Portfolio Analyst

Aircraft Leasing & Management Ltd; Crawley; On-site; GBP 30,000 - GBP 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading aviation asset management firm in Crawley is seeking a motivated Portfolio Analyst to join their Asset Management team. This role involves oversight of leased commercial aircraft, including lease administration, billing, and data management. The ideal candidate will possess strong organizational and analytical skills, as well as proficiency in Excel and a keen interest in aviation. The position offers hands-on experience in asset management and stakeholder communication, contributing to the operational success of assigned aircraft portfolios.

Qualifications

• Experience or interest in leasing or asset management.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks with deadlines effectively.
• Proficient in handling operational and financial data with accuracy.

Responsibilities

• Prepare monthly invoices for lease-related charges.
• Track payments and reconcile outstanding balances.
• Maintain accurate billing data within Leasepoint.
• Collect and validate monthly utilization reports.
• Serve as a contact for lessee operational queries.
• Assist in maintaining aircraft status for reporting.

Skills

Interest in aviation

Organisational skills

Time-management skills

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Tools

Excel

Leasepoint

Job description

Overview

We are seeking a highly motivated and detail-oriented Portfolio Analyst to join our Asset Management team. This position will support the Portfolio Manager and Senior Portfolio Analyst in the day-to-day oversight of a portfolio of leased commercial aircraft. The role provides hands-on exposure to lease and asset management, billing, stakeholder communication, data systems, and aircraft monitoring. The successful candidate will play a key part in maintaining accurate portfolio data and ensuring smooth operational management of assigned assets.

Responsibilities

• Lease Administration & Billing
  • Preparation of monthly invoices for rent, maintenance reserves, and other lease-related charges.
  • Track lessee payments and liaise with internal finance colleagues to reconcile receipts and outstanding balances.
  • Maintain accurate billing data within the company’s lease management system, Leasepoint.
• Collect and validate monthly utilisation reports (flight hours, cycles, APU hours) from lessees.
• Ensure reported data aligns with lease requirements and is properly recorded in the system.
• Assist in maintaining aircraft and engine status data for internal and investor reporting.
• Lessee Communication & Management
  • Serve as a point of contact for lessee operational queries, ensuring timely and professional responses.
  • Coordinate with technical, legal, and finance teams on routine requests and documentation.
  • Assist in the preparation of lessee correspondence, notices, and reports.
• Compliance & Documentation
  • Maintain accurate filing of lease documents, notices, and amendments in Leasepoint.
  • Track compliance items such as insurance, registrations, operational approvals, and lessee covenants, escalating any gaps or breaches.
  • Assist in preparing materials and data for periodic internal or external audits related to asset and lease records.
• Forecasting & Analysis
  • Support the Portfolio team in developing and updating maintenance reserve and cashflow forecasts.
  • Contribute to portfolio dashboards and internal reporting packs.
• System & Data Management
  • Maintain up to date asset, lease, and billing information within Leasepoint and internal trackers.
  • Support data integrity checks and process improvement initiatives related to Leasepoint.
• Assist in the onboarding/offboarding of aircraft within the portfolio.
• Support periodic reporting requirements to management and investors.

Qualifications

• Experience and strong interest in aviation, leasing, asset management or a related analytical/administrative field.
• Strong organisational and time-management skills, with the ability to manage multiple tasks, priorities and deadlines in a structured environment.
• Comfortable working with operational, financial and maintenance data, with a high level of accuracy and attention to detail.
• Proficient in Excel; experience with Leasepoint or similar asset management systems is an advantage, alongside clear written and verbal communication skills.

Application

To inquire about the Portfolio Analyst role, please provide your name, email, and telephone, and attach your CV (PDF or Word, maximum 2 MB).