Senior FP&A Analyst

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:

We are currently hiring a Senior FP&A Analyst to support our Hospitality and Mountain division. The open position can be based in the company’s Broomfield, Colorado headquarters or remotely within one of our 16 operating states.

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 41 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 time to join a fast-paced, hard-working and upbeat team that is constantly reimagining the mountain resort experience! This role will provide you with unique, and at times ambiguous, opportunities for you to build a lasting impact on an industry-leading company, while offering a wide-range of leadership development experiences to help accelerate your career progression.

Job Specifications:

• Outlet: Corporate
• Shift & Schedule Availability: Full Time / Year Round
• The budgeted range starts at $80,000 - $95,000 + annual bonus. Actual pay will be adjusted based on experience
• Other Specifics: Hybrid - Remote Optional

Job Responsibilities:

• Business Partnership
  • Build and maintain active partnerships with operational leaders & cross-functional peers.
  • Provide support and training for operational business leaders to build business acumen and accountability.
• Strategic Analysis
  • 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.
• Budgeting / Forecasting / Reporting
  • 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.

Job Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree required
• 3+ years’ experience working in finance, accounting, business operations, consulting, or related environment with success in financial modeling and analysis
• Advanced in Excel and PowerPoint
• Experience executing core FP&A processes, including annual budgeting, long-term strategic planning, and enterprise communications preferred, but not required.
• Experience with industry standard financial systems preferred, but not required (i.e., reporting and planning tools like PeopleSoft, Planful, Tableau, etc.)

What do you bring to the team?

• Demonstrate the core tenets of our talent philosophy:
  • High Performance – Consistently deliver strong results with increasingly higher expectations.
  • Learning Agility – Enjoy solving complex strategic business challenges by incorporating new perspectives and strong intellectual and data-driven rigor.
  • Emotional Intelligence – Be aware of how your impact on the team and a wide range of stakeholders supports the enterprise in achieving ambitious goals.
  • Ambition – Desire to expand leadership responsibility and overcome obstacles to achieve a bigger impact in an increasingly competitive environment.
• Proactive curiosity to solving problems – Ability to dive into deep analysis, relentlessly pursue data insights and connect those insights to drive decision making.

The expected Total Compensation for this role is $80,000 - $95,000 + 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 where employees living within 50 miles of the Broomfield office work on-site Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and have flexibility to work off-site on Mondays and Fridays.  Employees living outside of a commutable distance can work remotely from British Columbia, Washington D.C., and the 16 U.S. states* in which we currently operate. This includes: California, Colorado, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, New York, Nevada, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Utah, Vermont, Washington State, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.

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  505359
Reference Date: 10/01/2024 
Job Code Function: Finance  
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