Senior Financial Planning Analyst

Alaska Airlines, Inc.; SeaTac (WA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free stand-by travel privileges

Comprehensive well‑being programs

Generous 401k match

Annual bonus plans

Generous holidays and paid time off

Job summary

Alaska Airlines is seeking a Senior Financial Planning Analyst to act as a subject matter expert in FP&A, driving cost-saving analyses and supporting strategic decision-making at the Seattle corporate HQ. The role involves ownership of the monthly close cadence, forecasting, and board‑level budgeting outputs.

The ideal candidate will have 4+ years in finance, a finance/economics degree (Master’s preferred), strong GAAP knowledge, and advanced Excel/PowerPoint skills, with the ability to explain

Qualifications

• 4 years of experience in finance, accounting, investment banking or related area.
• Bachelor’s degree with a focus in finance, accounting, economics or related field, or an additional two years of relevant training/experience in lieu of this degree.
• Experience using net present value (NPV) and associated calculations as a decision‑making tool.
• Experience with cash flow and balance sheet metrics as well as activity‑based costing.
• Knowledge of GAAP.
• Knowledge of reporting fundamentals.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, particularly Excel and PowerPoint.
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to explain complex concepts to audiences of varying levels.

Responsibilities

• Acts as a subject matter expert in FP&A.
• Facilitate procedural changes and technological advances within FP&A to increase efficiency and drive budget/forecast accountability.
• Makes recommendations and provides ad‑hoc analysis and actionable insights to senior leadership to support cost saving goals and strategies.
• Owns monthly cadence output, including close process, market profitability, variance‑to‑budget and forecast reporting.
• Prepares financial models and reporting to support decision making, including multi‑year modeling and what‑if scenarios.
• Partners with FP&A divisions and corporate groups to analyze corporate initiatives.
• Assists in preparing budget goals and aggregating final output for Board presentation.

Skills

FP&A

NPV analysis

Budgeting

Excel

PowerPoint

GAAP

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, economics

Master’s degree

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

VBA/SQL

Tableau

Cognos TM1

PeopleSoft

Job description

Company

Alaska Airlines

The Team

Guided by our purpose, core values, and leadership principles, we are creating an airline people love. Our corporate teams set the strategies and operational plans to ensure the success of our company. Whether we use our expertise in accounting, human resources, finance, planning, legal, marketing, or any of our operational divisions, our shared passion for travel and our guests is what motivates us to achieve excellence each day. If you share our passion for creating an airline people love, we want to hear from you.

Role Summary

The Senior Financial Planning Analyst is a subject matter expert in financial planning and analysis (FP&A) at Alaskan Airlines and Hawaiian Airlines.As an individual contributor, this role exercises considerable judgment to make decisions in financial planning activities and provide recommendations to support cost‑saving goals and strategies.

Key Duties

• Acts as a subject matter expert in FP&A.
• With minimal direction from leadership, exercises considerable judgment to facilitate procedural changes and technological advances within FP&A to increase efficiency, create financial transparency and drive budget / forecast accountability.
• Makes recommendations and provides ad‑hoc analysis and actionable insights to senior leadership to support cost saving goals and strategies.
• Owns monthly cadence output, including close process, market profitability, variance‑to‑budget and forecast reporting.
• Prepares financial models and reporting to support Alaska Airlines decision making, including multi‑year modeling, competitive analysis / industry benchmarking, and what‑if scenarios.
• Partners with disparate FP&A divisions and corporate groups to complete and present analysis of corporate initiatives of varying scopes and sizes.
• Assists in the preparation and dissemination of budget goals; analyzing progress on budget targets throughout the process and aggregating final output for Board presentation.

