Senior Manager, Financial Planning & Analysis

Why Work for Frontier Airlines? 

At Frontier, we believe the skies should be for everyone. We deliver on this promise through our commitment to Low Fares Done Right. This is more than our tagline - it’s our driving philosophy. Every member of Team Frontier has an important role to play in bringing this vision to life.  Our successful business model allows travelers to take advantage of our fast-growing route network while our bundled and unbundled pricing options allow our customers to personalize their travel experience and only pay for the services they need – saving them money along the way. 

What We Stand For 

Low Fares Done Right is our mission and we strive to bring it to life every day.   Our ‘Done Right’ promise  means delivering not only affordable prices, but making travel friendly and easy for our customers.  To do this, we put a great deal of care into every decision and action we take. We must be efficient with the use of our resources and make smart decisions about how we run our business. We must also innovate and be pioneers -   we’re not afraid to try new things.  While our business requires us to fly high in the air, we also consider ourselves down-to-earth in our approach, creating a warm and friendly experience that truly demonstrates Rocky Mountain Hospitality.

Work Perks

At Frontier, we like to think we’re creating something very special for our team members.  Work is why we’re here, but the perks are nice too:

• Flight benefits for you and your family to fly on Frontier Airlines
• Buddy passes for your friends so they can experience what makes us so great
• Discounts throughout the travel industry on hotels, car rentals, cruises and vacation packages
• Discounts on cell phone plans, movie tickets, restaurants, luggage and over 2,000 other vendors
• Enjoy a ‘Dress for your Day’ business casual environment
• Flexible work schedules that support work/life balance
• Total Rewards program including a competitive base salary, short term incentives, long-term incentives, paid holidays, 401(k) plan, vacation/sick time and medical/dental/vision insurance that begins the 1^st of the month following your hire date.
• We play our part to make a difference.  The HOPE League, Frontier Airlines’ non-profit organization, is dedicated to providing employees financial assistance during catastrophic hardship

Who We Are

Frontier Airlines is committed to offering ‘Low Fares Done Right’ to more than 100 destinations and growing in the United States, Canada, Dominican Republic and Mexico on more than 350 daily flights. Headquartered in Denver, Frontier’s hard-working aviation professionals pride themselves in delivering the company’s signature Low Fares Done Right service to customers. Frontier Airlines is the proud recipient of the Federal Aviation Administration’s 2018 Diamond Award for maintenance excellence and was recently named the industry’s most fuel-efficient airline by The International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) as a result of superior technology and operational efficiencies.

What Will You Be Doing?

The Senior Manager, Financial Planning & Analysis reports to the Sr. Director, FP&A, and is the person in charge of the managers within the finance organization.  The Senior Manager is the leader of FP&A Managers, who manage a team of professional analysts.  The Senior Manager is tasked with owning recurring and ad-hoc analyses across all areas of the organization including, without limitation, short- and long-term financial planning, ongoing cost reduction opportunity sizing and execution, competitive and strategic benchmarking, labor analysis and negotiations, capital allocation and fleet planning, flight profitability, supporting business development, M&A activity, investor relation suport and complex financial modeling to include internal rate of return, net present value and payback. The Senior Manager is expected to provide timely, accurate analyses, develop the skills of their team and effectively collaborate with stakeholders including Finance leadership, business partners and various operating groups.  It is a position of functional leadership.

Essential Functions

• Champion Frontier's low-cost philosophy within the organization and enhance financial awareness across the company.
• Manage a team of managers who manage a team of analysts and accelerate the team’s professional development.
• Provide leadership and guidance to the team.
• Ensure the team delivers timely, accurate analyses to Finance leadership and business stakeholders.
• Much of the presentations require interacting with the executive management team.
• Improve the speed and accuracy of budgeting and forecasting; collaborate with business stakeholders throughout the financial planning process, as well as large, enterprise-guiding analyses.
• Prioritize workstreams, balancing resources available and business needs; proactively communicate deliverable status and deadlines to finance leadership and business stakeholders, up to and including the executive leadership team.
• Evaluate the financial implications of potential capital projects and develop management recommendations on how it will impact the enterprise over the longer term.
• Investigate the root causes of cost and revenue variances and propose profit-maximizing resolutions.
• Identify and size potential revenue and cost opportunities across the organization.
• Conduct scenario analysis to identify optimal strategies in the face of uncertainty.
• Act as an internal consultant, improving processes and efficiency across the organization.
• Benchmark financial and operational performance against competitors and best practices.
• Conduct ad-hoc projects, reports and financial analyses as determined by senior management.
• Present on a regular basis to senior leadership on key KPIs and progress against initiatives. Coordinate weekly performance meetings and identify key focus areas to drive revenue production across the business.
• Lead a team of one manager and 2-3 analysts responsible for developing and implementing strategies to maximize Frontier’s profitability. Fosters an environment of continuous improvement across the team and champions new ideas.
• Ability / readiness to step in and cover the Senior Director in certain situations.
• Speaking with internal/external stakeholders to keep them appraised of progress, initial observations and issues.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree required; prefer degree in Finance, Accounting, or another quantitative field
• Graduate degree in quantitative discipline strongly preferred
• 6 years of relevant experience (finance, consulting, or related fields/functions) or commensurate combination of graduate work and relevant work experience strongly preferred
• Functional experience in financial accounting, management accounting, financial analysis, financial modeling, planning, forecasting and/or management reporting preferred
• Relevant experience at the corporate level in finance, planning or analyses
• Proven supervisory ability and experience presenting information to all levels of management
• Experience with 3-statement financial modeling beneficial
• 3 years of direct people leadership experience required
• Prior airline experience beneficial

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Financial modeling, GAAP accounting including latest relevant FASB or IFRS updates
• Multi-variate thinking
• Strong leadership and people development skills
• Eye for identifying need for process improvements and ability to translate into an action plan
• Proficient in Excel, PowerPoint, and SQL required; experience with Python strongly preferred.
• Ability to review, at a high level, the sense-checking of analyses that may have a material impact on the company’s performance
• May, at times, have to do the root analysis themselves
• Must be comfortable confidently presenting to leadership at the highest levels of the company

Equipment Operated

Standard office equipment, including PC, copier, fax machine, printer

Work Environment

Typical office environment, adequately heated and cooled

Physical Effort

Generally, not required.

Supervision Received

General Direction:  The incumbent normally receives little instruction on day-to-day work and receives general instructions on new assignments.

Positions Supervised

Manager, Financial Planning & Analysis

Compensation: $110,114 - $146,157

Please note this posting has a closing date of on or before 4/4/25

Workplace Policies

Disclaimer: The above statements are intended only to describe the general nature and level of work required of the referenced position; they are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of individuals in this position.  Please be advised that duties and expectations of this position may be subject to change.
 

Frontier Airlines, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer and, as such, is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability status, pregnancy, genetic information, citizenship status or any other basis protected by federal, state, or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

Frontier Airlines is a Zero Tolerance Drug-Free Workplace. All prospective DOT safety-sensitive employees are subject to pre-employment testing for the following drugs and their metabolites: Marijuana, Cocaine, Amphetamines, Opioids and Phencyclidine (PCP). Further, any DOT safety-sensitive job applicant who is found to have tested positive on any required drug or alcohol test at a former employer will be considered ineligible for employment with Frontier.

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Salary : $110,114 - $146,157