Our mission is to create the Experience of a Lifetime for our employees, so they can, in turn, create the Experience of a Lifetime for our guests. We own and operate the most renowned destination resorts in the world as well as regional and local ski areas outside major cities, and connect them all through one unrivaled network. We are looking for ambitious leaders, innovators and creators to join our talented team. If you’re ready to pursue your fullest potential, we want to get to know you!
Candidates for year-round positions are reviewed on a rolling basis. Applications will be accepted up to 90 days after the posting date, or until the position is filled (whichever is first).
Job Summary:
The Vail Resorts Finance Team is committed to Building Leaders and Driving Value. We have created a fully centralized Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) team in our corporate headquarters near Boulder, Colorado, to support a growing company of 42 resorts across Australia, Europe, Canada and the United States, 55,000+ employees, and a market capitalization of over $7 billion. We transformed our FP&A organization to bring best-in-class insight generation, data-driven decision-making support and financial management to Vail Resorts – the ski industry’s global leader. Our team is 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 have created 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 FP&A team at a critical inflection point and shape how we do business into the future.
The Principal Analyst Finance Technology and Governance will oversee the maintenance and development of Planful, the company’s planning and reporting software, and lead the Data Governance effort on behalf of Finance. This instrumental role will partner with FP&A leaders to drive efficient process design and execution with a specific focus of meeting prioritized stakeholder needs both internally and externally.
Job Specifications:
- Outlet: Corporate
- The budgeted range starts at $100,000 - $135,000 + annual bonus. Actual pay will be adjusted based on experience
- Schedule & Availability: Full Time / Year Round
- Other Specifics: Hybrid
Job Responsibilities:
- This is a hands on role that will help manage all corporate financial planning and reporting systems configuration and maintenance.
- Support execution of:
- All planning and reporting processes necessary for the enterprise
- All financial reporting leveraged to drive insight by the FP&A teams
- Development and maintenance of Vail Resorts financial planning software (Planful) and development and deployment of Tableau dashboards.
- Proactively partner with Enterprise and Divisional FP&A teams to develop:
- Driver-based planning and forecasting models that balance analytics, insight and efficiency
- Innovative analytics and dashboards that provide actionable insight to operational and finance leaders
- Proactively drive data governance standards within the Vail Resorts Finance organization to help ensure Finance is aligned across all segments and within the larger enterprise governance standards.
- Manage finance data governance projects and engage with key stakeholders to drive beneficial change to the organization from a data perspective
- Leadership qualities:
- Demonstrated track record of high performance in support of senior leadership team.
- Leads by example, possesses a strong work ethic, is collaborative, and embraces a passion and results driven leadership model.
- Self-aware and maintains authentic humility; possesses high energy, drive and an ability to execute; is flexible, agile and can adapt quickly in a rapid-paced environment.
- Approach and behavior—cultural characteristics:
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- Strong curiosity in tackling complex business problems; dives deeply into the data, relentlessly pursues what it means, and how these insights drive decision making.
- Comfortable operating in financial systems and spreadsheets, and equally comfortable leveraging his/her capabilities to work independently.
- Strong learning agility. Enjoys and excels in environments where he/she must tackle and solve new and increasingly complex strategic business challenges and issues—incorporating the newest ideas, technologies, and approaches to business.
- A brave, ambitious, and passionate leader who is comfortable in his/her own skin while also demonstrating a high level of emotional intelligence and self-awareness
Job Qualifications:
- Outstanding academic credentials; Bachelor’s Degree in Finance or related field.
- 7+ years, or 5+ years with a MBA, of experience in FP&A and/or project management.
- Proven ability to successfully deliver against critical enterprise-wide process execution and strategic projects through well-constructed and communicated operational plans aligned to key stakeholder outputs and deliverables.
- Strong understanding of key business concepts and performance metrics (financial and operational).
- Planful Software experience a plus.
- Ability to apply natural curiosity regarding business results and insights while consistently identifying ways to improve management and execution of key processes.
Preferred skills:
- Unquestioned ethics and integrity.
- Excellent listener, open to feedback, and communicates with candor and respect.
- Outstanding organizational and project management skills.
- Connects well with others.
- Excellent individual initiative and objective-oriented drive.
- Highly collaborative team approach to work with a proactive orientation towards gathering voice-of-the-customer to design and deliver impactful solutions.
- Excellent problem-solving aptitude
The expected Total Compensation for this role is $100,000 - $135,000 + annual bonus. Individual compensation decisions are based on a variety of factors.
Job 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
Full Time roles are eligible for the above, plus:
- 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
Vail Resorts offers a ‘Hybrid’ work environment for Broomfield-based roles where employees must live within 50 miles of the Broomfield office and work on-site Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and have flexibility to work off-site on Mondays and Fridays.
Please note that the ability to work in person or off-site, and the particulars related to such work, are subject to change at any time; and, accordingly, the Company reserves the right to change its policies and/or require in-person/in-office work or off-site work at any time in its sole discretion.
Vail Resorts is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status or any other status protected by applicable law.
Requisition ID 505552
Reference Date: 10/15/2024
Job Code Function: Finance
Job Type: [[JobType]]
