Skier Services Analyst - Mountain Finance Team - Keystone Resort

Reach Your Peak at Vail Resorts. You're someone who pushes boundaries and challenges the status quo. You're brave, ambitious and passionate in everything you do. And we want you on our team. Pursue your fullest potential and never settle in the quest to deliver extraordinary guest service. Join one of the world's most innovative companies and re-imagine a mountain resort experience with us. Welcome to Vail Resorts. Reach Your Peak.

The Mountain Finance Team is committed to Building Leaders and Driving Value.  The team performs comprehensive financial planning, forecasting and analysis to enable the company to align its resources with the achievement of its strategic goals- both long term and short term.  The Mountain Finance team works closely with the resort leadership and management team, along with the broader Finance organization in Broomfield.

Essential job responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Drive financial and performance measurement tools and analysis for skier services
• Support the Finance Director in the financial management of the resort
• Direct partner with skier services for financial support to drive the business
• Prepare annual operating budgets and annual capital budgets in conjunction with managers and other analysts
• Prepare monthly forecasts
• Prepare monthly waterfalls and variance explanations for Corporate Finance and Accounting
• Review and give feedback to managers on monthly financial results
• Produce financial analysis to aid in critical business decision-making and labor management
• Run transaction and sales detail reports to verify data and financial reporting accuracy
• Provide business support and ad hoc financial analysis (product mix, pricing, labor spend, business performance, Data)
• Anticipate changes in the business and advise on efficiencies and improvements
• Support Skier Services departments with accuracy of online product pricing and timing
• Manage and ensure accuracy and compliance with skier services payroll activities
• Miscellaneous duties as needed within skier services

Requirements:

4+ years of experience (or 1-2 years with MBA or other graduate degree) in finance with demonstrated success in financial modeling and analysis.   The ideal candidate should have experience coordinating all financial planning and analysis functions, including annual budget, capital budgeting, long-term strategic planning and resource allocation processes.

Additionally the ideal candidate should be / have:

• Brave, Ambitious and Passionate
• Outstanding academic credentials
• Strong project management skills
• Excellent individual initiative and objective-oriented drive
• Ability to multi-task and manage numerous simultaneous priorities
• Outstanding problem solving skills
• A record of accomplishment and excellence
• Highly collaborative team approach to work
• Ability to adapt to and excel in a fast-paced environment
• High energy and the ability to work highly independently
• Expertise in quantitative analysis and presentation. High degree of proficiency with Excel and PowerPoint (PeopleSoft also desirable)

We’re looking for team members who are passionate about their work and the world around them, who take pride in ensuring our guests receive the best possible service and who bring a sense of self and fun to all they do. Life at 9,280 feet in the sky is a little different. With our crisp Rocky Mountain air and boundless options for adventure and exploration, you can join a community who loves where they live and loves what they do. Keystone will be your home away from home; a place where friendliness, an eye for detail and unmatched guest service is the foundation of our Culture. Come join our team – where A Mountain of Possibilities awaits.

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 146068