Find your future at United We’re reinventing what our industry looks like, and what an airline can be – from the planes we fly to the people who fly them. When you join us, you’re joining a global team of 100,000 connected by a shared passion with a wide spectrum of experience and skills to lead the way forward.
Achieving our ambitions starts with supporting yours. Evolve your career and find your next opportunity. Get the care you need with industry-leading health plans and best-in-class programs to support your emotional, physical, and financial wellness. Expand your horizons with travel across the world’s biggest route network. Connect outside your team through employee-led Business Resource Groups.
Create what’s next with us. Let’s define tomorrow together.
We believe that inclusion helps us thrive and grow at United across our collaborative Finance teams consisting of Financial Planning Analysis, Internal Audit, Treasury, Global Procurement, Controllership, Investor Relations and more. These teams provide the financial fuel that keeps our operation running from providing detailed analyses of financial planning, performance, and forecasts to managing our investments and financial strategies. Our Finance team plays an integral role in making our airline profitable and successful by meeting our financial goals.
Key Responsibilities:Sr. Analyst - Payroll Support DA will provide analytical support for the payroll, operations as well as Labor Relations / HR teams for pay, time, and attendance related issues. This role will be responsible for understanding various data needs of partners from payroll and operations, identifying the best way to analyze and present those data. Duties include:
Pulling and analyzing large data sets using tools/ platforms such as Foundry, DBeaver, SQL, Python and VBA and crafting interactive visualization reports to be used by various teams within United, mostly using PowerBI and Spot Fire to analyze dashboardsIdentifying process improvement and automation opportunities, offering solutions, communicating and following up the successful implementation of those initiativesWorking directly with key partner such as operational leaders, Labor Relations and HR on data analytics projectsSupporting leaders covering over a dozen labor groups with outstanding Collective Bargaining Agreements, spread over multiple operating divisions within UnitedThis role will interact with various levels of employees in multiple divisions to address pay and efficiency issues. This position will also support all program managers in the team with their process improvement needs.
Provide support to various payroll improvement projects/ initiatives that need to be implementedUnderstand various business needs related to payroll or resource spend analysis and design the best report/tool to address those requirementsIdentify root causes of issues impacting pay accuracy and operations efficiencyFind opportunities and recommend solutions including system enhancements, process improvements and standard methodologies as neededEffectively communicate findings and solutions with various groupsCoordinate deliverables, action plans and tasks with implementation ownersUse various data mining and data analysis tools and techniques to find opportunities related to pay accuracy and operations efficiencyExplore future technology opportunities such as AI and automation products to be included in payroll processes and systemsLocate relevant data tables, design and build sophisticated queries to pull and join large data sets from various tablesDevelop and maintain insightful dashboards that management can use to produce informed business decisions impacting accuracy, efficiency and costTrack progress against defined breakthroughs, including timeliness and resourcesWork with management to define relevant performance metrics, track and report regularly and identify concerning trendsUnited values diverse experiences, perspectives, and we encourage everyone who meets the minimum qualifications to apply. While having the “desired” qualifications make for a stronger candidate, we encourage applicants who may not feel they check ALL of those boxes We are always looking for individuals who will bring something new to the table.
Find your future at United We’re reinventing what our industry looks like, and what an airline can be – from the planes we fly to the people who fly them. When you join us, you’re joining a global team of 100,000 connected by a shared passion with a wide spectrum of experience and skills to lead the way forward.
Achieving our ambitions starts with supporting yours. Evolve your career and find your next opportunity. Get the care you need with industry-leading health plans and best-in-class programs to support your emotional, physical, and financial wellness. Expand your horizons with travel across the world’s biggest route network. Connect outside your team through employee-led Business Resource Groups.
Create what’s next with us. Let’s define tomorrow together.
We believe that inclusion helps us thrive and grow at United across our collaborative Finance teams consisting of Financial Planning Analysis, Internal Audit, Treasury, Global Procurement, Controllership, Investor Relations and more. These teams provide the financial fuel that keeps our operation running from providing detailed analyses of financial planning, performance, and forecasts to managing our investments and financial strategies. Our Finance team plays an integral role in making our airline profitable and successful by meeting our financial goals.
