Associate Analyst - Financial Planning & Analysis

We believe that inclusion helps us thrive and grow at United across our collaborative Finance teams consisting of Financial Planning & Analysis, Internal Audit, Treasury, Global Procurement, Controllership, Investor Relations and more. These teams provide the financial fuel that keeps our operation running from providing detailed analyses of financial planning, performance, and forecasts to managing our investments and financial strategies. Our Finance team plays an integral role in making our airline profitable and successful by meeting our financial goals.

Job overview and responsibilities

The Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) department is responsible for overseeing United's budget and forecast, long-term business plan, capital plan and financial analysis. FP&A acts as a challenging business partner, working closely with each organization at United to provide financial and strategic support.

• Analysts in the FP&A organization will gain in-depth exposure and experience in the airline industry, with assignments that may include:
• Developing department-level and enterprise-wide annual and long-term budgets
• Assist with the monthly, quarterly and annual financial planning activities such as close, forecast and variance explanations
• Prepare periodic financial reports, dashboards and executive scorecards
• Drive process improvements within the FP&A organization
• Build models and assist in ad-hoc decision support and scenario analyses
• Developing the annual capital plan and analytical support for capital investment decisions
• Performing complex analyses, such as evaluating labor productivity or growth opportunities
• Developing profitability and cash flow forecasts
• Analyzing cost trends and resource utilization and developing performance metrics