Director, Division Finance

Company: American Airlines
Location: Dallas
Posted on: March 7, 2025

Job Description:

Press Tab to Move to Skip to Content LinkLocation: DFW Headquarters Building 8 (DFW-SV08)Cities:Requisition ID: 77731Job DescriptionIntroAre you ready to explore a world of possibilities, both at work and during your time off? Join our American Airlines family, and you'll travel the world, grow your expertise and become the best version of you. As you embark on a new journey, you'll tackle challenges with flexibility and grace, learning new skills and advancing your career while having the time of your life. Feel free to enrich both your personal and work life and hop on board!Why you'll love this jobThe Director, Division Finance oversees all aspects of the division operating, capital, and headcount planning process and coordinates budget and financial results with Corporate Finance, Division Senior Management, and Corporate Accounting to ensure compliance with corporate financial guidelines, policies, and procedures.This Director position supports the CDIO's organization and oversees all financial aspects of Information Technology. In addition, this team supports the product funding model, product taxonomy, and technology investments across all business units.What you'll doAs noted above, this list is intended to reflect the current job but there may be additional essential functions (and certainly non-essential job functions) that are not referenced. Management will modify the job or require other tasks be performed whenever it is deemed appropriate to do so, observing, of course, any legal obligations including any collective bargaining obligations.

• Oversees financial planning and budgeting for the Technology division
• Provides analytical support for strategic and financial initiatives and drives technology investment insights and analysis across all business units
• Facilitates prioritization decisions on strategic technology investments
• Partners with division leaders to seek profit and operational improvement initiatives
• Reports monthly financial performance and coordinates with division leaders and Corporate Finance on various cost control, strategic, and financial initiatives
• Coordinates and prepares annual operating, capital, and headcount budgets
• Assists division leaders in the analysis of operating expense and headcount requests
• Leads team in accomplishment of these responsibilitiesAll you'll need for successMinimum Qualifications- Education & Prior Job Experience
  • Demonstrates the highest standards of personal ethics and integrity
  • Undergraduate degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field, or equivalent experience/training; advanced degree (MBA) or advanced certification (CPA) preferred
  • 7 years of Finance or related leadership experienceSkills, Licenses & Certifications
    • Ability to influence through outstanding interpersonal skills and build collaborative relationships with, and consensus among, multiple stakeholders with varying points of view
    • Ability to coach, mentor, and serve as a role model for all Finance team members
    • Exceptional leadership, decision-making, problem solving, analytical, and critical thinking skills
    • Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with ability to effectively and clearly communicate a strategic and tactical vision to all levels within the organization
    • Ability to explain financial and accounting concepts to non-financial audiences
    • Experience with budget tracking, variance reporting, and cost analysis, as well as developing and reporting performance metrics
    • Proficient in Microsoft Office software products, such as Excel, Word, and PowerPoint
    • Believes in and promotes the American Airlines five leadership attributes:
      • Caring - We care about all team members
      • Collaboration - We succeed as a team
      • Development - We build future leaders
      • Results - We drive to be the best
      • Future - We continually challenge the status quoWhat you'll getFeel free to take advantage of all that American Airlines has to offer:
        • Travel Perks: Ready to explore the world? You, your family and your friends can reach 365 destinations on more than 6,800 daily flights across our global network.
        • Health Benefits: On day one, you'll have access to your health, dental, prescription and vision benefits to help you stay well. And that's just the start, we also offer virtual doctor visits, flexible spending accounts and more.
        • Wellness Programs: We want you to be the best version of yourself - that's why our wellness programs
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