Key Responsibilities:Sr. Analyst - Payroll Support DA will provide analytical support for the payroll, operations as well as Labor Relations / HR teams for pay, time, and attendance related issues. This role will be responsible for understanding various data needs of partners from payroll and operations, identifying the best way to analyze and present those data. Duties include:
Pulling and analyzing large data sets using tools/ platforms such as Foundry, DBeaver, SQL, Python and VBA and crafting interactive visualization reports to be used by various teams within United, mostly using PowerBI and Spot Fire to analyze dashboardsIdentifying process improvement and automation opportunities, offering solutions, communicating and following up the successful implementation of those initiativesWorking directly with key partner such as operational leaders, Labor Relations and HR on data analytics projectsSupporting leaders covering over a dozen labor groups with outstanding Collective Bargaining Agreements, spread over multiple operating divisions within UnitedThis role will interact with various levels of employees in multiple divisions to address pay and efficiency issues. This position will also support all program managers in the team with their process improvement needs.
Provide support to various payroll improvement projects/ initiatives that need to be implementedUnderstand various business needs related to payroll or resource spend analysis and design the best report/tool to address those requirementsIdentify root causes of issues impacting pay accuracy and operations efficiencyFind opportunities and recommend solutions including system enhancements, process improvements and standard methodologies as neededEffectively communicate findings and solutions with various groupsCoordinate deliverables, action plans and tasks with implementation ownersUse various data mining and data analysis tools and techniques to find opportunities related to pay accuracy and operations efficiencyExplore future technology opportunities such as AI and automation products to be included in payroll processes and systemsLocate relevant data tables, design and build sophisticated queries to pull and join large data sets from various tablesDevelop and maintain insightful dashboards that management can use to produce informed business decisions impacting accuracy, efficiency and costTrack progress against defined breakthroughs, including timeliness and resourcesWork with management to define relevant performance metrics, track and report regularly and identify concerning trendsUnited values diverse experiences, perspectives, and we encourage everyone who meets the minimum qualifications to apply. While having the “desired” qualifications make for a stronger candidate, we encourage applicants who may not feel they check ALL of those boxes We are always looking for individuals who will bring something new to the table.
What’s needed to succeed (Minimum Qualifications): Bachelors degree in Bachelor’s degree in Business, Quantitative field or other relevant field required4 years of experience in data analysisSignificant exposure to Foundry / Python / SQL and relational databasesSignificant exposure to interactive visualization tools such as SpotFire / TableauExcellent written and verbal communication and presentation skills to all employee levels with the ability to work cross-functionally and to influence in a matrix organizationStrong data mining, data analysis and problem-solving skillsSophisticated analytical skills with ability to examine data to produce substantial recommendations, reports and metricsStrong skills in MS Office tools - sophisticated Excel, Access and Power pointStrong organizational and time management skillsAbility to work independently and lead several simultaneous projects with a focus on resultsMust be legally authorized to work in the United States for any employer without sponsorshipSuccessful completion of interview required to meet job qualificationReliable, punctual attendance is an essential function of the positionWhat will help you propel from the pack (Preferred Qualifications):Masters degree in Business or related Analytical or Quantitative discipline2 years of working in an airline environment2 years of experience in project managementWhat’s needed to succeed (Minimum Qualifications): Bachelors degree in Bachelor’s degree in Business, Quantitative field or other relevant field required4 years of experience in data analysisSignificant exposure to Foundry / Python / SQL and relational databasesSignificant exposure to interactive visualization tools such as SpotFire / TableauExcellent written and verbal communication and presentation skills to all employee levels with the ability to work cross-functionally and to influence in a matrix organizationStrong data mining, data analysis and problem-solving skillsSophisticated analytical skills with ability to examine data to produce substantial recommendations, reports and metricsStrong skills in MS Office tools - sophisticated Excel, Access and Power pointStrong organizational and time management skillsAbility to work independently and lead several simultaneous projects with a focus on resultsMust be legally authorized to work in the United States for any employer without sponsorshipSuccessful completion of interview required to meet job qualificationReliable, punctual attendance is an essential function of the positionWhat will help you propel from the pack (Preferred Qualifications):Masters degree in Business or related Analytical or Quantitative discipline2 years of working in an airline environment2 years of experience in project management