The Finance Consultant will assist airports with financial planning, including financial modeling, bond feasibility studies, and business consulting services. Responsibilities involve communicating technical financial information, maintaining financial models, and conducting benchmarking analyses.
We are seeking a Finance Consultant to join Ricondo’s team of talented aviation consultants in our Chicago, Cincinnati, or Atlanta office. Ricondo team members are passionate about working alongside airport management to solve the complex issues facing the aviation industry today. Our team provides strategic planning services to airports around the world, including operational and physical planning, master planning, environmental reviews, and business advisory services. No two airports are the same, and no two projects are alike, so if you are a problem solver and lifelong learner, join our team and grow with us.
The ideal candidate for this entry-level Consultant position will be an individual with an interest in financial planning and analyses. Aviation experience and familiarity with financial modeling and Bond Feasibility studies are a bonus.
Core Responsibilities
Competitive Benefits Package
Our Team
Ricondo has served the aviation industry for over 30 years. Our team of nearly 160 consultants represent the brightest and most well-respected professionals in aviation today, working together to meet our clients’ needs with ideas, expertise, and transformative solutions. Advance your career with our talented team and help shape the built airport environment. We strive to be a responsible business—one that adheres to high legal, moral, and ethical professional standards. Our pride is our people, as evidenced by our extremely competitive benefits. We are committed to equality and diversity, cross-disciplinary training, and staff development. We emphasize quality and accountability in a respectful, collaborative, and congenial environment.
Ricondo is an equal opportunity employer.
The ideal candidate for this entry-level Consultant position will be an individual with an interest in financial planning and analyses. Aviation experience and familiarity with financial modeling and Bond Feasibility studies are a bonus.
Core Responsibilities
- Airline rates & charges
- Airport capital planning and financial modeling
- Preparation of Bond Feasibility Studies
- Non-aeronautical business and financial consulting (rental car, in-terminal concessions, auto parking, rideshare, cargo, general aviation, land development, etc.)
- Passenger Facility Charge planning, applications, and implementation
- Responsibilities include assisting in financial and business consulting efforts through:
- Developing and maintaining airport financial models in Microsoft Excel
- Researching airport financial information and preparing benchmarking analyses
- Providing technical documentation and written analysis describing financial results
- Responding to requests for data and information from internal staff and external clients, organizations, various agencies, and the public
- Communicating with internal staff on client needs and time management
- Bachelor’s degree in a field that provides a strong foundation for aviation financial consulting, such as Aviation Management, Mathematics, Statistics, Business Administration, Finance, Accounting, or Economics
- 0-3 years of increasingly responsible experience in financial planning or related field.
- Familiarity with the aviation industry or a desire to learn and grow in the aviation industry
- Experience with spreadsheet analyses and financial modeling
- Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills
- Willingness to travel to support Ricondo’s global project portfolio
- High level of proficiency in Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint)
- Knowledge of analytical techniques and related tools including statistical, spreadsheet, and database applications
- Professional experience in finance or related field
- Master’s degree in a field that provides a strong foundation for aviation financial consulting, such as Aviation Management, Mathematics, Statistics, Business Administration, Finance, Accounting, or Economics
- Extensive knowledge of best practices, methods, and principles utilized in strategic financial planning for airports or related field
- Ability to apply advanced professional knowledge of the principles of management, business, marketing, and administration to assist in completing large and complex airport planning projects
- Extensive knowledge of analytical techniques and related tools including statistical, spreadsheet, and database applications
- Ability to maintain effective working relations with senior executives and staff at client organizations
- Self-motivated: initiative to identify creative and technically sound solutions, and ability to work well with staff both in-person and remotely in other locations.
- Detail-oriented: in analytic and technical writing assignments, the ability to communicate technical information to nontechnical audiences and to edit for consistency and grammar.
- Proactive and effective communicator: excellent verbal and interpersonal communication skills to coordinate with teams and clients.
- Highly organized: plan and prioritize work assignments and demonstrate ability to manage concurrent assignments with different teams.
Competitive Benefits Package
- Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
- 401(k) retirement savings plan with employer match depending on company performance
- 100% Employer-paid medical, dental, and vision insurance coverage
- Generous paid time-off program for sick leave and vacation time
- Company-paid holidays
- Tuition reimbursement program
- Professional certification, licensure, and association membership funding
- Professional conferences and seminars
- On-demand access to training (Cornerstone eLearning)
- Internal workshops and webinars
- Short- and long-term disability insurance coverage
- Life insurance (survivor benefits)
- Team member referral bonus program
- Flexible spend accounts (medical and dependent care)
- Transit commuter benefit (based upon location)
Our Team
Ricondo has served the aviation industry for over 30 years. Our team of nearly 160 consultants represent the brightest and most well-respected professionals in aviation today, working together to meet our clients’ needs with ideas, expertise, and transformative solutions. Advance your career with our talented team and help shape the built airport environment. We strive to be a responsible business—one that adheres to high legal, moral, and ethical professional standards. Our pride is our people, as evidenced by our extremely competitive benefits. We are committed to equality and diversity, cross-disciplinary training, and staff development. We emphasize quality and accountability in a respectful, collaborative, and congenial environment.
Ricondo is an equal opportunity employer.
Top Skills
Excel
Financial Modeling
MS Office
Ricondo & Associates, Inc. Chicago, Illinois, USA Office
20 North Clark Street, Suite 1500, Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60602
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