FP&A Manager - Dollywood Parks & Resorts - Exempt

Overview

At Dollywood Parks & Resorts, we create memories worth repeating. We do this every day across all properties; all located in the Great Smoky Mountains of East Tennessee. We are seeking an FP&A Manager who will embody the heart and soul of our mission of creating memories worth repeating while bringing families closer together and caring deeply about our brand. This person also brings a spirit of fun, authenticity, collaboration, creativity and genuine hospitality to the lives of our guests.

We want to work alongside someone who acts as an extension of our mission, values, and culture. This individual is driven to create meaningful experiences for our hosts, guests, and community while ensuring the success and profitability of our unique offerings. The right FP&A Manager will be equal parts curious learner, innovator, administrator, detail driver, mentor, and motivator. Reporting to the Director of Financial Planning & Analysis, this FP&A Manager role will offer financial leadership for the Company s theme parks and hospitality segments.

Responsibilities include advanced financial planning and analysis, providing decision support to key stakeholders & business partners, contributing to long-term strategic planning, overseeing capital deployment processes, and measuring performance on both short and long-term key strategic initiatives using relevant KPIs. All activities will align with the mission, values, and operating philosophes and standards of the Dollywood Company.

The FP&A Manager of Financial Planning & Analysis will be responsible for the key areas of the FP&A including:

• Strategic Insights
• Business Partnerships
• Integrated Planning & Financial Modeling
• Data Driven Analytics and Decision Making
• Divisional Leadership and Tactical Functions

Additionally, the ideal candidate will be able to display and live out Lead with Love qualities, strongly rooted in the Dollywood Company culture, by being patient, kind, trusting, unselfish, truthful, forgiving, dedicated and accountable.

• 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 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 opportunities within each business and provide support to reach those goals

• Integrated Planning and Financial Modeling
• Support 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, forecast, strategic plans by creating integrated financial models
• Guide the annual budgeting process and quarterly forecasts

• Data-Driven Analytics and Decision Making
• Utilize a data-driven decision-making process with 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 budgets

• Divisional Leadership and Tactical Functions
• Lead a team of 3-5 FTEs
• Oversight of the FP&A Internship program
• Support Director and the other leadership of the Finance division

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

• Must be a minimum of 18 years of age
• Undergraduate degree in Accounting, Business, or Finance required
• MBA or Professional Accreditation highly preferred
• Minimum 5 years’ experience required with emphasis on FP&A, statistical and financial analysis; hospitality amusement, food or retail industry experience preferred but not required; strong understanding of accounting principles preferred
• Expert in Excel; experience in…