deliverables meet customer expectations and requirements
• Evaluate accounting and operational system issues and/or interruptions, determine root cause and conduct impact analysis, implement resolution plan, provide Sr Leaders with reporting and options for solution
• Observe system performance during day-to-day operation to ensure accuracy of system and process changes; research unexpected trends or results to identify root cause and report to Department Leadership
• Validate and document test cases in support of system upgrades, production defect fixes and projects impacting the Department
• Recommend and initiate opportunities to streamline work and to build checks and balances into work processes
• May perform other job duties as directed by Employee's Leaders

Skills

Analytical

Data analysis

Financial data

Communication

SOX compliance

Excel

Problem solving

Office tools

Tools

Database tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Southwest Airlines seeks a Revenue Account & Settlement Analyst to support accounting operations by analyzing financial, payment, ticketing, cargo, and customer data. The role requires identifying trends, resolving data issues, and partnering with stakeholders to ensure accurate processing and settlement.

The analyst will provide financial insights for Commercial and revenue initiatives, using strong analytical, communication, and problem‑solving skills to support informed decision‑making and