ANALYST, FINANCIAL PLANNING & ANALYSIS

Description Company Overview ATSG is a leading provider of air cargo transportation and related services. Our customers are domestic and foreign air carriers and other companies that outsource their air cargo lift requirements. We, through our leasing and airline subsidiaries, are the world's largest owner and operator of converted Boeing 767 freighter aircraft. Through our principal subsidiaries, including three airlines with separate and distinct U.S. FAA Part 121 Air Carrier certificates, we provide aircraft leasing, air cargo lift, passenger ACMI and charter services, aircraft maintenance services and airport ground services. Position Summary The Analyst, FP&A supports budgeting, forecasting, reporting, and decision support for Air Transport Services Group and its business units. This position prepares the recurring financial plans, management reporting, and variance and driver analysis that leadership uses to run the business, and provides ad hoc analytical support on operational, commercial, and capital decisions. The role may be assigned to a business unit finance team or to the corporate FP&A function, and applies the same planning standards, key performance indicator definitions, and reporting templates in either setting. It provides broad exposure across ATSG's airline, leasing, maintenance, and logistics businesses and a foundation for progression within the finance organization. Key Responsibilities Budgeting, Forecasting, and Planning - Prepare assigned portions of the annual budget and periodic forecast, including revenue, cost, headcount, capital expenditure, and cash schedules. - Build and maintain driver-based financial models that connect operating statistics to financial results. - Gather, validate, and challenge inputs and assumptions from operating and finance stakeholders, and document the basis for each. - Support long-range planning, scenario analysis, and sensitivity analysis as requested. - Track and report forecast accuracy and identify sources of recurring variance. - Meet submission deadlines and review milestones on the enterprise planning calendar and maintain version control of planning files and outputs. Reporting and Variance Analysis - Prepare recurring monthly and quarterly reporting packages, including financial statements, key performance indicators, variance schedules, and supporting exhibits. - Perform variance analysis against budget, forecast, and prior periods, with clear attribution to driver rather than to account. - Draft written commentary and analytical narrative suitable for a management audience. - Maintain reporting templates and support consistency of presentation across periods. - Support preparation of materials for executive leadership, the Board of Directors, ownership, lenders, and other external stakeholders in coordination with Corporate FP&A, Treasury, and the Controller organization. Decision Support - Provide analytical support on operational, commercial, and capital decisions, including cost, pricing, contract, staffing, and utilization questions. - Prepare business cases and capital requests, including returns analysis, and support the capital approval process. - Support quantification and validation of cost reduction, productivity, and margin improvement initiatives, and track realization against commitments. - Perform post-implementation review comparing actual performance to business case assumptions. - Complete ad hoc financial analysis at the request of finance and operating leadership. Data, Systems, and Process Extract, reconcile, and validate financial and operational data from the enterprise resource planning