VP of Finance - Aspen Skiing Company

Company Description

Aspen Skiing Company owns and operates four mountains—Snowmass, Aspen Mountain, Aspen Highlands, and Buttermilk—creating premium, sustainable, and transformative experiences in recreation, culture, and nature. In addition, Aspen Skiing Company runs the award-winning Aspen Snowmass Ski & Snowboard School, Four Mountain Sports rental and retail shops, and a collection of sustainably sourced on-mountain food and beverage outlets.

Job Description

The VP of Finance is a strategic leader responsible for overseeing all financial aspects for the Aspen Skiing Company division. This position plays a critical role in developing and implementing financial strategies to support the organization’s long-term growth and profitability. The VP of Finance leads financial planning and analysis, budgeting, accounting oversight, risk management, can capital project reporting and effectiveness. This role requires an independent, initiative-taking, entrepreneurial, values-driven, finance professional.  The position will report to the Chief Financial Officer of Aspen One and will serve as a thought partner to the CEO of Aspen Skiing Company.

The budgeted salary range for this position is $180,000-$220,000. Actual pay will be dependent on budget and experience, all our salaried roles are eligible for bonus.

Job Posting Deadline 
Applications for this position will be accepted until March 15, 2025.

Essential Job Functions:

• Strategic Finance Leadership: Lead the development and execution of the company's financial planning process, including annual budgets, forecasts, and long-term strategic plans. Ensure alignment with enterprise goals and strategic initiatives.
• Financial Leadership: Monitor financial performance against budget and forecast, and provide actionable insights to address variances and recommendations to adapt active operations to meet financial or strategic objectives across the enterprise.
• Budget & Forecast Management: Lead the preparation and consolidation of budgets and forecasts including the consolidation across multiple business lines and functional department.
• Financial Analysis & Reporting: Provide comprehensive and insightful financial analysis, including variance analysis, trend analysis, and scenario modeling. Prepare and present detailed reports to senior management, highlighting key insights and recommendations.
• Leadership & Team Development:  Lead and mentor the ASC finance team, fostering a culture of performance, continuous improvement, and accountability. Provide professional development opportunities for the team to elevate capabilities and a high-performance culture.
• Business Partnership: Be a trusted advisor to business unit leaders and senior executives, offering financial insights and strategic recommendations to support decision-making and drive business performance.
• Process Improvement: Identify opportunities for process improvements and implement best practices to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of the financial planning and analysis functions.
• Risk Management & Controls: Establish and maintain strong internal control systems, ensuring compliance with financials regulations, reporting requirements, and risk management policies and procedures to safeguard assets, ensure regulatory compliance, and manage both operational and financial risks.
• Ad Hoc Analysis: Conduct ad hoc financial analysis and special projects as needed to support strategic initiatives and address key business issues.

Qualifications

Education and Experience:

• Bachelors degree required with focus on finance, accounting, economics, or related field, Masters degree preferred.
• Minimum of 10-15 years of progressively responsible financial experience, including executive level leadership roles in finance
• Strong history of leading and managing budgets, quarterly forecasts, financial insights, and performance reporting in partnership with operational leadership
• Experience within consumer-facing Resort / Hospitality, CPG/retail, luxury or brand-centric industry, or growth-stage enterprises

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

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• Strong leadership and team management skills, with a track record of collaboration, indirect leadership, and thought leadership
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities, with the capacity to translate complex data into actionable insights and executive communications
• Experience in systems and process improvement to enhance financial and operational reporting capability and improve speed and accessibility of data across the enterprise.
• Expertise in financial modeling, budgeting, forecasting, capital and investment underwriting, and financial insights
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