Director, Financial Planning & Analysis (Commercial)

The Director, Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) is a key leadership role on the Finance team. This position leads all financial analysis efforts in support of strategic and tactical decision making by functional leaders and the Senior Leadership Team. This position is responsible for directing and leading the forecasting, reporting, analysis, and budgeting activities for assigned areas, as well as sales pipeline deal and financial return analysis. The Director, FP&A is also responsible helping with the financial consolidation for the various FlightSafety divisions.

• Oversees the preparation of the 10 Year Financial plan, including long term business and growth plans for the Senior Leadership Team and Board
• Manages the bi-monthly forecasting process, connecting with business partners to gain insight on market, business, and operational direction
• Guides and mentors team members who prepare, analyze, and present the operating and departmental actual results, forecasts and budgets.
• Prepares presentations for Senior Leadership and the Board of Directors explaining financial results and outlook in a manner keeping aligned with the audience
• Able to work across the business, influencing mid to long term decisions and driving collaboration
• Able to take conceptual ideas and concepts, developing into projects and analysis to be performed by the Director or their team to aid the business in decision-making
• Proactively monitors trends to identify risks and opportunities across key expense categories, communicating trends and issues requiring leadership's attention.
• Establishes benchmarks to assist leadership in managing the fiscal discipline of their functions.
• Drives operational improvement and influences cost containment efforts across functional areas.
• Acts as a financial advisor to FlightSafety functional leaders and the Senior Leadership Team in the areas of operations, general & administrative functions, business development, and simulator management.
• Prepares sales deal analysis and options in partnership with the Sales team.
• Participates in negotiations with key suppliers and works to develop favorable commercial terms.
• Implements, monitors, and supports proper financial controls.
• Mentors and develops a high-performing Finance team

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance or Business

• 10 years of relevant experience

• Ability to anticipate accounting, financial reporting and operational issues, evaluating their business impact and developing a proactive plan

• Strong working knowledge of financial reporting, systems and structures.

• Experience reviewing and negotiating commercial contracts.

• Ability to act in a collaborative, team-oriented environment focused on common goals to achieve mutually beneficial results.

• Ability to take a conceptual idea and generate business and financial analysis to influence the outcome.

• Ability to manage workloads across multiple competing priorities and time-sensitive initiatives.

• Builds rapport as a business partner, resolving issues together

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to explain financial concepts to leaders across all levels of the organization

• Ability to drive organizational change

• Strong leadership and team management skills

• Demonstrated ability to motivate and lead a team of Finance professionals

• Travel when required

The physical demands and work environment described here are representative of those that must be met and/or encountered by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.