Senior Financial Analyst

About Sun Country Airlines 

We're not your average airline. We're agile, resilient, and full of uncommon opportunity. Here, you can grow as part of an ambitious team that safely and collectively supports each other, our travelers, and our community. Together, we're making travel more attainable. With more than 40 years of Minnesota roots, we're a unique hybrid low-cost carrier offering diverse services including scheduled flights to destinations across the U.S., Canada, Central America, and the Caribbean, as well as charter and cargo operations around the world. At Sun Country, you'll be part of a growing airline and an enthusiastic team focused on connecting our community with their favorite people and places. 

Sun Country Airlines provides the resources and support our employees need to succeed. Besides working at a great and growing company, as a Senior Financial Analyst you'll enjoy these benefits and more: 

• Comprehensive benefit package including dental and vision  
• PPO and high-deductible health plans  
• Health savings account and Flexible Spending Account  
• Starting day one free standby and discounted travel privileges for employees, family, & friends 
• 401(k) match 
• Paid Time Off  
• Paid holidays  
• Life and AD&D Insurance 
• Employee Assistance Program including counseling for employees and their family  
• Fitness incentive and Stop Smoking Support  

Senior Financial Analyst Overview:

The Senior Financial Analyst will drive value creation by leading initiatives, providing analytics and insights on performance, and engaging with finance peers across the organization. The Senior Financial Analyst will synthesize complex financial and operational information, analyze trends, and prepare reports and presentations in support of our financial planning and analysis, as well as labor analysis efforts. This position will be expected to collaborate across Operations and Network Planning departments within the Company, and coordinate with Business Unit Finance, Fleet, Treasury, Accounting, HR, and other corporate support functions.

Essential Roles and Responsibilities:

• Build and maintain detailed financial models of the company, could include long range forecast models, cash flow models, labor cost models, project finance models, Flight Profitability models, and/or other models as may be requested.
• Maintain, optimize, and improve upon existing forecasting and budgeting tools as necessary to improve efficiencies and increase analytical capabilities of the broader FP&A organization.
• Support Business Unit Finance as necessary to provide analytical support for operations analysis and decision making.
• Prepare cost/benefit analysis of proposed projects and investments; develop and support recommendations to senior management
• Prepare ad hoc operational and financial analysis and special projects
• Analyze relevant information, trends, and data to support decision making and forecasting
• Support broader FP&A organization budget and forecasting efforts on select cost items, including items such as, but not limited to, aircraft ownership and leasing expenses, debt and cash forecasting, balance sheet forecasting, etc. 
• Build effective presentations for communication to senior leadership and Board of Directors in support of various initiatives and projects
• Mentor and provide guidance to junior analysts 
• Other duties as assigned

Required Qualifications:

• Minimum of 2-3 years' experience in an FP&A and/or equivalent analytical role
• Bachelor's degree in finance, economics, engineering or other analytical field
• Advanced degree preferred (MBA or equivalent)

Preferred Qualifications:

• Working knowledge of airline economics preferred
• Experience with financial modeling
• Excellent analytical skills
• Strong oral and written communication skills, with the ability to work with all levels of the company
• Excellent PC skills with MS Excel, Access, Word and PowerPoint experience

Compensation: 

Range $75,000 to $95,000

Classification:  

Full-Time, Exempt 

Work Location: 

On-Site - Minneapolis, MN

Supervisory Responsibility: 

None 

Work Environment: 

This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets.

Physical Demands: 

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand; walk; use hands or finger, handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to sit; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Other Duties: 

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

AAP/EEO Statement: 

It is the policy of Sun Country Airlines to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law.

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