HDQ Financial Planning Analyst

dnata is more than a global air and travel services provider. We connect people with possibilities and opportunities across 130+ airports in 34 countries through ground handling, cargo, travel, and catering & retail services. Our purpose is clear: to deliver on the promises our customers make.

We are powered by a bold vision to be the world’s most admired air and travel services provider, which guides our strategy, culture, and every role across our teams. Our core values fuel everything we do: we are safe, we play to win, we respect everyone and work together as a team, and we are future thinking. At dnata we foster diversity, nurture ambition, and celebrate achievement.

If you're inspired by purpose and motivated to be part of a global team shaping the future of aviation and travel, we’d love to have you onboard.

On the ground, dnata USA keeps 27 of the country’s major airports connected – both with each other and the world - including John F. Kennedy Airport in New York City. Handling 200,000 tonnes of cargo, guiding 15,000,000 passengers and keeping 50,000 flights in the air each year, the work that the dnata USA team complete on the ground is crucial to keeping the country in the air.

The Financial Planning Analyst in addition to a key role in the preparation of monthly accounts for a number of business units, will also have a central role in the management of the US business’s rolling forecast, annual budgeting, and general analysis support for decision makers in the business.

This will include but not limited to preparation of weekly and monthly accounts, variance analyses to budget and forecast, KPIs, and risks/opportunities analyses. Will also be assigned to work on key business projects in systems development, new business proposals and operational performance improvement

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Perform monthly financial review, generating accruals and prepayments and business unit Profit Statements for review and approval.
• Evaluate financial performance by comparing and analyzing actual results with plans and forecasts.
• Report on financial performance and prepare for regular leadership reviews.
• Maintain communications and develops relationships with operational leadership
• Perform financial forecasting and reporting alongside operational management, using corporate forecasting models.
• Analyze financial data and create financial models for decision support.
• Analyze past results, performance variance analyses, identify trends, and make recommendations for improvements.
• Identify and drive process improvements, including the creation/maintenance of standard and ad-hoc reports, tools, and dashboards.
• Responsible for maintaining the core models used for monthly management reporting.
• Creates and prepares tables/spreadsheets, models, and presentations.
• Conducts research, aggregates data, and prepares effective reporting.
• Executes ADHOC requests for information expeditiously and accurately.
• Conducting quality assurance on imported data to ensure accuracy.
• Special projects and other administrative duties as assigned.

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions

• Strategic Thinking
• Business Acumen
• Financial Modeling
• Managing projects, planning, prioritizing
• Results Driven
• Problem Solving/Analysis
• Sound knowledge of financial accounting includes preparation of accruals, prepayments, and financial statements

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Physical Demands

Reasonable accommodation may be provided to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions, provided such accommodation does not create undue hardship for the Company.