Senior Analyst - Financial

Work Perks

• Flight benefits for you and your family to fly on Frontier Airlines
• Buddy passes for your friends so they can experience what makes us so great
• Discounts throughout the travel industry on hotels, car rentals, cruises and vacation packages
• Discounts on cell phone plans, movie tickets, restaurants, luggage and over 2,000 other vendors
• ‘Dress for your Day’ business casual environment
• Flexible work schedules that support work/life balance
• Total Rewards program including a competitive base salary, short term incentives, long-term incentives, paid holidays, 401(k) plan, vacation/sick time and medical/dental/vision insurance

What We Stand For

At Frontier, we believe the skies should be for everyone. We deliver on this promise through our commitment to Low Fares Done Right. This is more than our tagline - it’s our driving philosophy. Every member of Team Frontier has an important role to play in bringing this vision to life.

We strive to bring our ‘Done Right’ promise to life every day. Our business model allows travelers to take advantage of our fast-growing route network, while our bundled and unbundled pricing options allow our customers to personalize their travel experience and only pay for the services they need, saving them money along the way.

To do this, we put a great deal of care into every decision and action we take. We must be efficient with the use of our resources and make smart decisions about how we run our business. We must also innovate and be pioneers - we’re not afraid to try new things. While our business requires us to fly high in the air, we also consider ourselves down-to-earth in our approach, creating a warm and friendly experience that truly demonstrates Rocky Mountain Hospitality.

Who We Are

• Frontier Airlines is committed to offering ‘Low Fares Done Right’ to more than 100 destinations and growing in the United States, Canada, Dominican Republic, and Mexico on more than 350 daily flights.
• Headquartered in Denver, Frontier’s hard-working aviation professionals pride themselves on delivering the company’s signature Low Fares Done Right service to customers.
• Frontier Airlines is the proud recipient of the Federal Aviation Administration’s 2018 Diamond Award for maintenance excellence and was recently named the industry’s most fuel-efficient airline by The International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) as a result of superior technology and operational efficiencies.
• Frontier is the most fuel-efficient of all major U.S. carriers when measured by ASMs per fuel gallon consumed.

What Will You Be Doing?

• Champion Frontier’s low-cost philosophy within the organization and enhance financial awareness across the company.
• Improve the speed and accuracy of budgeting and forecasting; collaborate with business stakeholders throughout the financial planning process.
• Evaluate the financial implications of potential capital projects and develop management recommendations.
• Investigate the root causes of cost and revenue variances and propose profit-maximizing resolutions.
• Identify and size potential revenue and cost opportunities across the organization.
• Conduct scenario analyses to identify optimal strategies in the face of uncertainty.
• Act as an internal consultant, improving processes and efficiency across the organization.
• Benchmark financial and operational performance against competitors and best practices.
• Conduct ad-hoc projects, reports and financial analyses as determined by senior management.
• Detail record keeping and timely updates in relation to continual optimization and maintenance of internal financial planning software.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required; prefer degree in finance, accounting or another quantitative field
• Graduate degree in quantitative discipline strongly preferred
• 3+ years of relevant experience (finance, consulting or related fields/functions) or commensurate combination of graduate work and relevant work experience
• Functional experience in financial accounting, management accounting, financial analysis, financial modeling, planning, forecasting and/or management reporting preferred
• Experience and/or familiarity building models with Anaplan software preferred
• Prior airline experience beneficial
• Advanced analytical and quantitative skills; demonstrated understanding of economic, financial and accounting concepts
• Exemplary written and verbal communication and presentation skills; proven ability to present information to and collaborate with all levels of management
• Ability to structure logical analytical approaches and to apply a range of quantitative techniques to solve business problems in an efficient, timely manner
• Ability to independently prioritize analyses in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
• Comfortable working self-sufficiently to creatively solve analytical challenges with limited data and imminent deadlines
• Advanced understanding of Excel