Senior Analyst, Finance & Operations Systems

Summary

The Senior Analyst, Finance & Operations Systems will support PEM-AIR’s financial reporting, forecasting, bank compliance, and operational systems initiatives. This role serves as a key bridge between Finance, Operations, and the shop floor, helping translate business activity into accurate reporting, actionable analysis, and effective system integration.

Essential Duties / Accountabilities

• Prepare, analyze, and distribute recurring financial reporting packages, including actual results, variance analysis, key operating metrics, and management commentary.
• Develop and maintain forecasts, financial models, and scenario analyses to support planning, cash flow visibility, operational decision-making, and executive reporting.
• Perform monthly, quarterly, and ad hoc bank compliance calculations, including covenant support schedules, borrowing base analysis, financial ratio tracking, and supporting documentation.
• Partner with Accounting and Finance leadership to reconcile financial and operational data, investigate variances, validate source information, and strengthen reporting controls.
• Serve as a finance and operations interface for Ramco implementation activities, including data validation, process mapping, user testing, reporting requirements, and issue resolution.
• Work directly with shop floor leaders and operational teams to understand workflow, capture system requirements, improve transaction accuracy, and support adoption of integrated processes.
• Create and enhance dashboards, standard reports, and ad hoc analysis using Excel, Power BI, Smartsheet, and other business intelligence tools.
• Identify process gaps, recommend improvements, and support standardized procedures that improve data integrity, compliance, efficiency, and management visibility.
• Aid in system integration efforts by helping align operational activity, inventory movement, work orders, labor capture, job costing, billing support, and compliance documentation within Ramco and related reporting tools.
• Support operational compliance by assisting with documentation, audit support, control monitoring, and follow-up on data or process exceptions.
• Prepare presentations and clear business narratives for management and executives, translating financial and operational information into actionable insights.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Analytics, Operations, or a related field required; advanced coursework or certifications preferred.
• Three to seven years of experience in financial analysis, reporting, forecasting, accounting, operations analysis, ERP implementation support, or a related analytical role.
• Prior public accounting or Big 4 audit experience is a plus and may provide a strong path into the role, but it is not required.
• Strong understanding of financial statements, variance analysis, forecasting, working capital, cash flow drivers, and financial compliance calculations.
• Advanced experience using or supporting ERP systems, system implementations, data validation, report development, or operational process integration preferred; Ramco experience is a plus.
• Advanced Excel skills required; experience with Power BI, SQL, Smartsheet, Access, or other business intelligence and data management tools preferred.
• Ability to work effectively with Finance, Accounting, Operations, IT, and shop floor personnel in a fast-paced aviation maintenance, repair, and overhaul environment.

Skills

• Strong financial reporting, forecasting, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to connect financial results with operational activity and explain variances in a clear, practical manner.
• Detail-oriented approach to compliance calculations, reconciliations, documentation, and reporting accuracy.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to present findings to management, executives, and cross-functional teams.
• High ownership mindset, sound judgment, deadline focus, and willingness to work through ambiguity during system implementation and process change.
• Continuous improvement mindset with the ability to automate reports, streamline workflows, and strengthen compliance controls.