Frontier Airlines

Director, Financial Planning & Analysis

Frontier Airlines$151K — $201K *
Finance & Insurance
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • BA/BS in Business with a major in Finance, Accounting or a technical discipline
  • MBA preferred, but not required
  • Minimum of seven years of relevant experience, with three at the corporate level
  • At least three years in a leadership role
  • Airline industry experience preferred but not required

Responsibilities

  • Manage and develop a team of finance analysts and managers
  • Lead the execution of the annual budget and ongoing forecast process
  • Provide support for investor metrics and financial information
  • Partner with accounting for the monthly reporting package
  • Facilitate executive communication for capital planning and operational initiatives
  • Collaborate with senior leadership on board level reporting
  • Optimize tools for budget execution and financial analysis

Benefits

  • Flight benefits for employees and family members
  • Buddy passes for friends
  • Discounts on hotels, car rentals, vacations, and more
  • Discounts on cell phone plans, movie tickets, and dining
  • Flexible work schedules
  • Business casual work environment
  • Comprehensive Total Rewards program including medical, dental, and vision insurance
Full Job Description
What Will You Be Doing?

The Director, Financial Planning and Analysis is responsible for leading the Company's annual budget and ongoing forecast process and providing financial analysis and decision-making tools and support to key stakeholders to facilitate the achievement of the Company's strategic objectives. This role is responsible for managing and developing a strong team of finance professionals that work collaboratively and cross functionally across the organization and are a trusted business partner. This role is also responsible for leveraging and optimizing tools for the budget and forecast process and ongoing financial reporting and analysis.

Essential Functions

  • Manage and develop a strong team of finance analysts and managers, ensuring that they work collaboratively and cross functionally across the organization and are trusted business partners
  • Lead the execution of the Company's annual budget and ongoing forecast process, providing partnership and support across the business and ensuring alignment with the Company's strategic objectives
  • Provide support for investor metrics and other financial information for earnings releases and other investor meetings
  • Partner with the accounting team on the creation and review of the monthly reporting package, including performance to budget, forecast and prior periods.
  • Provide ongoing executive level communication to business leaders across the organization to facilitate and support decision-making on capital planning and deployment, revenue optimization, cost control and various other operational and business development initiatives
  • Partner with the senior leadership team on board level reporting
  • Optimize and manage tools for budget and forecast execution and ongoing financial reporting and analysis


Qualifications

  • BA/BS in Business with a major in Finance, Accounting or other technical/mathematical discipline (with relevant business experience)
  • MBA preferred, but not required
  • Minimum of seven years of relevant experience with at least three years at corporate level
  • Minimum of three years in a leadership role
  • Airline industry experience is preferred but not required


Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

  • A skilled leader with demonstrated success mentoring, developing and growing teams
  • Ability to think strategically and thrive in a fast-paced and dynamic work environment
  • Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to cultivate positive working relationships with the senior leadership team and others across the organization
  • Strong communication skills
  • Strong work ethic; results oriented
  • Advanced excel skills and ability to manage large data sets


Equipment Operated

Standard office equipment, including PC, printer, copier, etc.

Work Environment

Typical office environment; adequately heated and cooled

Physical Effort

Generally, not required.

Supervision Received

Considerable Latitude: The incumbent establishes methods and procedures for attaining specific goals and objectives, and receives guidance in terms of broad goals. Only the final results of work are typically reviewed.

Positions Supervised

Sr Managers, Managers and Analysts

This role will close on or before 6/30/2026

Salary Range: $151,824 - $201,520 DOE

Workplace Policies

About Frontier Airlines

Frontier Airlines is a low-cost airline that operates flights to over 100 destinations in the United States, Mexico, and the Caribbean. The company was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Denver, Colorado. Frontier Airlines is known for its low fares and customer-friendly policies, such as allowing passengers to bring one personal item and one carry-on bag for free. The airline has a fleet of over 100 aircraft and is constantly expanding its route network.
Learn more about Frontier Airlines
Size
4,000 employees
Industry
Founded
1994

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