FP&A Partner

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 Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) Partner delivers our Purpose by acting as a subject matter expert and trusted business and financial advisor to business unit Leadership within Marketing, Communication, Southwest Business, and others. They support the FP&A, budget, and cost analysis of Commercial Departments at Southwest. They will help oversee monthly, quarterly, and annual planning activities and deliverables for the Team and be the point of contact for our advertising and promotions budgets. The FP&A Partner has a strategic mindset and is excited to be part of meaningful and impactful initiatives and 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.   

Southwest Airlines is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We continue to look for opportunities to reflect the communities we serve, and welcome applicants with diverse thoughts, backgrounds, and experiences.  

• Serve as a strategic and financial partner with Department Leaders, Consultants, and/or Senior Partners in determining key strategic business objectives by influencing business decisions and by providing proactive recommendations, supported by strong financial analysis and “Storytelling”
• Participate in strategy development and planning, facilitate the financial planning processes, and develop metrics to monitor performance against strategic objectives
• Deliver timely financial analytics, provide insights into variances, and offer business counsel to measure business performance and strategic initiative progress, and interpret and make effective recommendations to Leadership using benchmarking, trends, and other planning methods
• Translate business and industry data into actionable insights and KPIs to ensure the best decision for Southwest
• Serve as a financial expert to multiple levels of Business Leadership by interpreting complex financial information and support the organization in decision-making, communication, and collaboration with key Stakeholders to ensure they are educated on trade-offs and downstream impacts of decisions
• Build compelling Executive level presentations, including Board of Directors and Earnings-related materials
• Monitors business performance and KPI’s.
• Provide consultation services to leadership on the use and interpretation of analyses, reports, methodologies, and source data systems
• Support the businesses in executing its strategic/operational objectives and undertake ad hoc analyses and special projects
• May perform other job duties as directed by Employee’s Leaders

• Knowledge of financial principles and practices and how to utilize them, and the analysis and reporting of financial data
• 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 financial modeling and data analytics
• Skilled in collecting, organizing, visualizing and assimilating data, including turning raw data into meaningful information using data-oriented programming languages and visualization software
• Skilled in using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems
• Skilled in understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making
• Skilled and effective communicator that is engaged, considerate, listens to and guides their audience, takes time to ask questions and respond accordingly, speaks clearly, with confidence, and is gracious in their interactions.
• Skilled in understanding and applying information to contribute to the organization’s strategic plan
• Ability to listen to, understand, and communicate ideas presented in writing and/or in speaking with others
• Ability to choose the right mathematical methods or formulas to solve a problem

• Required: Required: High School Diploma or GED

• Advanced level experience, seasoned and specialized knowledge in:
  • Building strong and trusting relationships with business Customers
  • Problem-solving and searching for solutions
  • Modeling/forecasting improvement
• Preferred: Prior FP&A experience
• Preferred: Hands-on experience with processing monthly close journal entries and analytical skills to find budget variances
• Preferred: Experience forecasting and data storytelling to Leaders
• Preferred: Experience with Excel, PowerPoint, Essbase, SAP, SmartView, Anaplan, and SQL

• N/A

• Ability to perform work duties from limited space work station/desk/office area for extended periods of time
• Ability to communicate and interact with others in the English language to meet the demands of the job
• Ability to use a computer and other office productivity tools with sufficient speed and accuracy to meet the demands of the job

• Must be a U.S. citizen or have authorization to work in the United States as defined by the Immigration Reform Act of 1986
• Must be at least 18 years of age
• Must be able to comply with Company attendance standards as described in established guidelines
• Must maintain a well-groomed appearance per Company appearance standards as described in established guidelines

Pay & Benefits

• Competitive market salary from $93,000 per year to $103,500 per year* depending on qualifications and experience. For eligible Leadership and individual contributor roles, additional bonus opportunities are available and awarded at the discretion of the company.

Benefits you’ll love

• Fly for free, as a privilege, on any open seat on all Southwest flights (your eligible dependents too) 
• Southwest will help fund your Retirement Savings Plan with Company contributions up to 9.3% of your eligible earnings** 
• Potential for annual ProfitSharing contribution in the Southwest Retirement Savings Plan- when Southwest profits, you profit*** 
• Competitive health insurance for you and your eligible dependents (including pets) 
• Southwest offers health plan coverage options that start from the very first day of employment. You will have 30 days to select and enroll in your health plan with coverage retroactively available to your first day of employment. 
• Explore more Benefits you’ll love: https://careers.southwestair.com/benefits

*Pay amount does not guarantee employment for any particular period of time.

**401(k) match contributions are subject to the plan’s vesting schedule and applicable IRS limits

***ProfitSharing contributions are subject to plan’s vesting schedule and are made at the discretion of the Company