Job‑Specific Experience, Education & Skills

Required

• 4 years of experience in finance, accounting, investment banking or related area.
• Bachelor’s degree with a focus in finance, accounting, economics or related field, or an additional two years of relevant training/experience in lieu of this degree.
• Experience using net present value (NPV) and associated calculations as a decision‑making tool.
• Experience with cash flow and balance sheet metrics as well as activity‑based costing.
• Knowledge of GAAP.
• Knowledge of reporting fundamentals.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, particularly with Excel (and large datasets) and PowerPoint.
• Strong communication skills, with an ability to explain complex concepts to audiences of varying organizational levels, including executive management.
• A self‑starter with a bias for action.
• Detail‑driven, with the ability to understand overriding goals.
• Optimistic, open‑minded, curious, and comfortable in a fast‑paced environment.
• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Minimum age of 18.
• Must be authorized to work in the U.S.

Preferred

• Master’s degree.
• Experience with VBA / SQL, predictive analytics, dashboard reporting (Tableau), enterprise planning software (e.g. Cognos TM1), and general ledger system (e.g. PeopleSoft).
• Knowledge of airline or transportation industry fundamentals and the associated competitive landscape.
• Ability to learn complex processes and systems, recommend appropriate updates, and facilitate changes.

Job‑Specific Leadership Expectations

Embody our values to own safety, do the right thing, be caring and kind, and deliver performance.

Salary Range

$99,850 -- $149,800 / year

Salary Details

Pay will be based on multiple factors, including and not limited to location, relevant experience/level and skillset while balancing internal equity relative to other Alaska/Hawaiian/Horizon employees. Alaska/Hawaiian/Horizon is committed to fair, unbiased compensation along with competitive benefits in all locations in which we operate.

Note: We don’t typically hire at the top of the range.

Total Rewards

Alaska Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines and Horizon Air pay and benefits can vary by company, location, number of regularly scheduled hours worked, length of employment, and employment status.

• Free stand-by travel privileges on Alaska Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines & Horizon Air
• Comprehensive well‑being programs including medical, dental and vision benefits
• Generous 401k match program
• Annual bonus plans
• Generous holiday and paid time off

For more information about Alaska/Hawaiian/Horizon Total Rewards please visit our career site and view benefits.

Regulatory Information

Equal Employment Opportunity Policy Statement

It is the policy of Alaska Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines and Horizon Air to comply with all applicable federal, state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment and to ensure equal opportunity in all terms, conditions, and benefits of employment or potential employment.

We also prohibit discrimination and harassment against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information and other legally protected categories.

We have established an EEO Compliance Program under Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 ("Section 503") and the Vietnam Era Veteran’s Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974 ("VEVRAA"). All applicants and employees are treated without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability or protected veteran status. In addition, we have established an audit and reporting system to allow for effective measurement of its equal employment opportunity activities.

To implement this policy, we will:

(1) Recruit, hire, train and promote qualified persons in all job titles, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information and any other legally protected categories;(2) Ensure that employment decisions are based only on valid job requirements; and(3) Ensure that all personnel actions and employment activities such as compensation, benefits, promotions, layoffs, return from layoff, Alaska Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines, and Horizon Air sponsored programs, and tuition assistance will be administered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information and other legally protected categories.

Employees and applicants for employment will not be subjected to harassment, intimidation, threats, coercion or discrimination because they have engaged or may engage in (1) filing a complaint, (2) opposing any act or practice made unlawful by, or exercising any other right protected by, any Federal, State or local law requiring equal opportunity, including Section 503 and the equal opportunity provisions of VEVRAA, or (3) assisting or participating in any investigation, compliance evaluation, hearing, or any other activity related to the administration of any Federal, State or local law requiring equal opportunity.

Government Contractor & Department of Transportation (DOT) RegulationsAlaska Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines & Horizon Air are regulated by the Department of Transportation (DOT – regulations, 49 CFR part 40) and all applicants are advised that post‑offer and/or pre‑employment drug testing will be conducted to determine the presence of marijuana, cocaine, opioids, phencyclidine (PCP) and amphetamines or a metabolite of these drugs prior to any offer or employment or transfer into a safety‑sensitive position. Failure to submit to testing or positive indications of drug use will render the applicant ineligible for employment with Alaska Airlines/Hawaiian Airlines/Horizon Air and any employment offer will be withdrawn.

FLSA Status

Exempt

Employment Type

Full‑Time

Regular/Temporary

Regular

Requisition Type

Management

Location

Seattle - Corporate HQ