To provide robust analysis and information supporting all elements of the airline planning cycle, including seasonal pricing, end of season analysis, budgets, 5 year plans, cost per seat and competitor analysis. Take specific responsibility for the co-ordination and communication of internal transfer prices with the tour operator.
What You'll Be Doing
Responsibility for coordination and execution of stages of the airline Pricing cycle
Support Aviation planning in ad hoc pricing of additional lease out flying
Ensure clarity of information across all stakeholders for all airline planning processes capturing, challenging, validating and incorporating all critical assumptions
Improve process/ transparency of CM1/CM2 information (including cost allocation process) across Airline & Tour Operations
Manage the interface of seasonal activity (including 3rd party revenue), fleet and Group grid rates with Aviation Planning
Manage the interface between Tour Ops and Airline including but not limited to the validation and alignment of capacity and grid rates
Provide clear analysis of seat rate costs, analysing variances with explanations against prior seasons, budgets and competitor airlines
Organisational effectiveness & cost management challenge processes, structures and business cases to ensure resource allocation is optimised and opportunities identified. Identify & adopt optimal working practices to ensure business needs are met efficiently & effectively.
Support decision making process across Airline Planning
Consolidate CM1 & IOCs to create Airline CM2
Key Relationships (Internal & External contacts):
Airline senior managers Partner/consult/inform
Aviation Planning Partner/consult/inform
Senior Finance team Team Member/Support
Reporting team Partner/consult/inform
Tour Ops finance Partner/consult/inform
What We're Looking For
Qualified accountant with experience of supporting/partnering commercial teams
Commercial judgement and ability to influence
Strong analytical skills
Strong presentation skills and communication across skills
Experience of planning processes in a matrix environment
Key Behaviours required:
Customer Obsessed
Understands and anticipates customers current and future needs
Continually works to build the customer relationship
Ensures customer perspective is included in business decisions
Recommends and implements changes to add value to the customer journey
Value Driven
Proactively identifies commercial opportunities that make a good business case
Gains buy-in from stakeholders and drives forward to solution
Champions change and prepares others to respond positively
Is personally accountable
Is a major contributor of ideas for change to create exciting opportunities
Playing to Win
Has high self belief
Able to deliver to tight deadlines
Manages own emotions and supports the emotions of others self aware
Approaches all tasks with passion hungry for success
Promotes understanding of the vision and values to the wider business area
Responsible Leadership
Persuades and influences peers and senior managers in their thinking and actions
Adapts communication to match audience
Engages peers and others with objectives by setting high expectations, and encourages others to excel
Proactively seeks out feedback, receives it well and acts upon it
This job expired on 01/03/2012
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