Sr Manager - Fleet FP&A

Working at Frontier Airlines

At Frontier, our mission is to Make Every Flight Count. That mission guides how we support our customers, our people and the operation every day.

As a Frontier employee, your work connects to more than a single role. Whether you’re supporting flights, helping customers, maintaining aircraft, leading teams or working behind the scenes, you help create a travel experience that is safe, reliable and built around value.

Our work is guided by our core values: customer first, safety always, operational excellence and one team. These values shape how we make decisions, support each other and deliver for the people who count on us.

Support for work, life and travel

Frontier offers benefits, programs and travel privileges designed to support eligible employees at work and beyond. Availability may vary by role, employment status, eligibility, location, schedule, applicable policies and current plan details.

Depending on role and eligibility, available benefits and programs may include:

• Medical, dental and vision coverage
• 401(k) retirement savings options
• Paid holidays, vacation time and sick time
• Travel privileges on Frontier Airlines and participating partner airlines, based on current program rules and availability
• Buddy passes, based on eligibility and program rules
• Travel-related discounts and employee discounts on select products, services and vendors
• A hybrid schedule for eligible headquarters roles based in Denver, Colorado
• Business casual dress options for eligible corporate and support roles
• Employee support programs and resources, including the HOPE League, Frontier Airlines’ nonprofit organization

About Frontier Airlines

Frontier Airlines is a Denver-based airline serving destinations across the United States and select international markets. Our people support every part of the travel journey, from airport operations and flight crews to aircraft maintenance, customer support, corporate teams and more.

We’re focused on delivering meaningful value by making travel more accessible, practical and easy to personalize for our customers. Across the airline, our teams help support a safe, reliable and efficient operation while continuing to strengthen the experience for the people who choose Frontier.

What Will You Be Doing?

The Sr. Manager, Fleet Planning & Strategy is tasked with owning recurring and ad-hoc analyses for Frontier’s current fleet. The Sr. Manager is a leader within the FP&A group and will be a liaison working with the maintenance team to combine financial and operational planning to optimize economic outcomes. As a new role, the Sr. Manager will work with all relevant internal stakeholders to define opportunities for the Fleet Planning & Strategy team and develop the group as the airline continues to grow and evolve. This role is considered a subject matter expert on Frontier’s fleet, maintenance agreements, lessor agreements, and company strategy and will be a key player in building and executing the company’s current fleet plan while also spearheading alternative plans as the business environment changes.

In this role, you will lead a high-performing, nimble and innovative team. You collaborate closely with senior leaders across the organization. You drive the business’ financial strategy - coordinating across teams and embedding robust financial planning. You will lead strategic initiatives that continuously improve our financial and operational performance.

The role reports to the Director, Financial Planning and Analysis.

Essential Functions

• Strategic planning and innovation
• Identify and evaluate strategic fleet opportunities, providing recommendations to executive leadership including subleases, subfleet, lease extensions, informed maintenance workscope decisions (including timing, agreement, and lease return decisions) and other ad-hoc initiatives.
• This includes identifying opportunities for growth, cost reduction, consistency, and innovation in addition to risk identification and mitigation planning.
• Portfolio ownership and program management
• Oversee the maintenance of three-statement models of current fleet including airframe and engines to inform short and long-term forecasting and fleet strategy.
• Become the point person for short and long-term shop heavy maintenance shop visit expectations and corresponding cash flows.
• Manage company-wide bi-weekly fleet brief and register.
• Stakeholder alignment
• Leads and executes cross functionally – including FP&A, Fleet, Sourcing, Network/Schedule Planning, Maintenance, Accounting, and Engineering, and other relevant stakeholders – facilitates consistent communication and alignment of goals across the organization.
• Team leadership
• Fulfill current gaps in fleet management while also working to identify and execute on future opportunities for the organization: ensure appropriate alignment of fleet responsibilities amongst cross-functional teams, ensure resources are appropriate for upcoming business needs, etc.
• Manage and mentor direct reports and others on the FP&A team, providing guidance and support to help them reach their full potential at Frontier.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree required. Prefer degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Mathematics, Statistics or other quantitative fields
• 6+ years of experience working in finance, consulting, operations management, or other related fields and functions.
• 4+ years of direct people leadership experience
• Experience with data analytics (e.g. SQL, Python) and/or data visualization tools (e.g. PowerBI, Tableau) is beneficial
• Prior airline industry experience is beneficial

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

The successful candidate will thrive in a dynamic, high-growth environment, and is comfortable with delivering results in complex and ambiguous situations.

• Business acumen:
• A passion for and drive to learn more about the airline industry.
• An analytical mindset with strong data analysis and financial modelling skills.
• Experience with leading initiatives from end to end – identifying opportunities, building alignment across teams, driving action and delivering results.
• Communications:
• Clear and effective communication skills, and helps their teams distill complex data, ideas and analysis into simple messages.
• Comfort coordinating, collaborating with and presenting to all levels of management, including senior C-suite executives.
• Leadership:
• A passion for people development and strong people management skills
• Ability to prioritize multiple workstreams, balance resources against business needs, and manage complex projects with numerous stakeholders.

Equipment Operated

Standard office equipment, including PC, copier, fax machine, printer

Work Environment

Typical office environment, adequately heated and cooled

Physical Effort

Generally, not required.

Supervision Received

General Direction: The incumbent normally receives little instruction on day-to-day work and receives general instructions on new assignments.

Salary Range:

• $135,000 - $165,000 Please note: this posting has a closing date of on or before midnight 9.30.26 MT.
• STI target 10% annually
• Relocation assistance

Positions Supervised

Manager, Financial Planning & Analysis

Analyst, Financial Planning & Analysis

Sr. Analyst, Financial Planning & Analysis

Workplace Policies

Disclaimer: The above statements are intended only to describe the general nature and level of work required of the referenced position; they are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of individuals in this position. Please be advised that duties and expectations of this position may be subject to change.

Frontier Airlines, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer and, as such, is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability status, pregnancy, genetic information, citizenship status or any other basis protected by federal, state, or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

Frontier Airlines is a Zero Tolerance Drug-Free Workplace. All prospective DOT safety-sensitive employees are subject to pre-employment testing for the following drugs and their metabolites: Marijuana, Cocaine, Amphetamines, Opioids and Phencyclidine (PCP). Further, any DOT safety-sensitive job applicant who is found to have tested positive on any required drug or alcohol test at a former employer will be considered ineligible for employment with Frontier.

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