Senior Manager, Regional Mountain Division Finance Team

 

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 are growing the fully centralized Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) team in our corporate headquarters near Boulder, Colorado, to support a growing company of 37 resorts across Australia, Canada and the United States, 55,000+ employees, and a market capitalization of over $9 billion.  We are transforming 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 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 FP&A team at a critical inflection point and shape how we do business into the future.  

 

The Sr. Manager for Regional Mountain Division will partner with our senior operational leaders in our Mountain divisions to drive planning, forecasting and financial management, aligning our key resources with the achievement of our strategic goals, both long and short-term.  This leader will build critical relationships with the broader FP&A org and will evaluate key trends across resorts and lines of business to influence our highest priority business decisions. This position will report to the regional Director of Mountain Finance.

 

 Job Specifications:

• Outlet: Corporate
• The budgeted range starts at $95,000 - $120,000 + annual bonus. Actual pay will be adjusted based on experience
• Schedule & Availability: Full Time / Year Round
• Other Specifics: Hybrid

 

 Job Responsibilities:

• Create and maintain active partnerships with operational leadership.  
• Develop finance & business presentations for Mountain leadership that can effectively summarize materials into key assumptions, risks/opportunities and decision points.
• Produce key FP&A deliverables for operating budget, capital budget, monthly forecasting, cost control, and P&L reviews. 
• Track progress on multiple priorities and workstreams across the Mountain FP&A organization, and contributing to process planning
• Produce (daily/weekly/monthly) business analyses to evaluate performance, aid in decision making, and provide insight into the business. 
• Coordinate with the Accounting team to ensure timely and accurate monthly close.  
• Drive process improvements aimed at creating scalability and efficiencies across FP&A.
• Manage two senior analysts including strategic prioritization and promoting leadership development
• 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 s