Position Overview
We are hiring a Director level team member to be part of our Airport Liaison group in our Los Angeles team. The ideal candidate will have spent time with a commercial airline in Corporate Real Estate or Airport Affairs. The position has high visibility both internally and with our clients and plays a vital role supporting a broad range of business, financial, technical and operational issues. Critical to our success is a rigorous, skillful focus on analysis and the ability to convey that information to our clients.
The Director is expected to achieve an expert understanding of the aviation business and be aware and remain current regarding industry trends, to distill a broad range of information into meaningful, accurate presentable material, and to clearly communicate the implications of quantitative and qualitative analysis to the AAAC and airport.
Duties and Responsibilities
The position will work directly with the Airline Rates and Charges Liaison (ARL) and Airline Liaison Office (ALO) to provide overall support in the following areas:
Provide objective and quantifiable financial information, analysis, and recommendations for use by the AAAC in understanding the financial implications of operating expense budgets, capital improvement projects, plan of finance, and other business issues as required
Ensure distribution of information related to the development, monitoring and reconciliation of the CIP, including scope, timing, financing and funding plan
Develop and maintain relationships with key constituents to grow and develop AAAC understanding and influence of financial, technical, and airline affairs matters
Coordinate the AAAC review of material policy matters that impact airline operations, rates and charges or agreement terms
Solicit for input and make recommendations to the Chair for meeting agenda items, prepare meeting agendas, distribute related meeting material.
Arrange ad hoc meetings as directed by Chair
Advise Chair when, and develop an action plan for, issues requiring a AAAC response. Advise Chair of substantive obstacles when they occur and make recommendations for corrective action. Monitor and report deliverables relative to established action plans.
Coordinate and facilitate AAAC meetings
In certain circumstances, manage special studies, initiatives, or due diligence assignments
Prepare memos, reports, briefings, proposals and other client deliverables that may include spreadsheets, complex graphs, charts and tables
Skills and Experience
A minimum of 5 years of experience as an analyst
Experience in aviation, ideally with a commercial airline.
Strong analytical, problem solving, and decision-making skills
Excellent oral and written skills
Fanatical attention to detail
Ability to build relationships
Strength in public speaking, delivering information in small/large groups
Ability to work closely with others in a team effort
Degree in Finance, Business or Accounting preferred