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Financial Analyst
- Alaska Airlines (Seatac, WA)
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**Company** Alaska Airlines
The Team
Guided by our purpose, core values, and leadership principles, we are creating an airline people love. Our corporate teams set the strategies and operational plans to ensure the success of our company. Whether we use our expertise in accounting, human resources, finance, planning, legal, marketing, or any of our operational divisions, our shared passion for travel and our guests is what motivates us to achieve excellence each day. If you share our passion for creating an airline people love, we want to hear from you.
Role Summary
The Financial Analyst I solves finance solutions which ensure timely and accurate preparation and record keeping of debt, lease, and credit facility activities for Alaska Air, Horizon Air and Hawaiian Airlines. As an individual contributor, this role focuses on the day-to-day oversight of payments, reporting, and accounting related to the company’s debt and lease portfolios, as well as supporting other technical analyses across a wide variety of finance, fleet, and treasury-related subjects and projects.
The Financial Analyst II is responsible for developing solutions to treasury and finance processes at Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air. As an individual contributor, this role makes recommendations to improve the day-to-day oversight of the company’s debt and lease portfolios, supports ongoing liquidity and balance sheet metric forecasting, and provides analytical support of a wide variety of critical finance, fleet, and treasury-related subject and projects. This role requires an inquisitive self-starter with a strong financial background, attention to detail, and ability to build strong cross-divisional internal relationships.
Key Duties
Financial Analyst I
+ Administers portfolio of aircraft debt, operating leases, and credit facilities:
* Maintains accurate records and forecasts of financial obligations
* Processes payments in accordance with established deadlines
* Validates wire activity per established fraud control processes
* Ensures accurate and timely completion of all financial reporting / compliance obligations
+ Validates and processes daily shareholder return activities in accordance with established strategy.
+ Monitors airline industry credit conditions, including thorough knowledge of rating agency assessments/frameworks, and credit events/trends.
+ Maintains financial reporting and audit documentation to ensure compliance with all internal audit and SOX requirements.
+ Works with team to accurately forecast, analyze, and/or consolidate information related to cash flow obligations, balance sheet metrics, and non-operating income / expense.
+ Prepares monthly reports for accounting and financial reporting to support financial closing process and serves as liaison with internal and external audit teams for all fleet/finance activities.
+ Provides input into the continuous enhancement of reports and processes to improve internal controls, gain efficiency, and reduce costs.
+ Performs ad-hoc analyses and duties as assigned.
Financial Analyst II
+ Takes initiative to develop solutions for the portfolio of aircraft debt, operating leases, and credit facilities.
+ Manages the execution of validations and processes for the daily shareholder return activities in accordance with established strategy.
+ Takes initiative to develop solutions to treasury and finance processes and problems.
+ Administers finance professional concepts and methodologies to make recommendations related to internal and external financing/fleet transactions and audit requests.
+ Trains the team in monitoring the airline’s industry credit condition, including thorough knowledge of rating agency assessments/frameworks, and credit events/trends.
+ Develops solutions to monitor and update financial reporting and audit documentation to ensure compliance with all internal audit and SOX requirements.
+ With limited direction from manager, works independently to accurately forecast, analyze, and/or consolidate information related to cash flow obligations, balance sheet metrics, and non-operating income / expense.
+ Creates and influences cross functionally on monthly reports for accounting and financial reporting to support financial closing process and serves as a liaison with internal and external audit teams for all fleet/finance activities.
+ Makes recommendations and implements the continuous enhancement of reports and processes to improve internal controls, gain efficiency, and reduce costs.
Job-Specific Experience, Education & Skills
Financial Analyst I
+ Bachelor’s degree in business, finance, economics, mathematics, or accounting, or related area, or two years of experience in analytics and/or business intelligence in Treasury, Finance, or related area, in lieu of this degree.
+ Knowledge of accounting, finance, and investing fundamentals.
+ This role requires an inquisitive self-starter with a strong financial background, attention to detail, and ability to build strong cross-divisional internal relationships.
+ Advanced Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint skills, particularly related to financial modeling.
+ Strong organizational skills and attention to detail; excellent verbal, written, and presentation skills.
+ Ability to manage multiple projects and balance priorities.
+ Ability to understand and breakdown complex ideas to support decision making.
+ Ability to work in both a team environment and independently with limited supervision.
+ High school diploma or equivalent is required.
+ Minimum age of 18.
+ Must be authorized to work in the U.S.
Financial Analyst II
+ 2 years of experience working with analytics and/or business intelligence in Treasury, Finance, or related discipline.
