Financial Analyst

Financial Analyst

Are you interested in delivering memorable experiences, enhancing peoples lives and having fun while doing it? This shared mission of POWDR and Mt. Bachelor creates a fun and inspiring culture that we live every day. We look for employees who are passionate about sharing mountain culture, have a positive attitude, are problem solvers and care about winning as a team. Our vision drives us to deliver exceptional experiences and its our employees who become the true moment makers here at Mt. Bachelor.

This role comes with amazing perks & benefits because we want our employees to work where they play!

• Free employee season pass and free or discounted dependent(s) season pass
• Free and discounted friends & family day passes
• Free transportation to & from Bend, Sunriver, and La Pine
• Discounts across the resort (food & beverage, retail, rentals, lessons & more)
• Employee housing program
• 401k with up to 5% company match & immediate vesting
• Discounted onsite daycare
• Local & national discounts (YETI, Burton, Dell, Subaru, Nokian, Sunriver Golf, Mammut, & more)
• Free reciprocal access for employees to other POWDR resorts & 50% day passes at IKON pass resorts

Position Summary

The Financial Analyst is responsible for assisting in the financial, budgeting, forecasting, transaction/revenue accounting, inventory control, capital planning, financial reporting, cash handling, and internal audit functions of Mt Bachelor and Sun Country Tours. Also responsible for ensuring that effective internal controls are in place and comply with GAAP and applicable federal, state, and local regulatory laws and rules for financial reporting. This position reports directly to the Finance and Accounting Manager.

The Successful Candidate

• Is honest and has the highest integrity, is driven, and demonstrates strong leadership abilities. Is accurate, analytical, innovative, and responsive.
• Must be flexible and adaptable to take on projects as they emerge, often with little guidance.
• Can develop strong trust-based relationships with all revenue, operating, and administrative departments.
• Can handle and manage confidential information and is someone with a fun, dynamic, energetic, and positive personality who constantly strives to be the best. Able to connect with all levels of staff.
• Is supportive of the company's core values.
• Is organized and sees projects through to the finish.
• Has strong follow-through and makes a habit of getting back to colleagues and external stakeholders.
• Someone who can handle a fast-paced and high-pressure work environment.
• Prioritizes and re-prioritizes personal time and work to have a good balance in life.

Essential Functions/Major Responsibilities

• This role serves as a liaison with cross-departmental stakeholders, including advisory and support to the Finance and Accounting Manager, Director of Finance, Resort leadership, and business unit managers in areas of financial and strategic planning.
• Assist the Finance Manager and Director of Finance in preparing the annual budget and making monthly forecast adjustments.
• In collaboration with the Resort Leadership Team, prepare the annual capital plan, track and report on progress.
• Create detailed analysis reporting and discuss with relevant parties on a Daily, Weekly, and Monthly basis, including unit analysis, pricing analysis and optimization, operation and labor modeling, expense management, and optimization.
• Support company-wide initiatives by independently framing, preparing, and summarizing ad-hoc financial and scenario-based analysis. Identify emerging opportunities and risks, integrating new information into business conditions.
• Review and audit sources of resort data and implement and improve resort controls to increase accuracy and timeliness.
• Support resort purchasing guidelines and internal audit procedures.
• Assist POWDR Accounting in the month-end close process, report distribution, and variance analysis.

Secondary Function

• Work with other departments, management, and staff to ensure accounting and financial information and related documentation are processed and disseminated, and assistance is given where necessary to ensure smooth, accurate, and disciplined financial management of the company.
• Maintain professional communication with the resort leadership team and department heads.
• Liaise with external parties as necessary on financial, tax, accounting, and regulatory matters.
• Assist other departments as necessary in resort operations as part of the staff support program.
• Contributes to the Leadership Development series.

Interpersonal Contacts

Department Leaders, Executive Staff, POWDR Employees. External Partners & Vendors, Employees, & Guests.

Specific Job Skills

Technical:

• Strong written and oral communication skills
• All Microsoft Office programs
• Operating system management
• Prior NetSuite experience preferred

Physical Capabilities:

• Must have the ability to use touch-typing skills.
• Must be able to visually review written documents and observe coworkers regularly.

Additional:

• Project planning and management skills.
• Professional representation and demeanor.

Education/Related Experience

• Minimum Education: A 4-year accounting, finance, or related degree.
• Minimum time in related position: 2-5 years of finance experience preferred.

Physical Demands

• The physical demands described here represent those that an employee must meet to perform the essential functions of this job successfully. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. Such accommodations require an interactive discussion with the Human Resources Department before such accommodations can be made.
• In addition to the specific conditions below, every position at Mt. Bachelor requires the ability to shovel snow and walk on steep and uneven surfaces.

Current Hiring Range: $67-75k/yr (DOE)

Minimum Age Requirement: 21+

Come Work Where You Play!

Please be aware incomplete applications will not be accepted or reviewed. Mt. Bachelor is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Mt. Bachelor is committed to creating a quality work environment which makes full use of the talents and contributions of all employees without regard to race, color, religion, national origin or citizenship status, sex, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, sexual orientation, age, disability or military status.