Sr Mgr - Financial Systems

Why Work for Frontier Airlines?  

At Frontier, we believe the skies should be for everyone. We deliver on this promise through our commitment to Low Fares Done Right. This is more than our tagline - it’s our driving philosophy. Every member of Team Frontier has an important role to play in bringing this vision to life.  Our successful business model allows travelers to take advantage of our fast-growing route network while our bundled and unbundled pricing options allow our customers to personalize their travel experience and only pay for the services they need – saving them money along the way. 

What We Stand For 

Low Fares Done Right is our mission and we strive to bring it to life every day.  Our ‘Done Right’ promise means delivering not only affordable prices, but making travel friendly and easy for our customers.  To do this, we put a great deal of care into every decision and action we take. We must be efficient with the use of our resources and make smart decisions about how we run our business. We must also innovate and be pioneers - we’re not afraid to try new things.  While our business requires us to fly high in the air, we also consider ourselves down-to-earth in our approach, creating a warm and friendly experience that truly demonstrates Rocky Mountain Hospitality. 

Work Perks 

At Frontier, we like to think we’re creating something very special for our team members.  Work is why we’re here, but the perks are nice too:  

• Flight benefits for you and your family to fly on Frontier Airlines.
• Buddy passes for your friends so they can experience what makes us so great.
• Discounts throughout the travel industry on hotels, car rentals, cruises and vacation packages.
• Discounts on cell phone plans, movie tickets, restaurants, luggage and over 2,000 other vendors.
• Enjoy a ‘Dress for your Day’ business casual environment.
• Flexible work schedules that support work/life balance.
• Total Rewards program including a competitive base salary, short term incentives, long-term incentives, paid holidays, 401(k) plan, vacation/sick time and medical/dental/vision insurance that begins the 1st of the month following your hire date.
• We play our part to make a difference. The HOPE League, Frontier Airlines’ non-profit organization, is dedicated to providing employees financial assistance during catastrophic hardship.

Who We Are   

Frontier Airlines is a leading ultra-low cost carrier headquartered in Denver, Colorado. With a mission to deliver Low Fares Done Right, the company provides affordable, convenient and accessible air travel throughout the U.S., Caribbean, Mexico and Latin America. Frontier’s highly fuel-efficient, all-Airbus fleet is among the youngest and most modern of any carrier within the U.S. That, combined with the airline’s many weight-saving initiatives and focus on operational efficiencies, makes Frontier America’s Greenest Airline.* Each Frontier Airlines plane tail features a special animal with a unique name and backstory. Many of the featured species are endangered or threatened, part of the airline’s commitment to underscore and raise awareness for their plight. Frontier serves approximately 100 destinations throughout North America and operates 500-plus daily flights, on average. The airline employs more than 7,000 team members and has crew bases in more than a dozen U.S. cities. Frontier Airlines., Inc., is a subsidiary of Frontier Group Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: ULCC).    

* Frontier is the most fuel-efficient of all major U.S. carriers when measured by ASMs per fuel gallon consumed.

What Will You Be Doing?

The Senior Manager, Financial Systems will be responsible for leading critical innovation initiatives for systems supported by the financial systems group and utilized by other stakeholders throughout the organization.  This leader will be critical to the development and improvement of relationships with internal stakeholders, instrumental in maintaining internal controls for existing systems and responsible for developing new systems and functionality.

Essential Functions

Project Management (30%)

• Maintains organization's effectiveness and efficiency by defining, delivering, and supporting strategic plans for implementing information technologies.
• Develops project scopes and objectives, involving all relevant stakeholders and serves as a bridge between understanding functional user needs and technical requirements.
• Develops and leads governance for proper assessment, planning, implementation, and continuing support for all technologies and systems that impact finance and other ancillary functional stakeholders.
• Creates and maintains comprehensive project documentation.
• Periodically presents project status to appropriate stakeholders and steering committees.
• Ensures projects are delivered on-time, within scope and within budget.

Innovation Analysis and Implementation (20%)

• Actively stays abreast of new technological developments and provides recommendations for utilization of such technology as appropriate.
• Leads the company initiative for implementation of robotic process automation (RPA) including actively participating in data mining for RPA pipeline, process documentation/mapping, vendor management, governance, and on-going administration.
• Develops and trains finance and other functional teams related to innovation opportunities and technologies.
• Leads implementation of any other innovations and technologies that impact the finance group and related systems.

Data Analytics and Dashboarding (20%)

• Develops and maintains a team of data analytics professionals
• Develops processes to gather and ensure integrity of data from various sources
• Elicits feedback from various internal finance and other stakeholders on needs for data and analysis
• Gathers data and utilizes dashboarding to provide reports and outputs that provide value for various stakeholders in the organization for better analysis and decision making

Support Finance System Needs (10%)

• Strategizes and develops new tools and views in order to support the fast-changing needs of the business.
• Leads and participates in RFPs as appropriate.

Responsible for the proper functioning of Financial Systems (10%)

• Develops enterprise-wide financial system strategy.
• Responsible for Segregation of Duties/Security roles.
• Ensures that current systems are operating efficiently and effectively and that all required upgrades are properly assessed and tested as well as updated on a timely basis.

Internal Control Support (5%)

• Assists the Finance Department in designing an effective control environment to ensure SOX compliance.
• Manages all control documentation and testing of financial systems.

Staff administrative tasks (5%)

• Delegates special projects to staff.
• Runs one-on-one meetings with staff.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Information Systems, Accounting, Finance or related field; combination of relevant education and experience considered in lieu of degree requirement
• Working knowledge of SQL or other database query language and dashboarding tools such as Power BI/Tableau
• 6 to 9 years of experience total with some combination of the following areas: project management, financial systems (including implementations), and/or Finance
• Problem solving and analysis experience
• 2 to 4 years of leadership experience preferred

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Microsoft Dynamics 365 certification preferred or currently working with Microsoft D365
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite with focus on Excel; ability to create queries in Excel and Microsoft D365
• Experience working with Coupa a plus
• Experience working with Navitaire a plus
• Experience working with Anaplan a plus
• Ability to work well with other team members
• Ability to develop and maintain strong working relationships with various stakeholders
• Strong organizational skills with excellent attention to detail
• Possess good mathematical aptitude
• Able to work under pressure & meet deadlines
• Able to work with strict confidentiality

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.

Salary Range: $123,462 - $163,873. Please note: this posting has a closing date of on or before midnight 6.30.26 MT.

Positions Supervised

• Manager, Financial Systems

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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