Director, Finance

Director, Finance

Pay: $125000 per year - $125000 per year

Position Summary: At Great Wolf the Director of Finance is a business partner responsible for: delivering financial results for the lodge, internal controls and loss prevention, and reporting and analytics.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Develops financial strategies by analyzing and forecasting business trends; ensuring there is a clear financial agenda, making course corrections, having strong communications, and developing new opportunities
• Provides accurate accounting, expense management, internal controls framework, and loss prevention mitigation
• Measures and analyzes financial results for reporting to regional and corporate management and strategizes corrective action plans as necessary to maximize business performance
• Provides operational insight and organizational strategies by bringing an external financial perspective to the operation, translating financial data into action plans
• Provides effective decision making by contributing financial information and analysis to help the operation choose the right solution with taking in all points of view and key facts
• Builds trusting relationships and holds department leadership accountable to become the business owners of their department, aligning action plans, and raising challenging issues
• Partners with the General Manager to clearly describe, assign and delegate financial responsibility and authority for the operation
• Creates conditions for financial success by coaching, training, providing business context, and working collaboratively with fellow pack members
• Develops efficiencies and maximizes efforts for the right purpose; creating value, aligning monetary resources where necessary
• Lead the annual and long-term operating budget and capital investment planning in partnership with the General Manager and lodge leadership team

Basic Qualifications & Skills:

• Bachelors Degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related field
• Minimum of 10 years of experience in a finance or accounting environment
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel with demonstrated ability to perform analysis and modeling
• Prior experience with Microsoft Office Suite
• Strong problem solving, attention to detail, and organizational skills
• Enthusiastic and positive energy
• Successful completion of criminal background check and drug screen

Desired Qualifications:

• Minimum of 5 years experience in the entertainment, amusement park or hotel industry
• Previous experience with Coupa, Tableau, and O365 suite

Physical Requirements:

• Able to lift up to 20lbs
• Able to bend, stretch, and twist
• Able to stand or sit for long periods of time