Aviation Business Planning Manager

About ICF Aviation

ICFs aviation practice is one of the worlds largest specialist aviation consulting teams. Aviation is by its nature a global industry and from our offices in the US UK India and Spain we work together as a single global team to offer a truly global solution to our clients. A more complete description of ICF experience and capabilities can be seen by visiting our web site our Transactions Advisory Team

From our offices around the globe ICF helps aviation clients manage assets and operations mitigate risk and maximise return on investment. We provide objective independent commercial financial technical and regulatory guidance across all aviation sectors globally including airports airlines FBOs cargo and emerging markets such as SAF and electric aviation.

ICF has advised on almost every major global aviation transaction in the past 20 yearsand continues to be a trusted objective impartial advisor in every engagement. We provide informed guidance to those investing in aviation assets or assessing collateral value for loans or rated bond offerings backed by aviation assets. Our support goes beyond core technical due diligence and forecasting to include environmental due diligence emissions forecasting climate risk screening and marketing strategies.

About the Role

We are looking for Managers to join our Transaction Advisory team to help execute technical due diligence projects (buyside and sellside) on aviation assets. In this role youll have responsibility for daytoday management of consultancy projects including acting as the point of contact for clients helping develop solutions to problems using a variety of analytical techniques ensuring appropriate project management procedures are in place and providing guidance to junior staff.

The ideal candidate for this role is an individual with 5 years experience in building and reviewing business plan models & forecasts (activity revenue cost EBITDA) ideally in an aviation context.

Key projects led by managers at this level include buyside & sellside due diligence on airport and airportrelated transactions so experience in this area would be particularly valuable.

You will also be expected to contribute to business development efforts. While not the primary focus of your role you will be building a network of client relationships working on proposals attending conferences and contributing to ICFs thought leadership.

Your Key Responsibilities:

Lead client projects by developing work scope and approach managing analysts and associates and ensuring timely delivery of solutions;

Developing flexible & sophisticated excelbased business plan models to model revenues costs and EBITDA; running multiple scenarios

Overseeing and contributing to the development of clientready reports documenting market analysis assumptions and results

Act as the daytoday point of contact with Clients and build longterm trusted relationships;

Develop and enrich your own skills by working across several aspects of transaction advisory and the broader aviation team;

Cultivate a high performing and inclusive team mentoring and training junior staff;

Build and maintain a culture of collaboration both within Aviation and across ICF;

Develop project budgets and manage risk throughout the project lifecycle.

Basic Qualifications:

Bachelors degree in engineering mathematics finance economics or other related fields

5 years of work experience in financial modeling or transaction advisory in industry or consultancy environment;

Demonstratable experience managing projects or initiatives creating structured workflows;

Strong analytical aptitude with advanced Excel skills;

Ability and willingness to travel for work as necessary;

Comfort operating within a flat organizational structure and agile working environment;

Excellent verbal interpersonal and written English communication skills;

Preferred Qualifications:

7 years of experience;

Applied financial modeling / transaction advisory experience in the aviation industry;

Knowledge & experience of traffic forecasting approaches and techniques a plus

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About us:

Working at ICF means applying a passion for meaningful work with intellectual rigor to help solve the leading issues of our day. Smart compassionate innovative committed ICF employees tackle unprecedented challenges to benefit people businesses and governments around the globe. We believe in collaboration mutual respect open communication and opportunity for growth.

We can only solve the worlds toughest challenges by building an inclusive workplace that allows everyone to thrive. We are committed to creating a culture where we embrace our differences in ideas and identities. Together our employees are empowered to share their expertise and collaborate with others to achieve personal and professional goals.

Learn more about what we do and our commitment to inclusion.

The benefits of joining ICF:

Our people at ICF are our most important asset so we invest in them from the moment they arrive. When you join our team youll have access to a vast array of benefits to help you live your life well.

We offer a hybrid working policy which will provide you with the flexibility to collaborate in the office as well as in the comfort of your own home ensuring you are able to successfully deliver the requirements of your role.

To support you our employee wellbeing hub is designed to provide highly personalised support across a comprehensive range of wellbeing issues such as mind body finances community career programs and HR support.

We enjoy celebrating success which is why we have a competitive recognition program called You Matter which awards points as a thank you for your work achievements. These can be spent on a large variety of highquality items as well as online or highstreet vouchers all with zero tax payable by the employee.

ICF also offers a range of competitive benefits which include:

• Single Private Medical Insurance cover with no restrictions on existing conditions.
• Dental insurance and an online GP service.
• 25 days annual leave plus UK bank holidays (annual leave increases with years of service).
• Pension scheme with 5% of salary employer contribution
• Life assurance paying 4x annual salary and Group Income Protection paying 66% of salary for up to 5 years if you are off work on longterm sick.
• Enhanced parental leave policies enhanced maternity paternity adoption and shared parental pay.