Position Summary

VP of FP&A - Aviation is responsible for leading a team of Aviation FP&As to accomplish the following key areas of focus for the business:

Strategic, forward looking, forward thinking

Participation and development of overall Aviation strategy; thought leadership

International experience in managing finance teams and driving results

1,3,5+ year business plans

Goal and objective oriented

Commands respect and engagement or Senior Leadership team

Identify and Establish key initiatives and financial goals that support the strategy; leading the execution of those initiatives (e.g. the COE related initiatives)

Identify troubled accounts, established targets for improvements and be able to track and monitor results

Liaison effectively with Shared Services team

Develop local FP&A team to partner with operations

Oversight and management to strategic pricing process

Participation in growth strategy and development; working with key accounts group to lay out roadmap (through new accounts, JVs, acquisitions, etc class="new_p">

As appropriate, contract negotiations on financial terms

Balanced Scorecard/KPIs

Performance Management - leveraging monthly, quarterly results to drive variance analysis and action plans so that re-projections can be completed efficiently and timely

Ability to aggregate and synthesize results; consolidation into themes that can help drive the business

More specific responsibilities include:

Annually

Set annual financial targets that are aligned with overall enterprise targets

Help integrate financial plans with business plans (and strategy plans) via modeling

Incorporate workforce and capital asset planning

Incorporate business and KPI drivers in the annual plan

Improve modeling and simulations to help develop and manage contingency plans (including flexing cost analysis)

Monthly

Work closely with Operations Management to understand variance drivers, help determine course of action for business not achieving goals

Draft closing comments for submittal for use in closing videoconference

Maintain region standard reports used for field P&L review and closing comments

Attend closing meetings/post-close meetings supporting specific projects and assignments, provides data, summaries, reports and recommendations that provide the basis for management to recommend best practice and to determine appropriate courses of action

Ongoing Planning/Analysis Process

Monitor business and KPI drivers against plan

Updated forecasts (mid-month projections) - used as a reality check rather than a process for adjusting numbers to fill the gap / meet target (should include t-ifalysis and scenario planning)

Perform detailed analysis on key risk accounts such as insurance and labor:

Insurance analysis and trending to better understand future rate movements and drivers (e.g. new hires/vacation replacements)

Provide guidance on trends to better recover increases in costs from customers

DSO trending and analysis

Key Customer/Key Accounts Analysis

Report business performance through consistent analysis packages

Ongoing Analysis (Decision Support) Process

Proposals/Bidding (New & Retention)

Involved in larger contracts (

$1M annualized revenue or key customers/properties)

Financial analysis contracts prior to signing (pricing & margin contribution)

Participation ranges from review of bid pricing and P&L pro-forma to coordinating pricing effort, gathering/validation of key cost components

Become a valued business partner with the group leaders by working closely with:

SVP's

RVP's

VP/Regional Controller & Accounting Team

Market Financial Analysts

Shared Services SQMs

General Managers/Branch Operations

Risk & Safety Directors and Risk Analysts (Atlanta) * Corporate

Minimum Requirements

III. POSITION REQUIREMENTS - ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS, JOB KNOWLEDGE, EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE:

Aid in development of financial models and analyses to support strategic initiatives.

Review of bid pricing and P&L pro-forma to coordinating pricing effort, gathering/validation of key cost components to ensure maximization of the ABM margin profile and risk mitigation

Analyze complex financial information and reports to provide accurate and timely financial recommendations to management for decision making purposes.

Work closely with Service Quality Manager(s) from Shared Services to ensure seamless flow of information in support of financial close and other analytics.

Lead and manage a team of Financial Analysts

Analyze current and past trends in key performance indicators including all areas of revenue, labor, and all other expenses to facilitate and support timely and definable planning and decision making.

Drive the ABES budget and forecasting process.

Create and maintain integrated revenue/expense analyses, projections, and reports.

Create ad hoc reports using data from a variety of sources to answer questions posed from management.

Develop and communicate key informational models as needed to analyze certain business trends.

Ensure the integrity of financial models and projections.

Provide financial and business support in the identification and analysis of a wide range of financial issues.

Responsible for the preparation of information, analysis and recommendations for management throughout the division and for corporate management.

Perform other related duties and projects as assigned or required.

Education/Training:

A Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, or a related field required; advanced and/or FP&A focus preferred.

Job Knowledge/Experience:

Ten (10) plus years progressively responsible related experience is preferred.

Experience and technical knowledge in a wide range of finance-related areas, including financial planning, analysis and reporting.

Strong analytical skills with the ability to compile technical data and prepare technical and analytical reports.

Strong modeling and analytic skills utilizing spreadsheet software (Excel)

Strong PC skills, including proficiency in supervision of spreadsheet and database applications.

Competencies:

Strong attention to detail

Must demonstrate excellent oral and written communication skills appropriate for all levels of an organization.

Strong problem solving and analytical skills, with the ability to think independently and make effective decisions.

Good interpersonal and presentation skills.

Adaptable

Proactive

Innovative

Dependable

Strong team player, works well in a collaborative environment

IV. REPORTING RELATIONSHIPS:

This role reports directly to the SVP (FP&A) with a strong dotted line to the President of Aviation

Location

North Atlanta, GA 30319 US (Primary)

AIR SERV is an EOE (M/F/Vet/Disability/Gender Identity/Sexual Orientation)