About The Role::

It's a great time to join us at Airlines Reporting Corporation (ARC)! ARC accelerates the growth of global air travel by delivering forward-looking travel data, flexible distribution services and other innovative industry solutions. We are a leading travel intelligence company with the world’s largest, most comprehensive global airline ticket dataset, including more than 15 billion passenger flights. By working here, you can contribute to solutions and expertise that strengthen economies and enrich lives. We think big, embrace challenges and explore new ideas to lead the way for the travel industry.

ARC is looking for a Financial Analyst III to join our team! The Financial Analyst III plays a key role in developing the annual Budget and maintaining multiple versions of financial Forecasts. This position also assists in developing various financial analyses on corporate financial performance and value in support of Commercial, Technology Operations and People organizations. This position will also be required to assist in special projects and create ad hoc analysis and reports for leadership.

What You'll Get to Do::

Play a key role in preparing and maintaining the annual budget and rolling forecasts by working with budget coordinators across the company and by providing input to budgeting and forecasting assumptions. This input may be based on financial and operational analysis that may include transaction volumes, capital needs, cash flows, new product launches, employee capacity/headcount/staffing, and other similar types of information. Based on this analysis, identify opportunities to help business partners meet financial outcomes related to operating plans and departmental objectives/goals.
Prepare variance analysis for, and participate in, the monthly forecasting process with each department and executive leadership; analysis may include, but not be limited to, information relating to changes in the Company’s financial position, staffing/capacity, new and/or existing products, marketing activities, and ARC’s value for its stakeholders and the airline industry. Based on this analysis, identify opportunities to help business partners meet financial outcomes related to operating plans and departmental objectives/goals and improve ARC’s business value outcomes.
Prepare monthly forecast reports for revenue and costs, delivering forward-looking financial projections that support budgeting, and business decision-making. This includes developing detailed revenue data product forecast and producing cost forecasts focused on technology spend, professional services and external legal use.
Lead business case preparation to assess the strategic and financial returns on ARC’s key initiatives. This may include building models in Excel used to analyze potential financial and/or market outcomes based on assumptions provided by the organization, and/or acquired/derived from industry and other economic information.
Act as a trusted finance business partner to functional and operational leaders, providing ongoing financial guidance, evaluating trade-offs, supporting decision-making, and influencing outcomes through data-driven recommendations.
Utilize Workday Adaptive Planning to develop, maintain, and analyze budgets, forecasts, and financial models, while administering the system through report develop

ARC123

You'll Bring These Qualifications::

Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Management or related field preferred; equivalent experience will be considered.
4-7 years of experience in budgeting, forecasting, corporate financial reporting and/or data analytics, with knowledge of, and experience with, financial analytics applications and financial data modeling with experience in data acquisition.
Experience developing value statements and measuring corporate value a plus.
Intermediate to advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office – especially Excel
Experience with Workday Adaptive Planning preferred.
Some experience with data warehousing and/or business intelligence applications preferred.
Excellent people skills to work with both Finance and non-finance personnel

What We Can Offer You::

Joining ARC means joining a team that is motivated, diverse, creative, collaborative and solutions-oriented. We think big, embrace challenges, and explore new ideas to lead the way for the travel industry.
Our employees value the hands-on learning and professional development opportunities that allow them to expand their skills and grow their career in new, dynamic ways.
ARC offers WorkFlex. WorkFlex is ARC’s hybrid work program which offers eligible employees the flexibility to work from home while also requiring in office workdays throughout the year to foster collaboration and connection throughout the organization. We’ve designed WorkFlex to enable employees to succeed and thrive while maintaining strong connections to one another and ARC - both of which are critical to our shared success.
We offer a highly competitive, comprehensive benefits package so you can worry less and focus on what truly matters. Please click here to review our benefits on our company website.
By joining ARC, you will partner with top minds in the industry as we use data and technology to innovate how the world travels.

EOE M/F/D/V Females and Minorities Encouraged to Apply

Airlines Reporting Corporation jobs

Financial Analyst III

Never Miss a New Opportunity