Senior Financial Data Analytics Analyst
About The Position
The Vail Resorts Procurement & Financial Shared Services Team is committed to Building Leaders and Driving Value. We are creating a world class procurement and financial shared services organization in our corporate headquarters to support a growing company of 41 resorts, 55,000+ employees and a market capitalization of over $9.5 billion. We are transforming our organization to bring best-in-class S2C, P2P, OTC, R2R, Payroll, and analytical tools to enable data-driven decision making at Vail Resorts – the ski industry’s global leader. Our team will be driven by top-tier talent, state-of-the-art systems and tools, and strategic process management to identify and deliver against the Company’s biggest value opportunities. We are creating a sustainable high-performing team that will develop talent and prioritize career growth through accelerated opportunities and progression. This is an opportunity to join the Procurement and Financial Shared Services team at a critical inflection point and shape how we create value into the future. Applicants should be self-motivated, detail-oriented, possess analytical and problem-solving skills and will have demonstrated learning agility. The individual should have a demonstrated ability to quickly build subject matter expertise and be comfortable working in a fast-paced environment with competing priorities. Preferred candidates will have demonstrated the ability to persevere through ambiguity; an innate inquisitiveness; possess the drive to extend analytical capabilities; and have demonstrated emergent leadership capabilities.
Requirements
- Comfort working with large data sets preferably using Alteryx or SQL. Maintain integrity of ETL workflows and reporting dashboards, always ensuring the accuracy and completeness of data assets
- Strong proficiency in Excel; proficient building reports in Tableau/PowerBi and manipulating data in SQL or Alteryx
- Perform data analyses using advanced Microsoft Excel skills (e.g. formulas, pivot tables, scenario modeling)
- Distilling insights and crafting compelling recommendations through analyses and data visualization
- Collaborating with various stakeholders to understand analytics needs; collect data for analysis/ reporting; and advise on analytical approach to answering questions and solving problems
- Comfortable acting with autonomy under ambiguous circumstances – especially with regards to being out-front of issues and proactively aligning with stakeholders on remediation action plans
- B.A. or B.S. in Information Systems, Business, Finance, Economics, Supply Chain, Statistics, or related field; relevant work experience also accepted in lieu of education requirements (5+ years relevant work experience).
- Analytical skills, problem solving skills, and strong verbal and written communication
- Ability to work autonomously in a fast paced environment
Nice To Haves
- Ability to seek and recommend process, program and system improvements aligned to strategic objectives; including identifying opportunities to improve training, content, and compliance definition and reporting
- Ability to assist in creating business cases, including ROI modeling, for new capabilities (e.g. systems, licenses) and data assets
- Analyzing data or constructing data workflows using open source programming languages such as Python or R
- Developing, managing business intelligence (BI) environments using Microsoft SQL Server or other DBMS
- Experience with or demonstrated interest in data analysis using R or Python is preferred
Responsibilities
- Responsible for existing Extract, Transform & Load (ETL) workflows, including leveraging Alteryx for maintenance, optimization and expansion of data workflows.
- Develop, maintain, and enhance financial and procurement dashboards using Power BI or similar reporting tools.
- Support the data governance and reporting efforts to drive better visibility into accounting and procurement activities for utilization in business decisions, ultimately impacting enterprise margins.
- Maintain the integrity of procurement and financial data assets and seek opportunities for compiling new datasets and reporting opportunities.
- Identify opportunities to improve process efficiency, reporting automation, and system utilization across Procurement and Accounting.
- Support leadership with analyses tied to cost savings, efficiency gains, risk mitigation, and process improvements.
- Collaborating with Operations, Technology, Accounting, Sourcing and Accounts Payable to identify areas of opportunity for report development and curation along with providing analytical expertise in driving efficiencies and solving complex problems.
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
