Planning and Performance Manager - Imperial Jet - Lebanon

The position of the Planning and Performance Manager is responsible for preparing pricing analyses and reports required for business development efforts, teaming with the Financial Controller and other managers in setting the company annual budgets, monitoring the operational costs budgets on monthly basis, developing the financial business plans and forecasts as required by the CFO, monitoring and controlling on daily and weekly basis all direct operational costs related to all flights, on pre-flight (estimated) and actual costs basis. Liaise with Executive Team on Cost/Revenue impact and Pricing policies.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Financial plans and budgets
- Performance planning & measurement
- Management reporting
- Forecasting & profitability analysis
- Management of the budget process
- Consolidated corporate budgets and forecasts
- Department budget reviews and performance analysis
- Assist in cost management
- Oversight of revenue management

TASKS AND DUTIES
- Analyze financial information to produce forecasts of business, industry, and economic conditions for use in making investment decisions.
- Development of controlling and reporting system.
- Interpret actual and market data affecting investment programs, such as price, yield, stability, future trends in investment risks, and economic influences. Prepare pricing models as requested from time to time by the CFO and CCO.
- Develop, implement and maintain an effective planning and analysis capability that will provide senior leadership with appropriate analytical tools to establish goals and measure performance of the Company’s portfolio of businesses.
- Routinely communicate business unit and company consolidated financial and operational performance trends, historical and forecasted, using appropriate metrics. Suggest trends, resulting implications, key actions, and strategic implications.
- Influence the accuracy and effectiveness of the corporate accounting consolidation and closing process and treasury operations through analytical review and trend analysis.
- Develop and execute processes to allow for routine analytical reviews of company financial and operational performance, leveraging business unit analytical resources and tools
- Prepare presentations in support of board and shareholder meetings, monthly/quarterly senior leadership meetings and various strategic committees of the company.
- Participate in the financial modeling and due diligence efforts related to the company's ongoing M&A activities.
- Model potential changes to capital structure, acquisition and divestiture planning, shareholder returns.
- Monitor and report the company’ operational KPI’s on monthly basis;
- Enhance and implement processes, tools to enable an efficient internal control system.
- CVP analysis, Predictive models, activity-based financial analyses;
- Budget and management accounts analysis;
- Development of relevant financial and operational analyses reports to be approved by CFO and CEO.
- Prepare operational, cost, profit optimization and risk reports for management analysis.
- Tailor reporting of high end clients to their needs and develop tools to assist business development actions of the commercial department.
- Prepare long-term budgetary planning and costs management in line with Imperial strategic plans.
- Develop financial business plans and forecasts as requested by the CFO and the other C-level officers;
- Ensure maintenance of appropriate internal controls and financial procedures are in place in general and administrative expenses area;
- Monitor the daily pre-flight calculations and recommend corrective actions, when departures from the budgets or company procedures are observed.
- Monitor and recommend corrective immediate actions, when actual invoices received from the operational suppliers don’t comply with the initial estimated pre-flight costs;
- Monitor that certain specific demands of the customers, such as catering, handling, are rebilled as per the appropriate contracts.
- Mentor and develop a direct team of cost controllers, by managing work allocation, training, problems resolution, performance evaluation, building an effective team dynamic;
- Monitor the adherence to the capital budgets of the company;
- Monitor compliance with purchasing policies and procedures;
- Assist the CFO, part of the team responsible with the rebooking project of Imperial Jet Europe;
- Assist the CFO, and part of the team responsible with the ERP software implementation.
- Any other tasks and projects, as assigned from time to time by the CFO.

POSITION PROFILE & INTERPERSONAL SKILLS
- Relevant University degree with a minimum of ten (10) years of related experience. Advanced Mathematics and Statistical analysis skills are an advantage.
- Work related experience should consist of an in-depth background in finance, administration, and Contract interpretations. Experience related to the aviation industry is a plus.
- Advanced knowledge of related Governmental finance, accounting and tax regulations, policies and procedures.
- Excellent oral and written skills in both English and Arabic.
- Superior knowledge and exposure to current trends in the industry landscape and competition development and strategies as well as possessing a thorough understanding of management culture and practices.
- Excellent reading, researching, and analytical skills in addition to superior in word processing and spreadsheet software programs.
- Exceptional attention to detail, on-time delivery and follow-up attributes. Ability to cope under pressure and tight deadlines is essential.
- Advanced oral, written and interpersonal communication skills with the ability to apply common sense to carry out instructions and instruct others, interpret documents, understand procedures, write reports and correspondence, communicate clearly with clients, executive management, and all levels of employees
- Ability to present complex analysis in a clear, credible and professional manner.

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