Careers
Recruitment Philosophy
At ACG we understand that aircraft leasing is a highly competitive industry, and in order to attract and retain talented aviation professionals, we must remain committed to a people-focused philosophy for the recruitment, acquisition and retention of talent.
While pursuing transactions that align with our core business principles is important to ACG, we also understand the importance of having a strong internal culture. Integrity, honesty, creativity and commitment are key pillars of our foundation and the building blocks upon which we have been able to successfully grow our business for the past thirty years. Our reputation across the globe continues to attract top talent. We know details matter and each team member counts.
Benefits Package
The success of any company depends on its employees. At ACG, employee satisfaction is crucial not only to the well-being of our organization, but also to the health and wellness of our employees and their families. We provide our employees the options and resources necessary for building security and maintaining a healthy balance between work and life.
Our dedication to our staff is evident in our competitive benefits package. Top-of-the-line health benefits include several options for medical, dental, and vision insurance, as well as generous employer contributions for retirement benefits, along with employer-paid life insurance and other related insurance plans. Additional offerings include tuition reimbursement, holidays, and paid time off, employee assistance programs and so much more.
Our Office
“The culture at ACG is friendly and collaborative. The leadership team is involved, engaged, and committed to maintaining open lines of communication. There is a real sense of trust, respect, and community amongst employees."
Belen Valdovinos – Director, Internal Audit
Job Postings
Accounts Payable Specialist -Newport Beach, CA
JOB SUMMARY
The Accounts Payable (AP) Specialist primary responsibilities include onboarding vendors, processing invoices for payment, verifying bank account balances, and providing support to other accounts payable professionals.
HIRING RANGE
$25 – $30 per hour
Bonus eligible position
Individual pay may vary from the target hiring range and is determined by a number of factors including experience, location, internal pay equity, and other relevant business considerations.
LOCATION
Newport Beach, CA
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS/DUTIES
- Review and Audit Expense Reports in Certify and Concur system, in accordance with policy
- Process invoices for payment in Coupa and manage the Coupa inbox
- Research and resolve external and internal inquiries relating to accounts payable
- On-board vendors. Collect and verify know your customer documents and set up vendor in accounts payable system
- Provide guidance to other accounts payable professionals on proper invoice processing
- Work with Treasury Manager on non-routine matters and special projects
- Initiate intercompany cash transfers
- Assist with special projects as needed
KEY DIMENSIONS
- This position requires an individual who is detail oriented and organized, with good written and verbal communication skills
- The position also requires someone with the ability to work independently, yet flexible enough to be an active, contributing member in a team environment
KEY RELATIONSHIPS & LEADERSHIP
- Treasury Team
- Accounting Team
- Global vendors
- Employees at all levels within the organization
QUALIFICATIONS
- 2+ years of Accounts Payable experience
- Proficiency in use of PC applications / strong technical skills
- Experience using procure-to-pay software
- Strong analytical skills (ability to research, identify issues and problem solve)
- Strong written and verbal communications skills
- Basic knowledge of accounting and 1099/1042 reporting requirements
- Ability to work independently and demonstrate initiative
- Experience using Certify, Concur, Coupa & MRI
- Previous experience processing international payments (FedWire/Swift/ACH/GIRO/SEPA)
- Bachelor’s degree preferred, but not required
ENVIRONMENT
100% of the job responsibilities are performed inside an office environment.
Sr. Manager, Enterprise Applications - Newport Beach, CA
JOB SUMMARY
The Sr. Manager, Enterprise Applications acts as the primary liaison between ACG’s business stakeholders and the enterprise application suite. This role analyzes business processes and user requirements to enhance applications, provides strategic recommendations, and helps guide teams toward sustainable solutions. The position requires strong analytical and communication skills, collaboration across all levels and functions, ad-hoc support as needed, and maintaining documentation to support policies, procedures, and audits.
