Business Unit Financial Analyst

About the Role

The Business Unit Financial Analyst – Leasing serves as a key finance partner to ATSG’s Leasing business (CAM). This role provides financial analysis, reporting, and decision support for operating performance and capital investments. The analyst monitors financial results, evaluates budget-to-actual performance, and delivers insights to drive operational and strategic decision-making. This position acts as a liaison between CAM leadership and corporate finance functions, ensuring financial transparency, accountability, and alignment with organizational objectives.

Key Responsibilities

CAM Capex Forecasting and Tracking

• Coordinate and lead annual budgeting and ongoing forecasting and tracking of all CAM Capex projects.
• Ensure Capex projects are maintained in appropriate systems to continuously refine spend timing and projections.
• Evaluate variances against plan and determine root cause, providing recommendations to CAM leadership for corrective action.
• Provide recommendations that influence operational decisions.

CAM Financial Planning

• Support development of CAM annual operating budgets and periodic forecasts, including assumptions, scenario analysis, and recommendations.
• Coordinate with accounting and CAM leadership to ensure all related expenses are billed and accounted for correctly.
• Analyze financial performance, including revenue and cost trends.
• Develop and deliver timely and accurate reporting packages and variance analyses.
• Communicate insights to CAM and ATSG leadership.
• Identify risks and opportunities impacting business results.
• Proactively develop recommendations to improve performance and achieve goals.

CAM Financial Decision Support

• Develop financial models and analyses to support business initiatives, investments, and process improvements.
• Drive continuous improvement in financial processes, reporting, and tools to enhance decision-making capability.
• Develop ad-hoc models and cost/benefit analyses of proposed projects and investments to make recommendations for action.

Requirements & Tech Stack

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, or related analytical field.
• Strong Excel and analytical skills.
• Basic understanding of financial statements and core FP&A concepts.
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy.

Preferred Qualifications

• MBA or other advanced degree.
• Advanced Excel skills (pivot tables, financial modeling, automation).
• Experience with Oracle Fusion or other ERP systems.
• Experience with data visualization tools (e.g., Power BI, Tableau).
• 1-3 years’ experience in a Financial Planning and Analysis role with familiarity with budgeting, forecasting, and Capital Expenditure (Capex) tracking and monitoring.
• Background in aviation or capital-intensive industry, and knowledge of asset leasing economics.
• Adaptability and demonstrable ability to thrive in a changing environment.
• Interest in aviation, leasing, and/or asset-intensive businesses.
• Experience exercising independent judgment, analyzing financial data, and developing actionable recommendations.
• Identifies risk/opportunities and provided actionable insight to leadership.
• Leads financial analysis to support decision making.