On behalf of the French-American Chamber of Commerce, we are hiring a FP&A Analyst for our client, specialist in catering service and supplies to the major airline’s inflight catering services at the George Bush International Airport in Houston. Its international expertise and know-how in logistics, food processing and digital solutions are their keys to their success.

If you want to join a fast paced and international company and be an important actor for its next milestone, apply for this position!

As the FP&A Analyst, you will collaborate closely with the General Manager and Finance Manager to develop and manage the organizational budget along with providing financial analysis and insights. Your responsibilities will include reviewing proposals for accuracy and compliance, consolidating budgetary inputs, and preparing comprehensive reports and estimates for future financial needs. You will monitor spending to ensure adherence to the budget and provide data-driven analyses to defend budget recommendations.

Budget Management:

• Lead the UA budget process and maintain working documents.
• Provide data for the Corporate Fiscal Year Budget.
• Develop budget models that can be updated dynamically based on variables like flight schedule changes.
• Identify and analyze discrepancies between budget, forecasts, and actual financials on a monthly, quarterly, and annual basis.

Forecasting:

• Generate monthly forecasts using actual and predictive data for labor costs, food costs, depreciation, and overheads.
• Continuously refine forecast accuracy and granularity based on updated information.

Cost Tracking and Impact Analysis:

• Develop and maintain Cost Trackers to monitor monthly cost impacts of changes.
• Analyze impacts on labor costs, food costs, and overheads due to specification changes or other factors.
• Update forecasts and budgets based on tracked data.

Reporting:

• Track and report food costs across various categories such as production, cafeteria, waste, salvage, and inventory.
• Develop overhead forecasts for comparison with budget assumptions.
• Create additional Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to enhance monitoring of productivity, costs, and activity volumes.
• Prepare ad-hoc reports as needed.

Cost Control:

• Audit current reporting processes related to inventory, supplies, waste management, and cafeteria operations.
• Monitor expenditures for contractual vendors.

Cost Review and Meeting Support:

• Assist in the preparation of Monthly Business Review (MBR) and Cost Review meetings.
• Compile reports, conduct analysis, and prepare presentations (including graphs and PowerPoint slides).

EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor’s in Finance or related field.
• Four (4) or more years of accounting, financial, business, or analysis experience,
• required.
• Four (4) or more years of federal financial management experience, preferred.
• Experience with database interface tools, SQL, and programming concepts.
• Proven proficiency with Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint.
• Outstanding writing, communication, and presentation skills.
• Experience working with large datasets and reporting or visualization tools, ability to tell a story using data.