Finance Business Partner – Cargo

About the role

Swissport, a global leader in aviation services, is looking for a Finance Business Partner for its Cargo business in Raleigh, North Carolina. The role acts as a strategic and commercial finance partner to Cargo Leadership, providing financial analysis, modelling and insight to support profitable growth, operational performance and investment decisions. It works closely with Commercial, Operations, Station GMs, HR, Procurement, Fleet, Facilities and Finance.

Key responsibilities

• Own commercial proformas and business cases for new business, renewals, expansions and strategic opportunities, building models of revenue, volumes, pricing, labor, productivity, CAPEX, facilities, equipment and operating costs, and tracking actual performance against the approved baseline.
• Manage the CAPEX/RFA process from business case through approval, execution and close-out, prepare Red Flag and Investment Committee submissions, and run post-investment reviews.
• Lead customer and contract profitability analysis, calculate gross margin, contribution margin and EBITDA by customer and contract, and support contract renewals and negotiations.
• Validate assumptions in customer proposals and pricing, model the impact of rate, volume and labor changes, and set minimum pricing and margin thresholds.
• Analyze labor economics by station and cost center, build business cases for wage increases and staffing, and quantify wage compression and pay differentials.
• Support acquisitions, joint ventures and market entry with market analysis, competitive intelligence, commercial assessment and valuation support.
• Support the annual budget and forecasting, provide P&L variance analysis by station, customer and department, and own monthly FLASH reporting with commentary on risks, opportunities and management actions.
• Track approved business cases and contracts, run post-implementation reviews and recommend corrective pricing, productivity or cost actions.

Required profile

• University finance degree (or equivalent).
• Minimum 3-5 years' experience in a similar role.
• In-depth knowledge of financial principles, concepts, financial statements and reporting.

Required skills

• Knowledge of ERP systems.
• Extensive Microsoft Office skills.

What we offer

• Expected salary of $120,000 - $135,000 per year.
• Health and wellness benefits, 401(k) with company match, paid vacation, sick time and company-paid holidays.