Sr FP&A Partner

Department:

Financial Planning & Analysis

Our Company Promise

We are committed to provide our Employees a stable work environment with equal opportunity for learning and personal growth. Creativity and innovation are encouraged for improving the effectiveness of Southwest Airlines. Above all, Employees will be provided the same concern, respect, and caring attitude within the organization that they are expected to share externally with every Southwest Customer.

Job Description:

Job Summary

All of Southwest’s People come together to deliver on our Purpose; Connecting People to what’s important in their lives through friendly, reliable, and low-cost air travel. The Senior Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) Partner delivers on our Purpose by playing quarterback across multiple Teams to consolidate forecasts, challenge assumptions, and lead discussions that sharpen financial clarity. This role acts as a subject matter expert and trusted business and financial advisor to Senior and Executive Leadership, and partners to improve business efficiency by providing recommendations to accomplish strategic objectives. The Senior FP&A Partner is a self-starter who is strategic, detail-oriented, and excited to bring their experience to an important Team, where they’ll have the opportunity to help drive the future of Southwest. 

 

Additional details: 

• The culture of Southwest Airlines means we value the camaraderie, collaboration, and innovation that occurs when we come together and interact face-to-face at our vibrant Corporate Campus. Due to the nature of this role, you would be required to work from our Dallas, TX headquarters facility during business hours.  

• U.S. citizenship or current authorization to work in the U.S. required and no current or future work authorization sponsorship available.   

 

We’re committed to fair hiring practices and to making employment decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, military or veteran status, disability, genetic information, or other legally protected characteristics. 

Responsibilities

• Serve as an influential key advisor to Sr Leadership for complex and business-critical areas by challenging ideas and thought processes as well as providing strategic direction and accountability on business issues with financial implications
• Develop and define frameworks for ensuring alignment with Companywide financial goals and objectives
• Design, develop, and drive the adoption of short-term and long-term financial risk management policies, processes, and procedures
• Translate complex business and industry data into easy to comprehend insights and KPIs to influence and ensure the best decision for Southwest
• Serve as an expert to Sr Leadership by interpreting complex financial information to influence/guide organizational decision-making, communicate, and collaborate with key Stakeholders to ensure they are educated on trade-offs and downstream impacts of decisions and develops/ensure associated risk mitigation
• Drive and influence performance through a comprehensive understanding of operational, financial, environmental, and/or industry business drivers and variables
• Build and deliver compelling Executive level presentations, including Board of Directors and Earnings-related materials
• Support and influence businesses in executing their strategic, operational objectives and undertaking ad hoc analyses and special projects
• May perform other job duties as directed by Employee’s Leaders

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources
• Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications
• Knowledge of principles and methods for moving people or goods by air, rail, sea, or road, including the relative costs and benefits
• Skilled in understanding and utilizing financial principles and practices and the analysis and reporting of complex financial data
• Skilled in collect