Assistant Director, Finance - Great Wolf Resorts
Colorado Springs, CO
About the Job
Job Description
Pay: $80000 per year - $95000 per year
At Great Wolf the Assistant Director of Finance (ADoF) is responsible for
assisting the Lodge's Director of Finance with oversight of financial
strategy, policies, controls, and systems and working in conjunction
with the General Manager to maximize financial and operational growth.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities:
Strategic Influence & Business Partnering
Partner with property General Managers, Lodge Director of Finance and other
Lodge leaders to build and deliver strategic and financial plans.
Coordinate, analyze and report operational and financial performance to
leaders and key stakeholders.
Support efforts to identify, monitor and, where appropriate, mitigate
areas of financial risk.
Update and implement lodge specific financial policies and procedures.
Identify and implement operational improvements through business partnering
with lodge line of business leadership.
Financial Planning & Analysis
Direct and administer all financial operations at the resorts to include,
but not limited to asset protection, financial reporting, systems
management, budget and forecasting, region management and meeting
facilitation and participation.
Assist with coordination and review of monthly profit and loss statements with
the Lodge Director of Finance and General Manager.
Coordinate with shared services center and third-party service providers
(outsourcing provider, auditors, state and local tax authorities) to
ensure all necessary information is compiled, reviewed, and approved.
Delivery of financial performance through improvement and growth of working
capital and EBITDA.
Partner with the Financial Shared Service Center to ensure accuracy of
financial statements, and adherence to Accounting policies and procedures.
Oversees purchasing and payables activity to ensure coding and reviewing of
invoices are processed for payments. Assists other departments in maintaining
actual expenditures versus budget.
Operational & Financial Controls
Monitor and maintain adequate internal control over revenues, expenses,
assets and liabilities of the resort (customer billing, paycheck
distribution, cash management, and contract review and compliance, etc.).
Ensure financial, cash, operational and fraud controls framework is in
place, and has a regular cadence of compliance monitoring of internal
controls that identifies gaps and puts in place remediation. .
Other tasks
Leadership of the lodge Accounting team including the lodge Accounting
Associate, Receiver, or other positions.
Participates in Manager on Duty (MOD) scheduled rotation.
Performs other duties and responsibilities as assigned or required.
Required Qualifications & Skills
Bachelors Degree in Finance, Accounting, Hospitality or a related field
Minimum 4 years or more progressive Finance/Accounting experience
Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite; specifically demonstrated ability
to perform analysis and modeling in Excel
Experience supervising Finance/Accounting staff
Demonstrated strong interpersonal skills
Geographic mobility: This position is designed to develop individuals to be
future Directors of Finance in the brand. Individuals in this role are
expected to be largely relocatable to other lodge locations across the US to
backfill open Director of Finance positions when ready.
Desired Qualifications & Traits
CPA and/ or MBA desired
Experience in theme park, hotel, or resort industry
Demonstrated financial Analysis experience
Prior experience with labor management systems and / or analysis
Previous experience with Coupa, Tableau, and/or Sun Accounting system
Demonstrated strong problem solving and critical thinking skills
Demonstrated organization and effective collaboration skills
Demonstrated attention to detail
Physical Requirements
Able to lift up to 20lbs
Able to bend, stretch, and twist
Able to stand or sit for long periods of ti e
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against
employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or
disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant.
However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other
employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot
disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not
otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is
(a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance
of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an
investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the
contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)
Posting Close Date:
Pay: $80000 per year - $95000 per year
At Great Wolf the Assistant Director of Finance (ADoF) is responsible for
assisting the Lodge's Director of Finance with oversight of financial
strategy, policies, controls, and systems and working in conjunction
with the General Manager to maximize financial and operational growth.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities:
Strategic Influence & Business Partnering
Partner with property General Managers, Lodge Director of Finance and other
Lodge leaders to build and deliver strategic and financial plans.
Coordinate, analyze and report operational and financial performance to
leaders and key stakeholders.
Support efforts to identify, monitor and, where appropriate, mitigate
areas of financial risk.
Update and implement lodge specific financial policies and procedures.
Identify and implement operational improvements through business partnering
with lodge line of business leadership.
Financial Planning & Analysis
Direct and administer all financial operations at the resorts to include,
but not limited to asset protection, financial reporting, systems
management, budget and forecasting, region management and meeting
facilitation and participation.
Assist with coordination and review of monthly profit and loss statements with
the Lodge Director of Finance and General Manager.
Coordinate with shared services center and third-party service providers
(outsourcing provider, auditors, state and local tax authorities) to
ensure all necessary information is compiled, reviewed, and approved.
Delivery of financial performance through improvement and growth of working
capital and EBITDA.
Partner with the Financial Shared Service Center to ensure accuracy of
financial statements, and adherence to Accounting policies and procedures.
Oversees purchasing and payables activity to ensure coding and reviewing of
invoices are processed for payments. Assists other departments in maintaining
actual expenditures versus budget.
Operational & Financial Controls
Monitor and maintain adequate internal control over revenues, expenses,
assets and liabilities of the resort (customer billing, paycheck
distribution, cash management, and contract review and compliance, etc.).
Ensure financial, cash, operational and fraud controls framework is in
place, and has a regular cadence of compliance monitoring of internal
controls that identifies gaps and puts in place remediation. .
Other tasks
Leadership of the lodge Accounting team including the lodge Accounting
Associate, Receiver, or other positions.
Participates in Manager on Duty (MOD) scheduled rotation.
Performs other duties and responsibilities as assigned or required.
Required Qualifications & Skills
Bachelors Degree in Finance, Accounting, Hospitality or a related field
Minimum 4 years or more progressive Finance/Accounting experience
Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite; specifically demonstrated ability
to perform analysis and modeling in Excel
Experience supervising Finance/Accounting staff
Demonstrated strong interpersonal skills
Geographic mobility: This position is designed to develop individuals to be
future Directors of Finance in the brand. Individuals in this role are
expected to be largely relocatable to other lodge locations across the US to
backfill open Director of Finance positions when ready.
Desired Qualifications & Traits
CPA and/ or MBA desired
Experience in theme park, hotel, or resort industry
Demonstrated financial Analysis experience
Prior experience with labor management systems and / or analysis
Previous experience with Coupa, Tableau, and/or Sun Accounting system
Demonstrated strong problem solving and critical thinking skills
Demonstrated organization and effective collaboration skills
Demonstrated attention to detail
Physical Requirements
Able to lift up to 20lbs
Able to bend, stretch, and twist
Able to stand or sit for long periods of ti e
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against
employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or
disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant.
However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other
employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot
disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not
otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is
(a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance
of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an
investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the
contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)
Posting Close Date:
Source : Great Wolf Resorts
