Senior Financial Analyst, Regional Finance

Alterra • Denver, CO

1d • $80,000 - $120,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

The Senior Financial Analyst, Regional Finance supports the next evolution of Alterra Mountain Company’s Mountain Division operating model. Reporting to the Director of Regional Finance, the role supports the Executive Vice President of the Mountain Division, Resort Presidents, and Resort Finance teams across eight regional ski resorts. It owns regional reporting, benchmarking, forecast review, and capital analysis, turning resort-level data into a clear regional performance story and helping leadership identify actions to improve results. The position works at the intersection of enterprise finance and resort operations and partners directly with resort operators.

The role produces monthly and in-season regional reporting, supports forecasting, budgeting, and long-range planning, and develops regional performance benchmarks. It also supports capital prioritization and investment analysis, serves as an analytical resource to Resort Finance teams, delivers ad hoc analysis for senior leaders, and helps improve regional finance processes. Periodic travel to regional resorts is estimated at 10% to 20%.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree required.
• At least 4 years of experience in FP&A, business unit or operations finance, corporate finance, consulting, and/or investment banking.
• Exceptional analytical, communication, and executive presence skills.
• Ability to translate complex operational and financial data into concise stories with clear, actionable recommendations.
• Advanced Excel and financial modeling skills, including forecasting, ROI and NPV analysis, and scenario planning.
• Collaborative, relationship-oriented approach and ability to build credibility with Resort Presidents, operators, and finance teams in person and remotely.
• Highly organized self-starter able to manage multiple stakeholders and competing deadlines across resorts, particularly during in-season reporting.
• Curiosity about resort performance drivers and a focus on creating shareholder value.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor's degree in an analytical discipline such as Finance, Accounting, Business, or Economics.
• Experience with BI tools such as Power BI and reporting automation.
• Experience in multi-site hospitality, resort, or consumer operations finance.
• CPA, CMA, CFA, or MBA with a focus on finance.

Responsibilities

• Own monthly and in-season weekly or bi-weekly regional reporting for the Mountain Division, consolidating resort results against budget, forecast, and prior year.
• Build and maintain automated, standardized regional reporting and partner with the Director of Regional Finance and EVP on performance narratives and forward actions.
• Develop and distribute standard reporting templates and metric definitions for Resort Finance teams.
• Prepare analysis and materials for regional performance reviews presented by the EVP and Director of Regional Finance.
• Review resort forecast inputs and rest-of-year assumptions, and develop regional risks and opportunities to support budget management.
• Support the regional annual budget process by consolidating resort plans, aligning them to enterprise targets, and identifying gaps.
• Support regional Long Range Plan development, including five-year financial modeling and pressure-testing assumptions and growth drivers.
• Develop and maintain benchmarks across regional resorts, including visitation, yield, revenue mix, labor, cost per visit, and margin.
• Analyze regional results to identify growth initiatives and cost efficiencies, and elevate resort ideas for adoption across the region.
• Partner with the Director of Regional Finance to drive resort accountability for financial results.
• Support prioritization of regional Major Maintenance and Growth capital requests based on impact and return.
• Partner with resort teams to build and review ROI analyses and business cases.
• Lead post-mortem analysis and measurement of key investments, including capital expenditures, M&A, and new business opportunities.
• Serve as a day-to-day analytical resource and thought partner to Resort Finance teams, providing feedback on deliverables, models, and presentation of results.
• Deliver ad hoc analysis for the EVP and Resort Presidents and build a library of strong example analyses.
• Contribute to regional finance best-practice sharing, including support for an annual pre-season regional finance gathering.
• Identify and drive initiatives to improve and streamline regional finance processes.
• Travel periodically to regional resorts to build relationships with resort leadership and finance teams; estimated travel is 10% to 20%.

Benefits

• Free Ikon Pass for eligible employees and additional free skiing/riding privileges across Alterra Mountain Company resorts for eligible employees and dependents.
• Discounted skiing/riding for friends and family of eligible employees.
• Flexible Time Off (FTO) and Paid Time Off (PTO) policies for eligible employees.
• Discounts on outdoor gear, apparel, rental cars, and other items.
• Medical, dental, vision, life, AD&D, short-term and long-term disability insurance, EAP, HSAs, FSAs, and more.
• 401(k) plan with company match.
• Paid parental leave of up to 6 weeks for eligible employees.
• Commuter benefits for Denver employees.
• Hybrid workplace policy encouraging regular in-person collaboration for eligible employees.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior