Financial Analyst/Senior Financial Analyst
$100,000 to $120,000 base
100% onsite
Downtown Salt Lake City area
Opportunity for growth within this well established Utah company.
You will be the first hire into this new role and will play a significant part in helping build out the Financial process and eventually future expanding financial team.
In this role you will play a key role in supporting forecasting, operating and capital modeling, and the preparation of financial materials for executive and board review. This position is instrumental in analyzing business performance and driving data-informed decision-making across the hospitality portfolio. The role operates within a shared services model, partnering closely with multiple hotels and resorts to deliver consistent, scalable financial insights and support across the enterprise.
This position reports directly to the Vice President of Finance. The successful candidate will collaborate with the central shared services team and the group’s individual business units to develop, enhance, and strengthen Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) across the enterprise. Candidates should be self-directed, proactive, and able to develop creative solutions to complex business challenges.
You will help build from scratch financial models to support forecasting, budgeting, and capital planning. You will also help prepared detailed variance analyses of financial performance versus budget, forecast, and prior year, highlighting key drivers and business impacts.
Responsibilities
- Prepare detailed variance analyses of financial performance versus budget, forecast, and prior year, highlighting key drivers and business impacts.
- Develop and maintain financial models to support forecasting, budgeting, and capital planning.
- Collaborate with department heads to understand key operational drivers and align financial models with real-world business inputs.
- Support the implementation and optimization of planning tools, reporting systems, and financial databases to improve efficiency and accuracy.
- Conduct benchmarking and industry analysis to evaluate performance relative to peers and market trends.
- Monitor and track capital project budgets, timelines, and financial performance against approved plans.
- Provide analytical support for special projects, including acquisitions, divestitures, refinancing, or restructuring activities.
- Participate in monthly close processes to align actuals with forecasts and support accruals or reclasses as needed.
- Maintain data integrity across financial systems and proactively identify opportunities to streamline processes and improve data accuracy.
- Support the development of annual and long-range financial plans at both the individual property level and the consolidated enterprise level.
- Assist in the preparation of executive and board-level financial presentations, dashboards, and business review materials.
- Analyze key performance metrics across hotel and resort operations, identifying trends, risks, and opportunities for operational improvement.
- Partner with property finance and accounting teams to ensure consistency and accuracy of assumptions, inputs, and financial reporting.
- Conduct scenario modeling, ROI analysis, and sensitivity analysis to evaluate business cases, investments, and strategic initiatives.
- Assist in the development and improvement of standardized reporting packages for internal and external stakeholders.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field required; MBA or CFA designation preferred.
- Proven ability to build and maintain complex financial models for budgeting, forecasting, and scenario planning.
- 3+ years of progressive experience in FP&A, corporate finance, or financial analysis, with retail, capital investment or asset-intensive industries.
- Experience with ERP systems or financial planning software (e.g., Adaptive Insights, NetSuite, or similar) is a plus.
- Advanced Excel skills (Pivot Tables, Sumifs, etc) required; proficiency in PowerPoint and experience with business intelligence tools (e.g., Power BI, Tableau) preferred.
- Strong analytical and quantitative skills, with keen attention to detail and a proactive, problem-solving mindset.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to present complex financial data clearly to both financial and non-financial stakeholders.
- Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects, meet tight deadlines, and collaborate effectively in a fast-paced, multi-entity environment.
- High level of professional integrity, accountability, and initiative.
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Download ResumeFinancial Analyst/Senior Financial Analyst
$100,000 to $120,000 base
100% onsite
Downtown Salt Lake City area
Opportunity for growth within this well established Utah company.
You will be the first hire into this new role and will play a significant part in helping build out the Financial process and eventually future expanding financial team.
In this role you will play a key role in supporting forecasting, operating and capital modeling, and the preparation of financial materials for executive and board review. This position is instrumental in analyzing business performance and driving data-informed decision-making across the hospitality portfolio. The role operates within a shared services model, partnering closely with multiple hotels and resorts to deliver consistent, scalable financial insights and support across the enterprise.
This position reports directly to the Vice President of Finance. The successful candidate will collaborate with the central shared services team and the group’s individual business units to develop, enhance, and strengthen Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) across the enterprise. Candidates should be self-directed, proactive, and able to develop creative solutions to complex business challenges.
You will help build from scratch financial models to support forecasting, budgeting, and capital planning. You will also help prepared detailed variance analyses of financial performance versus budget, forecast, and prior year, highlighting key drivers and business impacts.
Responsibilities
- Prepare detailed variance analyses of financial performance versus budget, forecast, and prior year, highlighting key drivers and business impacts.
- Develop and maintain financial models to support forecasting, budgeting, and capital planning.
- Collaborate with department heads to understand key operational drivers and align financial models with real-world business inputs.
- Support the implementation and optimization of planning tools, reporting systems, and financial databases to improve efficiency and accuracy.
- Conduct benchmarking and industry analysis to evaluate performance relative to peers and market trends.
- Monitor and track capital project budgets, timelines, and financial performance against approved plans.
- Provide analytical support for special projects, including acquisitions, divestitures, refinancing, or restructuring activities.
- Participate in monthly close processes to align actuals with forecasts and support accruals or reclasses as needed.
- Maintain data integrity across financial systems and proactively identify opportunities to streamline processes and improve data accuracy.
- Support the development of annual and long-range financial plans at both the individual property level and the consolidated enterprise level.
- Assist in the preparation of executive and board-level financial presentations, dashboards, and business review materials.
- Analyze key performance metrics across hotel and resort operations, identifying trends, risks, and opportunities for operational improvement.
- Partner with property finance and accounting teams to ensure consistency and accuracy of assumptions, inputs, and financial reporting.
- Conduct scenario modeling, ROI analysis, and sensitivity analysis to evaluate business cases, investments, and strategic initiatives.
- Assist in the development and improvement of standardized reporting packages for internal and external stakeholders.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field required; MBA or CFA designation preferred.
- Proven ability to build and maintain complex financial models for budgeting, forecasting, and scenario planning.
- 3+ years of progressive experience in FP&A, corporate finance, or financial analysis, with retail, capital investment or asset-intensive industries.
- Experience with ERP systems or financial planning software (e.g., Adaptive Insights, NetSuite, or similar) is a plus.
- Advanced Excel skills (Pivot Tables, Sumifs, etc) required; proficiency in PowerPoint and experience with business intelligence tools (e.g., Power BI, Tableau) preferred.
- Strong analytical and quantitative skills, with keen attention to detail and a proactive, problem-solving mindset.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to present complex financial data clearly to both financial and non-financial stakeholders.
- Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects, meet tight deadlines, and collaborate effectively in a fast-paced, multi-entity environment.
- High level of professional integrity, accountability, and initiative.