FP&A Analyst (I, II, Senior) / Manager
Seat: FP&A Analyst (I, II, Senior) / Manager
Department: Finance & Accounting
Location: Granite Peak, Snowriver, or Lutsen Mountains
Home Resort: Lutsen Mountains
Reports To: chief Finance Officer (CFO)
Status: Fulltime Year-Round
Compensation:
- Salary: $68,000-$125,000 (pending proven experience)
Benefits: 401K | Health, Dental, & Vision Insurance | HSA (Health Savings Account) | FTO (Flexible Time Off) | Sick Time | Season Pass
Midwest Family Ski Resorts is seeking a highly analytical and business-minded finance professional to help drive visibility, accountability, and decision-making across our growing portfolio of resort operations.
This role serves as a key bridge between finance and operations by transforming financial and operational data into actionable insights that support planning, budgeting, forecasting, performance management, and strategic decision-making. The position works closely with leadership teams across lodging, mountain operations, food & beverage, guest services, retail, and administrative functions to improve financial visibility and business performance.
This position may be filled at the Analyst, Senior Analyst, or Manager level depending on a candidate's demonstrated skills, analytical capabilities, business partnership experience, and ability to independently drive results. As responsibilities increase, the role assumes greater ownership of forecasting, budgeting, strategic initiatives, organizational reporting, and leadership decision support.
The ideal candidate enjoys solving problems, analyzing data, identifying trends, building tools and reports, and helping leaders make better decisions through accurate and actionable information.
As a member of a seasonal hospitality organization, this role may occasionally assist with operational support needs outside of its primary responsibilities during peak periods, staffing shortages, special events, weather-related operations, or other business-critical situations. This may include supporting guest-facing operations, events, parking, food and beverage operations, snow removal efforts, or other resort needs that help maintain exceptional guest experiences and overall business continuity.
Seat Purpose
Provide financial planning, forecasting, operational analysis, reporting, and decision-support tools while supporting financial accuracy, visibility, accountability, and business performance across all resort operations.
The FP&A Analyst / Manager helps transform data into action. By improving visibility, strengthening accountability, supporting financial accuracy, and providing meaningful business insights, this role enables leaders across the organization to make informed decisions, allocate resources effectively, and drive the long-term success of Midwest Family Ski Resorts.
Core Accountabilities
- Financial Planning & Forecasting: Develop forecasts, projections, labor models, cash flow projections, and financial planning tools that support operational and strategic decision-making.
- Budgeting, Performance Analysis & Financial Accuracy: Support annual budgeting processes while monitoring performance against budget, reviewing financial activity for accuracy and completeness, and identifying operational trends, risks, and opportunities.
- Revenue Analytics & Advance Sales Reconciliation: Analyze revenue performance, guest behavior, pricing trends, departmental results, key business drivers, and assist with revenue and advance sales reconciliations to support growth, profitability, and financial accuracy.
- Operational Reporting & Data Visibility: Develop and maintain scorecards, dashboards, KPIs, and reporting tools that improve organizational visibility and accountability.
- Strategic Projects, Technology Implementation & Process Improvement: Support implementation of financial systems, operational technology, reporting tools, and process improvement initiatives.
- Business Partnership & Decision Support: Partner with resort leadership to provide financial insights, operational analysis, and decision-support recommendations.
- Treasury, Financial Modeling & Close Support: Assist with cash flow forecasting, financial modeling, scenario planning, and support timely month-end and year-end close processes through completion of assigned financial analysis, reconciliations, and reporting deadlines.
Leveling & Growth
This position may be filled at the Analyst, Senior Analyst, or Manager level depending on a candidate's demonstrated skills, business acumen, analytical capabilities, and ability to independently drive results.
Candidates may be considered at higher levels based on their ability to:
- Develop and maintain complex financial models, forecasts, budgets, and planning tools
- Analyze business performance and identify actionable opportunities, risks, and trends
- Build dashboards, scorecards, KPIs, and reporting tools that improve organizational visibility and accountability
- Translate financial and operational data into meaningful recommendations for leaders
- Independently manage budgeting, forecasting, and financial planning processes
- Partner effectively with operational leaders to improve decision-making and business performance
- Lead strategic initiatives, technology implementations, and process improvement projects
- Influence organizational decisions through data-driven insights and financial analysis
Successful candidates typically demonstrate:
- Analytical Capability: Ability to work with large data sets, identify trends, evaluate business performance, and develop actionable insights.