+ Bachelor’s degree in business, finance, economics, mathematics, or accounting, or related area, or an additional two years of relevant training/experience in lieu of this degree.
+ Knowledge of accounting, finance, and investing fundamentals.
+ This role requires an inquisitive self-starter with a strong financial background, attention to detail, and ability to build strong cross-divisional internal relationships.
+ Advanced Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint skills, particularly related to financial modeling.
+ Strong organizational skills and attention to detail; excellent verbal, written, and presentation skills.
+ Ability to manage multiple projects and balance priorities.
+ Ability to understand and breakdown complex ideas to support decision making.
+ Ability to work in both a team environment and independently with limited supervision.
+ High school diploma or equivalent is required.
+ Minimum age of 18.
+ Must be authorized to work in the U.S.
Job-Specific Leadership Expectations
Embody our values to own safety, do the right thing, be caring and kind, and deliver performance.
Salary Range
$64,100-$114,600 / year
Pay Details
Financial Analyst I (Exempt): $64,100 - $89,750
Financial Analyst II (Exempt): $76,400 - $114,600
Salary Details
Pay will be based on multiple factors, including and not limited to location, relevant experience/level and skillset while balancing internal equity relative to other Alaska/Hawaiian/Horizon employees. Alaska/Hawaiian/Horizon is committed to fair, unbiased compensation along with competitive benefits in all locations in which we operate.
**Note:** We don’t typically hire at the top of the range.
Total Rewards
_Alaska Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines and Horizon Air pay and benefits can vary by company, location, number of regularly scheduled hours worked, length of employment, and employment status._
+ Free stand-by travel privileges on Alaska Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines & Horizon Air
+ Comprehensive well-being programs including medical, dental and vision benefits
+ Generous 401k match program
+ Quarterly and annual bonus plans
+ Generous holiday and paid time off
For more information about Alaska/Hawaiian/Horizon Total Rewards please visit our career site and view benefits.
Regulatory Information
Equal Employment Opportunity Policy Statement
It is the policy of Alaska Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines and Horizon Air to comply with all applicable federal, state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment and to ensure equal opportunity in all terms, conditions, and benefits of employment or potential employment.
We also prohibit discrimination and harassment against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information and other legally protected categories.
We have established an EEO Compliance Program under Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (“Section 503”) and the Vietnam Era Veteran’s Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974 (“VEVRAA”). All applicants and employees are treated without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability or protected veteran status. In addition, we have established an audit and reporting system to allow for effective measurement of its equal employment opportunity activities.
To implement this policy, we will:
(1) Recruit, hire, train and promote qualified persons in all job titles, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information and any other legally protected categories;
(2) Ensure that employment decisions are based only on valid job requirements; and
(3) Ensure that all personnel actions and employment activities such as compensation, benefits, promotions, layoffs, return from layoff, Alaska Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines and Horizon Air sponsored programs, and tuition assistance will be administered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information and other legally protected categories.
Employees and applicants for employment will not be subjected to harassment, intimidation, threats, coercion or discrimination because they have engaged or may engage in (1) filing a complaint, (2) opposing any act or practice made unlawful by, or exercising any other right protected by, any Federal, State or local law requiring equal opportunity, including Section 503 and the equal opportunity provisions of VEVRAA, or (3) assisting or participating in any investigation, compliance evaluation, hearing, or any other activity related to the administration of any Federal, State or local law requiring equal opportunity, including Section 503 and the equal opportunity provisions of VEVRAA.
Government Contractor & Department of Transportation (DOT) Regulations
Alaska Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines & Horizon Air are regulated by the Department of Transportation (DOT – regulations, 49 CFR part 40) and all applicants are advised that post-offer and/or pre-employment drug testing will be conducted to determine the presence of marijuana, cocaine, opioids, phencyclidine (PCP) and amphetamines or a metabolite of these drugs prior to any offer or employment or transfer into a safety-sensitive position. Failure to submit to testing or positive indications of drug use will render the applicant ineligible for employment with Alaska Airlines/Hawaiian Airlines/Horizon Air and any employment offer will be withdrawn.
Apply by 7:00 PM Pacific Time on
1/11/2026
**FLSA Status** Non-Exempt/Exempt
**Employment Type** Full-Time
**Regular/Temporary** Regular
**Requisition Type** Management
**Location** Seattle - Corporate HQ
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**Job Locations** _USA-WA-SeaTac_
**Requisition ID** _2025-17923_
**Category** _Corporate & Operations_
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