Senior Analyst - FP&A (Resorts)

Visit Hershey & Harrisburg; Hershey (PA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free Hersheypark admission

Employee discounts

Medical, dental and vision coverage

Job summary

Hershey Entertainment & Resorts Company is seeking a Senior Financial Analyst to drive forecasting, budgeting, data aggregation and analytics across the organization. The role provides daily oversight, guidance and strategic analysis of key financial metrics and supports internal controls.

It also involves data modeling and dashboard creation to enhance FP&A deliverables. As a Full-Time team member, you will contribute to improving financial processes and collaborate with cross-functional

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Finance, or Hospitality Management.
• Minimum 5 years of related Hospitality/Tourism experience.
• Supervisory experience preferred.
• Must have a valid Driver’s License.
• Excellent analytical skills and attention to detail.
• Strong written and verbal communication.

Responsibilities

• Create and distribute monitoring tools such as labor reports, cost of sales analyses, and P&L statements with improvement suggestions.
• Seek new and improved ways to analyze and present data with automation and clarity.
• Develop user-friendly, standardized templates for financial analysis with automation where possible.
• Provide strategic thinking and advanced problem solving.
• Assist in development/deployment of FP&A tools for non-financial partners.
• Assist with other projects as assigned.

Skills

Excel advanced functions

Google Sheets

SQL

Data analysis

Interpersonal communication

Strategic thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree - Business Administration/Finance/Hospitality Management

Tools

Workday ERP

Workday Adaptive Planning

Workday FDM

BigQuery

Google Cloud

Workday Prism

Job description

Hershey Entertainment & Resorts Company (HE&R) is an award-winning entertainment & hospitality organization with properties including: Hersheypark, The Hotel Hershey, Hershey Lodge, Giant Center, Restaurants, and more. Our team members share a common goal of upholding the legacy of our founder, Milton S. Hershey, while striving to live by our company's Core Values: Devoted to the Legacy, Selfless Spirit of Service, Team Focused, and Respectful of Others. Hershey Entertainment & Resorts is committed to cultivating diversity, equity, and inclusion in our workforce, marketplace, and community, and is proud to help fulfill the dream of our founder by providing value to Milton Hershey School.

This position will work as a business liaison with others across the organization to drive key financial planning processes such as forecasting, budgeting, data aggregation and analytics. The Senior Financial Analyst will provide daily oversight, guidance and strategic analysis of key financial metrics and will support the implementation and enforcement of internal controls. This position will also be responsible for data modeling and dashboard creation.

As a Full-Time Team Member, you will enjoy sweet perks like FREE admission to Hersheypark, discounts, and more as soon as you receive your Employee ID! Your total compensation consists not only of the wage that you are paid, but also includes Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage beginning the first day of the next month after you begin working, 401K Contribution, paid time off, and so much more!

Job Duties (Duties marked with an asterisk are essential functions of this job):

• Create and distribute a variety of monitoring tools such as labor reports, cost of sales analyses, and profit and loss statements and offer suggestions for operational and/or financial improvement based on this analysis.*
• Continually seek new and improved ways to analyze and present data to management with greater automation and clarity. *
• Develop user-friendly, standardized templates for financial analysis, incorporating automation where possible.*
• Provide strategic thinking and advanced problem solving skills.*
• Assist in the development and deployment of tools to enhance the FP&A function as well as deliverables to non-financial partners.*
• Assist with other projects as assigned.

Qualifications

• 18 years of age or older.
• Minimum of 5 years of related Hospitality/Tourism experience.
• Bachelor’s degree - Business Administration, Finance, Hospitality Management.
• Supervisory Experience preferred.
• Must have a valid Driver’s License.

Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities

• Comprehensive knowledge/experience working with advanced functions of Excel and Google Sheets, as well as other Microsoft Office and Google Suite applications, including data warehouse and SQL.
• Advanced Planning and Forecasting Tools, such as Workday ERP, Workday Adaptive Planning, Workday FDM
• Experience with data warehouses such as BigQuery, Google Cloud, or Workday Prism
• Excellent analytical skills.
• Detail oriented and organized.
• Strong interpersonal skills, including written and oral communication skills
• Demonstrated ability to work in a dynamic, fast-paced environment and effectively manage multiple priorities with competing deadlines.
• Must embody HE&R Core Values (Devoted to the Legacy, Selfless Spirit of Service, Team Focused, Respectful of Others)

Job Demands

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to:

• Reaching Forward Frequent (34-66%)
• Climbing Stairs Frequent (34-66%) (ft maximum height)
• Lifting Occasional (<33%) (50lbs maximum weight)
• Reaching Overhead Occasional (<
• Finger Dexterity Constant (>67%)
• Hand/Eye Coordination Constant (>67%)
• Stooping Occasional (Bending Occasional (<
• Sitting Frequent (34-66%)
• Standing Frequent (34-66%)
• Walking Frequent (34-66%)
• This job requires the visual ability to perform detailed work at close distances (computer screens, accounting ledgers, using measurement devices).
• This job regularly requires verbal communication of detailed information to others either by phone or in person.
• Must be able to speak and read the English language.
• Substantial movements (motions) of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers (Repetitive motion).
• May include working on evenings/holidays/weekends as business level/job responsibility dictates.

Nothing in this job description restricts management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.

Hershey Entertainment and Resorts is an Equal Opportunity Employer