HIRING RANGE
$145,000 – $165,000
Bonus eligible position
Individual pay may vary from the target hiring range and is determined by a number of factors including experience, location, internal pay equity, and other relevant business considerations.
LOCATION
Newport Beach, CA
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS/DUTIES
- Lead and conduct requirements gathering sessions with business stakeholders to document current and proposed processes
- Consult business units to develop scripts with detailed acceptance criteria and functional test scenarios
- Create workflow and process diagrams to translate business requirements into technical specifications
- Lead projects with a matrixed responsibilities and participants from multiple departments
- Analyze and optimize current processes
- Ensure deliverables meet stakeholder requirements
- Coordinate enhancements with third-party vendors and manage internal user acceptance testing
- Deliver end-user training and release notes for production deployments
- Advise management on significant issues and provide recommendations
- Coach teams on requirements tools, standards, and processes
- Support and maintain various platforms and understand their integration with other systems
- Perform other projects and tasks as assigned
KEY DIMENSIONS
- Ability to translate business processes into technical specifications
- Skill in analyzing and creating data-oriented solutions for internal groups
- Experience managing complex implementations, upgrades, and transformations with third-party vendors
- Stakeholder satisfaction, as measured by feedback on delivered features and support
KEY RELATIONSHIPS & LEADERSHIP
- Internal: Business unit leads (Accounting, Finance, Contracts, Treasury), Internal Audit, and IT Development
- External: Software vendors and service providers supporting enterprise applications
- Leadership behaviors: Act as a change agent; model clear communication and ownership; escalate risks early with data‑backed recommendations
QUALIFICATIONS
- 5 years of experience in IT or related technical professions
- At least 3 years as a Business or Systems Analyst
- Ability to work with internal stakeholders to identify and translate technical needs, and to think strategically to leverage the impact of technology on short and long-term business processes
- Ability to communicate effectively, successfully manage and deliver complex projects, and analyze data on behalf of stakeholders.
- Practical knowledge of change management, requirements/user stories, test planning, and UAT
- Demonstrated ability with a report writing tool, and skills to assist with reporting/dashboards
- Prior experience with Salesforce platform
- Experience with Microsoft Office
- Bachelor’s Degree required
Preferred:
- Ability to manage large datasets with a BI tool (Tableau, PowerBI), write custom ETLs, and to query databases to perform analysis for stakeholders.
- Prior experience working in a SOX environment
- Prior experience with LeasePoint lease management software
ENVIRONMENT
Works indoors 95-100%, 85-90% of day is spent sitting or standing at desk, 10-15% walking to other office areas.
Sr. Pricing Analyst III - Newport Beach, CA
JOB SUMMARY
The Sr. Pricing Analyst III will be responsible for performing all analytical requests related to evaluating deal economics, including orderbook aircraft placements, sale-leaseback transactions, opportunistic aircraft purchases and sales in the secondary market, secured debt financing, loss given default calculations, finance lease treatments, and other ad hoc assignments in support of ACG strategic initiatives. Solid knowledge of financial concepts such as IRR, ROE, yield, leverage, and others is a requirement. This role also requires understanding of aircraft and engine maintenance programs, along with the ability to efficiently and accurately produce maintenance cash flow forecasts and maintenance-adjusted asset valuations. The Sr. Pricing Analyst III will collaborate closely with ACG’s Accounting, Finance, Technical and Commercial teams to propose optimized deal structures that align with the company’s strategic objectives. Advanced analytical skills, problem-solving abilities, critical thinking, hardworking, team player, and a strong sense of responsibility are essential for success in this role.
HIRING RANGE
$110,000.00 – $130,000.00
Bonus eligible position
Individual pay may vary from the target hiring range and is determined by a number of factors including experience, location, internal pay equity, and other relevant business considerations.
