Analyst, Business Planning and Analysis

• Manages, prepares, assesses and validates the monthly, quarterly, and financial budget reconciliation processes which includes performing financial variance analysis on revenue and operating expenditures and accruals while adhering to tight month end close cycle deliverables
• Consults with Airport Operations Management to solicit input with respect to aligning strategic initiatives with the annual planning, the preparation of monthly accruals and assisting with general invoice inquiries
• Acts as key liaison to accounting with respect to attendance of month end meetings, preparation of variance analysis and reporting, as well as key point of contact for audit questions
• Develops Microsoft Excel based financial models to determine the effect of various scenarios while at the same time determining the impact on Airport Operations strategies, goals, and initiatives
• Assists in the preparation of presentations and financial systems reports that report on Airport Operations financial and operational performance to Airport Operations management, the Client’s executive team and Board of Directors
• Conducts research, rationalizes data, and performs quantitative analysis on financial and operational data collaborating with the Manager and Airport Operations Stakeholders
• Develops and recommends best practice courses of action based on completed financial analysis
• Develops Key Performance Indicators to measure performance including the creation of presentations, dashboards, and reports
• Assists in the Planning, Preparation and Development of the Annual Budget 5 Year Plan and monthly rolling forecasting process, including data input of operating plans into Financial Planning Systems
• Coordinates with relevant stakeholders within Airport Operations and other Finance roles to ensure accuracy of data and that identified strategic initiatives are reflected into the Budget and Monthly Rolling Forecasts
• Consults with stakeholders and Managers to determine annual operational expense requirements derived from strategic Capital initiatives
• Compares requirements to existing supplier base and identifies gaps and opportunities to rectify those gaps
• Manage FESTI’s internal revenue database including revenue database’s integrity, performance, and security, troubleshoot, and resolve issues Reconcile FESTI database to Oracle system on monthly basis, investigate discrepancies and initiate corrective action
• Support and assist the FESTI Finance Manager in the coordination of the annual audit for private college status
• Support FESTI Finance Manager in the completion of month end duties and rolling monthly forecast, as well as the calculation and amortization of the FESTI deferred revenue

• University degree with a concentration in Business/Commerce, Accounting, Economics and/or Finance and required
• Chartered Professional Accountant designation (CA, CMA, CGA) completed or in progress, or equivalent.
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience with: Budgeting and Forecast development along with monthly financial reporting processes. Practical experience in accounting and financial planning & reporting for a large multifaceted business organization. Familiarity with IFRS is desired.
• Hands on end user experience with Oracle Financial systems and other analytic tools such as Essbase/Hyperion, Adaptive, and Oracle Discoverer.
• Experience in successfully managing and completing financial processing tasks and enhanced analytical skills that generate meaningful business insight to an organization
• Must be able to obtain and retain Transportation Security Clearance at the designated level for the position

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