Senior Manager, Mountain FP&A

 

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 and supports a fast growing publicly traded company (NYSE: MTN) comprised of 42 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. This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a fast-paced, collaborative team that continuously redefines the mountain resort experience! Our sustainable high-performing team is uniquely focused on talent development, prioritizing career growth through accelerated opportunities and progression.

 

The Senior Manager, Mountain FP&A - Consolidation is based in the company’s Broomfield, Colorado headquarters (or may be remotely based from company-approved locations), and will be part of a team that leads business planning & consolidation and develops business insights to drive decision-making and commercial action across our resort teams of Vail Resorts. This includes financial planning, reporting, forecasting and analysis to support the strategic goals and drive results. This role works closely with resort senior leaders to develop resort experience views of financial results and performance to help drive strategic decision-making, growth objectives and capital allocation.

 

Key Responsibilities

• Build and maintain active partnerships with operational leaders & cross-functional peers.
• Own the Budgeting / Forecasting / Reporting processes for the Mountain Division.
• 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.
• 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.
• Deliver financial insight and commentary based on comprehensive view of financial results and impacts and indicators on the broader enterprise.
• Actively engage in the broader FP&A team to drive a culture focused on delivering results, stakeholder influence and leadership development for career progression.
• Play a critical role in the Finance organization, bringing an enterprise-level perspective to support the strategic, talent and process improvement efforts across the Finance organization.

 

Leadership Qualities

• Trusted partner: Possess the technical expertise and communication skills to support in providing the operational leadership team with an objective, independent perspective on both divisional and enterprise matters.
• Business Acumen: Leverage strong technical skills, including expert Microsoft Excel skills, a willingness to quickly learn Vail Resorts’ financial systems, and is comfortable leveraging her or his capabilities to work independently to conduct analysis and communicate recommendations / conclusions with clarity and conviction. 
• Learning agility: Thrive in complex environments, adept at tackling strategic business challenges and integrating innovative ideas and technologies with strong analytical rigor.
• Emotional Intelligence: Understand and shape your impact on the team and stakeholders to achieve ambitious goals.