Senior Analyst - SG&A FP&A
About The Position
The Vail Resorts Finance Team is committed to Building Leaders and Driving Value, and supports a fast growing publicly traded company (NYSE: MTN) comprised of 42 best-in-class mountain resorts and regional ski areas across the U.S., Canada, Europe and Australia. Our team exists to deliver data-driven insights to support the financial management of Vail Resorts – the leading ski resort operator in the world, generating over $2 billion in revenue and $800 million in EBITDA annually. This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a fast-paced, collaborative team that continuously redefines the mountain resort experience! This role will provide you with unique and diverse opportunities for you to build a lasting impact on an industry-leading company, while offering a wide-range of leadership development experiences to drive your career goals. Our sustainable high- performing team is uniquely focused on talent development, prioritizing career growth through accelerated opportunities and progression. The Senior Analyst – SG&A FP&A role is based in the company’s Broomfield, Colorado headquarters (or may be remotely based from company-approved locations) and will be part of a team that develops business insights to drive decision-making and commercial action for the resort teams of Vail Resorts. This includes financial planning, reporting, forecasting and analysis to support the strategic goals and drive results. This role works closely with resort senior leaders to develop resort experience views of financial results and performance to help drive strategic decision-making, growth objectives and capital allocation.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree required
- 2+ years’ experience working in Finance, Accounting, Business, Economics, etc. related environment with success in modeling and analysis
- Advanced in Excel and PowerPoint
- Experience with industry standard financial systems preferred, but not required (i.e., reporting and planning tools like PeopleSoft, Planful, Tableau, etc.)
- Strong communication skills, with experience collaborating with senior leadership in a cross-functional capacity
- Deep curiosity and passion for understanding and analyzing financial results with a focus on creating shareholder value.
- Completion of a case study is required for candidates who advance to the final interview round.
Responsibilities
- Build and maintain active partnerships with operational leaders & cross-functional peers.
- Assist the Budgeting / Forecasting / Reporting processes for the Corporate Division.
- Create business recommendations informed by data-driven analysis to support the decision-making process, including business performance analyses, benchmarking and ROI analysis.
- Connect business changes with how they might impact our financial performance in the future and communicate these potential impacts to leadership.
- Lead P&L and capital budgeting and forecasting exercises informed by historical results, future indicators and feedback from operators.
- Produce detailed analyses of our financial results and develop reporting packages to enable efficient communication of results to senior leaders in Finance and Operations.
- Deliver financial insight and commentary based on comprehensive view of financial results and impacts and indicators on the broader enterprise.
- Actively engage in the broader FP&A team to drive a culture focused on delivering results, stakeholder influence and leadership development for career progression.
- Play a critical role in the Finance organization, bringing an enterprise-level perspective to support the strategic, talent and process improvement efforts across the Finance organization.
Benefits
- Ski/Mountain Perks! Free passes for employees, employee discounted lift tickets for friends and family AND free ski lessons
- MORE employee discounts on lodging, food, gear, and mountain shuttles
- 401(k) Retirement Plan
- Employee Assistance Program
- Excellent training and professional development
- Health Insurance; Medical Insurance, Dental Insurance, and Vision Insurance plans (for eligible seasonal employees after working 500 hours)
- Free ski passes for dependents
- Critical Illness and Accident plans
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
