Senior Financial Systems Analyst - Finance Process Optimization (FPO)

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 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 in the future.

The Senior Financial Systems Analyst will operate within the Finance Process Optimization (FPO) team, which oversees all tools, reporting, data governance, and process management supporting the centralized FP&A organization.  The FPO team allows the broader FP&A organization to be more efficient, accurate, and scalable.  This role will help the FP&A organization drive results while developing key insights focused on the most critical enterprise-wide trends impacting the business.  A primary focus of this role will be to drive improvements to optimize our FP&A efforts, including being a solutions architect and providing thought leadership in designing optimal reporting and planning solutions via the Planful platform.

Job Specifications:

• Outlet: Corporate
• Shift & Schedule Availability: Full Time / Year Round
• The budgeted range starts at $76,841 - $95,000 + annual bonus. Actual pay will be adjusted based on experience
• Other Specifics: Hybrid - Remote

Job Responsibilities:

• This hands-on role will help manage the configuration and maintenance of all corporate financial planning and reporting systems.
• 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 reporting, analytics, and dashboards that provide actionable insight to operational and finance leaders
• Strong knowledge and understanding of multi-dimensional database architecture and meticulous attention to detail, combined with a passion for process improvement through continuous learning and experimentation.
• Leadership qualities:
  • Demonstrated track record of high performance in support of senior leadership team.
  • Leads by example, possesses a strong work ethic, collaborates, and embraces a passion and results-driven leadership model.
  • Self-aware and maintains authentic humility; possesses high energy, drive, and ability to execute; is flexible, agile, and can adapt quickly in a rapid-paced environment.
• Approach and behavior—cultural characteristics:
  • 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 their capabilities to work independently.
  • Strong learning agility.  Enjoys and excels in environments where they must tackle and solve new and increasingly complex strategic business challenges and issues incorporating the latest ideas, technologies, and approaches to business.
  • A brave, ambitious, and passionate leader who is comfortable with being their authentic self while demonstrating high emotional intelligence and self-awareness.

Job Requirements:

• Outstanding academic credentials: Bachelor’s Degree in Finance or related field.
• 3+ years of experience working in finance, accounting, business operations, consulting, or related environments with success in financial modeling and analysis.
• Advanced Excel skills.
• Strong understanding of key business concepts and performance metrics (financial and operational).
• Planful Software experience is a plus.
• Ability to apply natural curiosity regarding business results and insights while consistently identifying ways to improve management and execution of critical 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 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 $76,841 - $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  506073
Reference Date: 11/18/2024 
Job Code Function: Finance  
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