LOCATION
Newport Beach, CA
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS/DUTIES
- Collaborate closely with the Marketing team to review deal structures, analyze their economics, and provide deal recommendations based on the company’s key return metrics
- Perform aircraft and engine maintenance condition and maintenance cashflow forecast
- Calculate cash MR, return compensation and top-up obligations and be able to model accounting impacts of maintenance related cashflow to net profit
- Conduct analysis of aircraft extension, release, or sale options to optimize lease-end decisions for mid-life aircraft, considering factors such as market dynamics, asset and credit quality, maintenance status, accounting treatment, and more, into the analysis and propose deal structures that align with the company’s strategic goal
- Analyze aircraft trading transactions in the secondary market. Determine economic results of each transaction taking various factors such as lease agreement language, asset and credit quality, technical aspects, accounting considerations, etc. into consideration. Collaborate with the Trading team in evaluation and documentation of potential deals
- Perform analysis related to ACG’s OEM orderbook activities, including potential future aircraft commitments, aircraft price escalations, aircraft cost models, and impacts to lease economics, earnings, yield, etc.
- Provide support for evaluation of new aircraft types, and contract negotiation for incremental aircraft orders
- Collaborate with Risk team to incorporate risk adjusted return calculations in various Pricing models. Understand the correlation between risk and margin and its criticality to evaluate deals across a diverse customer base in a risk-adjusted manner
- Assess any secured debt financing deals by analyzing its amortization profile and profitability. Perform Risk credit charge analysis to support the accounting aspects of debt financing deals
- Periodically update and refine analytical models to ensure accuracy, flexibility, and up-to-date assumptions
- Build new and complex analytical models
- Complete ad-hoc projects, including presentation of analytical results to various company groups and stakeholders such as the Senior Leadership Team, the New Aircraft Management Team (NMT), etc. as assigned
- Work and lead on special projects to help management make informed decisions on critical initiatives
KEY DIMENSIONS
- Ability to understand different value propositions in various deal structures and think creatively to find solutions that maximize benefit to the company
- Understand aircraft and engines, as well as dynamics in the aircraft leasing community
- Relationship building, as the position requires a close working relationship with members from teams across the company, including but not limited to FP&A, Treasury, Accounting, Marketing, Tech, Trading, NMT, etc.
- Advanced analytical abilities, especially within Excel and a thorough understanding of accounting and finance concepts
- Attention to detail in financial modeling and in understanding of lease clauses, including rent, rent adjustment, return condition and maintenance compensation, etc.
KEY RELATIONSHIPS & LEADERSHIP
- Marketing, Trading, Technical and NMT are the four teams that the Senior Pricing Analyst will primarily interact with during day-to-day business. These teams form the internal “customers” of this position
- Senior Pricing Analyst will be the “Pricing representative” in each deal team and responsible for any analytical support, Approval Memo and LOI drafting from pre-LOI discussion stage to post-closing delivery stage
- Close liaison with the Accounting and FP&A team, communicating deal related information and insights that will materially impact the company and be incorporated into the updated financial plan
QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, economics, an MBA or similar required
- 5-7 years’ work experience in Aviation industry under finance or related functions
- Advanced Excel modeling skills and experience, including using existing models and building new financial models
- Excellent analytical and creative problem-solving skills
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, ability to build and deliver presentations to senior management
- Team player with the ability to interact with all levels in an organization
- Able to work under pressure and effectively prioritize work and meet deadlines
- Ability to balance competing priorities and respond to deal-driven timelines
WORKING CONDITIONS/PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
- This role is an in-office position and requires regular on-site presence to support collaboration and business needs.
- Ability to use computer & software programs on a daily basis
ENVIRONMENT
This position will be indoors 100% of the time. 90%-95% of the day is spent sitting or standing at a desk as the other 5% consists of minimal walking to meet with other employees.
Interested In Joining Our Team?
ACG is regularly seeking talented people to join our team. If you wish to be considered for a future role on the ACG team, you are welcome to send us your resume along with a cover letter.
Thanks for your time and interest. We’ll see you in the skies…