- Business Acumen: Understanding of how operational decisions impact financial performance and organizational outcomes.
- Financial Planning & Analysis Skills: Experience with forecasting, budgeting, financial modeling, reporting, business analytics, or performance management.
- Communication & Partnership: Ability to communicate complex information clearly and collaborate effectively with leaders across the organization.
- Initiative & Ownership: Willingness to take ownership of projects, solve problems proactively, and continuously improve processes, reporting, and decision-support tools.
Key Measurables
- Forecast accuracy
- Budget variance reporting completed on schedule
- Financial reporting timeliness and accuracy
- Scorecard and KPI reporting completion
- Revenue and advance sales reconciliation accuracy
- Labor forecasting accuracy
- Financial model accuracy and usability
- Strategic project completion
- Dashboard utilization and reporting effectiveness
- Data quality and reporting integrity
Work Environment & Schedule Expectations
This role works in a professional office environment supporting multiple resort operations across a seasonal hospitality business. Schedules are generally business-hour based but may require additional flexibility during budgeting cycles, forecasting periods, strategic initiatives, month-end reporting, major projects, and peak operational seasons.
As a member of a resort operating team, this role may occasionally assist with operational support needs outside of its primary responsibilities during peak periods, staffing shortages, special events, weather events, or other business-critical situations to help support overall resort operations and guest experience.
Qualifications & Competencies
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, Analytics, or related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience
- Strong analytical, quantitative, and problem-solving skills
- Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Excel and financial analysis tools
- Ability to organize, analyze, and communicate data effectively
- Strong attention to detail and organizational skills
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines in a fast-paced environment
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience in finance, FP&A, accounting, business analytics, operational finance, or related fields
- Hospitality, recreation, lodging, retail, or service-industry experience
- Experience with budgeting, forecasting, financial modeling, or business performance reporting
- Experience with business intelligence tools, dashboards, or reporting platforms
- Experience supporting operational leaders through financial analysis and decision support
- Multi-location, seasonal, or multi-entity business experience
- Experience supporting strategic initiatives, system implementations, or process improvement efforts
Required Competencies
- Financial & Analytical Thinking: Uses financial and operational data to identify trends, evaluate performance, and support effective decision-making.
- Business Acumen: Demonstrates an understanding of how operational activities impact financial performance and organizational results.
- Problem Solving: Identifies issues, evaluates alternatives, and develops practical solutions supported by data and analysis.
- Attention to Detail: Maintains a high level of accuracy while managing financial models, reports, forecasts, and analytical outputs.
- Communication: Presents financial and operational information clearly and effectively to a variety of audiences.
- Organization & Planning: Effectively manages multiple projects, deadlines, priorities, and reporting requirements.
- Technology & Systems Aptitude: Learns and utilizes financial systems, reporting tools, analytics platforms, and technology solutions to improve efficiency and visibility.
- Collaboration: Builds strong working relationships across departments and partners effectively with operational leaders to support business objectives.
- Continuous Improvement: Actively seeks opportunities to improve reporting, processes, systems, and organizational performance.
- Physical Requirements
- Ability to sit and work at a computer for extended periods
- Ability to communicate effectively in person, by phone, and electronically
- Ability to occasionally lift and carry up to 20 pounds
- Ability to travel periodically between resort locations as business needs require
Disclaimer: The statements above describe the general nature of the seat, including its purpose and core accountabilities. They are intended to outline the primary areas of responsibility and the level of work expected for this role, but they are not an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities, or skills required. Team members may be asked to support additional operational needs as business conditions require. As a recreational hospitality business, availability during peak periods—including weekends, holidays, and high-traffic resort events—is an essential expectation for this role.
Disclaimer: The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. This is not an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required. All employees may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities as needed. In addition, as we are a recreational business, availability on peak holiday timeframes and weekends is required.
