Business Unit Financial Analyst – Leasing (CAM)

About the role

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.

Responsibilities

• Monitor financial results, evaluate budget-to-actual performance, and deliver insights that drive operational and strategic decision-making.
• Act as a liaison between CAM leadership and corporate finance functions, ensuring financial transparency, accountability, and alignment with organizational objectives.
• Coordinate and lead annual budgeting and ongoing forecasting and tracking of all CAM Capex projects.
• 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.
• Analyze financial performance, including revenue and cost trends, and develop and deliver timely and accurate reporting packages variance analyses.
• Communicate insights to CAM and AGTS leadership.
• Identify risks and opportunities impacting business results, and 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/benefit analyses of proposed projects and investments to make recommendations for action.

Requirements

• 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 Skills

• MBA or other advanced degree
• Advanced Excel skills (pivot tables, financial modeling, automation)
• 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 provides actionable insight to leadership
• Leads financial analysis to support decision making