Financial Analyst

Financial Analyst The opportunity Finance meets real-world operations. You will own the reporting and insights that help our Amusements teams make better, faster decisions - from attendance and ticket mix to labor, throughput, and spend per guest. What you'll do Develop park-level analytical views to explain performance drivers across attendance, ticket mix, pricing, labor efficiency, and guest spend — identifying trends, anomalies, and opportunities for further investigation. Own daily and weekly KPI reporting: build and maintain dashboards, scorecards, and metric definitions the team trusts. Partner with department leaders to turn results into action - quantify impact, surface risks, and recommend next steps. Lead monthly department financial reviews: connect P&L results to operating drivers (volume, mix, pricing, labor productivity, controllable spend). Support forecast and budget cycles with driver-based models and scenario analysis. Investigate close variances and partner with Accounting/Operations to ensure accurate accruals and clean month-end storytelling. Continuously improve analytical processes by refining metric definitions, automating recurring analysis where possible, and flagging data inconsistencies or emerging risks. Deliver ad hoc analysis for leadership (pricing and promotions, staffing plans, hours of operation, vendor decisions, capital requests). Conduct on-site analysis at the Gatlinburg location as needed to better understand operations, validate assumptions, build relationships with department leaders, and strengthen financial storytelling. Minimum qualifications Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or equivalent practical experience. 2+ years in financial analysis, FP&A, or an analytics-heavy role; comfortable working with large datasets. Advanced Excel skills (modeling, pivots, Power Query) and strong written/presentation communication. High ownership, high attention to detail, and the ability to hit deadlines in a fast-moving environment. Ability to travel at least once a week to our Gatlinburg operation. Preferred qualifications Experience supporting a multi-unit, hospitality, retail, resort, or attraction operation. Experience providing data analysis to operations or finance teams. Power BI experience (data modeling, DAX, and dashboard building). ERP/POS data experience (NetSuite preferred) and comfort reconciling across sources. SQL familiarity (or strong willingness to learn). Salary: $65,000-$75,000 (experience dependent).