Senior Financial Analyst

Herschend is the world’s largest family-owned themed attractions company, with 12,000+ passionate hosts collectively entertaining 15 million families each year. 

The heart of Herschend’s success has long been the world-renowned hospitality that’s rooted in our DNA. We call it Heartspitality®. It’s a unique culture that blends our ethos of Leading with Love and our purpose of Bringing Families Closer Together by Creating Memories Worth Repeating® to create real impact and joy that spreads through our hosts to our guests and out into our communities. 

Herschend’s portfolio of more than two dozen beloved family entertainment brands across North America includes iconic award-winning destinations such as Dollywood® Parks & Resorts, Silver Dollar City® Company, Adventure Aquarium®, Callaway Resort & Gardens®, Kentucky Kingdom Theme & Water Park®, Newport Aquarium®, The Vancouver Aquarium® and Wild Adventures®. In addition to its premier themed attractions, Herschend is proud to steward the World-Famous Harlem Globetrotters® legacy and provide immersive content and experiences through our Herschend Entertainment Studios® and Pink Adventure Tours® brands. 

As an equal-opportunity employer, we strive to provide environments where every host, guest, and partner feel welcome, valued, and loved. We firmly believe that words and actions matter, which is why all individuals are to be treated equally and with respect. 

Reporting to the Chief Financial Officer, the PSCSenior Financial Analyst supports long term strategic planning for the organization, which includes leading the company’s capital planning process, modeling business development opportunities and performing commercial analysis.  

The position will interact significantly with the company’s executive leadership supporting the budgeting, financial planning, reporting and forecasting processes.  Work directly with the individual business units of the Company to ensure accuracy and standardization of the Company’s financial forecasts, reports and budgets. Analyze operational and financial data/metrics in order to provide insightful analysis to drive management actions. The Senior Analyst will be responsible for the key areas of the FP&A including: 

• Strategic Insights 
• Business Partnerships 
• Integrated Planning & Financial Modeling 
• Data Drive Analytics and Decision Making 

Roles & Responsibilities:

Strategic Insights

• Develop and communicate information using insightful financial models, forecasts, and ad hoc

analyses to guide planning and decision making

• Collaborate with various levels of leadership and business partners to align financial strategies

and decisions with organizational goals

• Develop a comprehensive understanding of the company’s key operational drivers and identify areas of opportunity supported by financial models and metrics
• Provide timely and relevant financial information to support decisions for both short-term objectives and long-term growth
• Demonstrate a sense of industrial curiosity and a broad comprehension of how internal and external factors influence and impact business performance

Business Partnerships

• Create strong relationships with cross-functional teams to ensure alignment with business objectives
• Act as an advisor to leadership and business partners offering financial expertise and insights
• Work with partners to streamline business processes, establish and enhance KPIs, and budgeting and forecasting
• Collaborate with operational leaders to understand financial needs, team objectives, and long-term opportunities within each business and provide support to reach those goals

Integrated Planning and Financial Modeling

• Participate in the development and maintenance of comprehensive financial models and reports to support strategic planning and decision making
• Leverage data analytics to provide actionable insights to leadership and business partners
• Identify and implement enhancements to financial reporting and processes for increased accuracy and efficiency
• Ensure alignment between budgets, forecasts, and strategic plans by supporting integrated financial models with FP&A Leadership
• Support the annual budgeting and periodic forecast processes including the analysis of performance and presentation of results

Data-Driven Analytics and Decision Making

• Support and improve upon data-driven decision-making processes by utilizing variance analysis, statistical analysis, and financial models
• Lead periodic business review meetings and create data visualizations tailored to deliver relevant narratives based on target audience needs
• Participate in benchmarking studies to identify potential areas of operational enhancements and examine market trends to make informed actionable recommendations
• Generate precise and timely financial review packages, periodic forecast, and yearly budget

Management reserves the right to change and/or add to these duties at any time

Requirements:

Education:  Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Business or Finance

Skills:

• Communication – Highly developed interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills, including presentation skills; ability to communicate clearly, concisely and persuasively with a wide range of diverse personnel
• Leadership – Inspire others to achieve results, establish credibility throughout the organization
• Problem Solving/Analysis:  Define problems, research and collect data, draw valid conclusions and execute remedial strategies in a timely manner
• Project/Program Management:  Understand and manage projects and programs from concept to completion.  Develop and achieve strategic objectives, plans and time schedules; organize and manage competing priorities, while maintaining a steadfast commitment to detail
• Flexibility – Handle multiple priorities simultaneously; maintain a flexible work schedule to meet changing demands for multiple concurrent projects
• Initiative and Adaptability – Take initiative and execute plans to accomplish strategic objectives in a fast-paced, evolving environment
• Computer Proficiency –  MS Office Suite, Excel, Outlook, and Business Intelligence tools
• Experience: 3+ years experience in corporate finance department within the Budget or FP&A function.  Excellent Microsoft Excel skills and understanding of financial statements. 

Other:  Proficiency with MS Power BI and Workday ERP with Adaptive Planning are a plus.