Finance Senior Manager (Fleet Technical Management)
Avia Solutions Group is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Finance Sr. Manager - Fleet Technical Management. The ideal candidate will have a strong ;
Reporting line : A member of the Board of Directors
Main base : Dublin, Ireland/ Dubai UAE/ could be where ASG offices are in Europe
Workplace type: Full time, onsite
Travel : As necessary and when necessary, within Europe and beyond.
Key Responsibilities :
- Understanding the maintenance requirements (Near-Term, Medium Term and Long Term) of each airline of the Avia Solutions Group.
- Building a file to monitor the maintenance plan.
- Assessing & reporting the level of preparedness of each airline to adequately handle the near-term maintenance events.
- Continuous Improvement: Identify areas for improvement in maintenance processes and supplier performance and develop strategies to implement these improvements.
- Supporting the understanding of each airline technical / maintenance / fleet team members that interfaces with their lessor counterpart for them to
a) Fully use the available maintenance reserves (lessor contribution & lessee accrued MRs since the delivery date) towards a given maintenance event.
b) Renegotiate with the lessor certain aspect of the minimum work-scope & the redelivery conditions as necessary to
i. protect the airline from the risk of a lessee top-up.
ii. adjust the lessor contribution so it matches the realities of the maintenance plan (example – SI task cards embedded in the C-check packages)
c) prepares the redelivery of an aircraft or a spare engine or a major component back to its owner/lessor.
d) defines steps to prepare appropriately & timely for the redelivery & issue guidelines to each airline.
e) follows the progress of each airline along the guidelines & report accordingly.
- Get involved as needed in the selection of an MRO software solution and a document storage / inventorying solution for the airlines of ASG.
- In relation to points above build a report which will be shared with several members of the board as well as the CEOs of the airlines on a quarterly basis
- Fluency in operating lease documentation,
- Fluency in maintenance project management,
- Fluency in economic life cycle of an Aircraft & its parts,
- Strong interest in data mining
- Relationships with lessors
- Relationships with the commercial teams at various Maintenance & Repair Organization, Microsoft suite software : word, excel etc.
- Languages: Fluent in English (all aspects), any additional language is welcomed
- Ability to travel within Europe without any need for obtaining a Schengen visa.
- Analytical, diligent, willing to share, confident, articulate, critical thinking