Director of Finance

CANDIDATE PROFILE:

We are seeking a Park Finance Director reporting to the Park President who will be the lead finance business partner for their respective park. This leader will also have oversight over both the Information Technology (IT) and the Workforce Management (WFM) functions

SCOPE OF POSITION:

The Park Finance Director will collaborate with and advise the Park President and Park Leadership to drive effective decision-making. This will include long-range planning, annual planning, forecasting, and capital planning to facilitate decisions that lead to a better allocation of company resources and that ensures company priorities and initiatives are properly funded

• Drive Park-Level accountability and the timely achievement of company objectives by leading business review meetings, monthly forecasting, and annual planning activities with Park Leadership
• Develop and collaborate with the Regional Director of FP&A for long-range plans, annual plans, forecasts, and capital plans by conducting in-depth financial analysis, including financial modeling, forecasting, and variance analysis, and staying up to date on industry, park, and economic trends
• Support Park Leadership activities aimed at driving business results through thought partnership, leading day-to-day analytical activities, and conducting cost-benefit type of analysis related to park-level decisions
• Coordinate with Finance and Accounting Shared Services Leadership to ensure both timely and accurate financial reporting and the timely resolution of day-to-day accounting issues that impact park operations
• Leverage fully-integrated enterprise performance management system to facilitate planning and forecasting processes that scale with the business
• Leverage business intelligence technological platforms to drive data-driven decision-making
• Oversee the park-level Information Technology (IT) and Workforce Management (WFM) functions in addition to leading the Finance function
• Direct and supervise the entire staff across Finance, IT, and WFM functions
• Perform other property-based finance duties as assigned

• A Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, or Business Administration from an accredited four-year college or university, with CPA, CMA, MBA or similar designation preferred
• 10 years of combined public accounting, consulting, and industry related experience with progressive departmental responsibilities
• Multilocation, multi-departmental experience or equivalent preferred
• Strong communication and presentation skills, with the ability to go upwards and downwards
• Knowledge of and experience with Oracle suite of financial products, with an emphasis on Enterprise Planning and Budgeting Cloud Service (EPBCS), Essbase cubes, and Fusion systems
• Demonstrated background in financial analysis and modeling, with experience working on operations of varying levels of scale preferred
• Able to thrive in a fast-paced environment requiring the ability to learn new systems, facilitate new system adoption, and roll out new business processes
• Effective in an office or remote work environment
• Ability to pass a mandatory (or random) drug test and background check, which may include, but is not limited to credit, criminal, DMV, previous employment, education, and personal references, pursuant to Company policy