Job Description

Overview:

Cedar Fair is seeking a Financial Planning & Analysis Regional Analyst at our Carowinds park. The FP&A Regional Analyst will be responsible for completing analysis necessary to make decisions that lead to a better allocation of company resources and that ensures company priorities and initiatives are properly funded.

The FP&A Regional Analyst will report to the Corporate Director of FP&A and will support and assist Finance and Operational leaders at both the Park and Corporate level. These team members include Park Operations, Business Intelligence, Operational Accounting, Centralized Finance, and Controllership.

Responsibilities:

• Support and assist our business partners in Centralized Finance and Operations with budgeting and forecasting responsibilities for assigned regional properties.
• Support and assist our business partners in Operational Accounting, Controllership, and Operations with capital allocation, resource management, and multi-year financial planning for assigned regional properties.
• Support Park and Corporate leaders by utilizing financial models and analyses to provide financial consulting and support for decision making around strategic initiatives, new business opportunities, and acquisitions.
• Support both financial planning and integrated capital project reporting systems.
• Become FP&A toolset and software platform subject matter expert to facilitate business partner adoption of newly created processes, best practices in modeling, financial tools, communication, and coordination.
• Help parks transition from current annual budgeting process to continuous/perpetual budgeting and forecasting.
• Work with new business intelligence function and leverage business intelligence technology platforms.
• Review and advise finance and accounting teams on appropriate key performance indicators.
• Support accounting and finance teams with operational reporting and related analysis.
• Effective in an office or remote work environment.

• A Bachelor\xe2\x80\x99s degree in Accounting or Finance from an accredited four-year college or university.
• 3-7 years of progressive experience, industry related experience preferred.
• Demonstration of strong background in financial analysis or related activities.
• Multi-location, multi-departmental experience or equivalent preferred.
• Certified Public Accountant or Certified Management Accounting designation preferred.
• Knowledge of and experience with Oracle suite of financial products with an emphasis on EPBCS/Planning, Hyperion, Essbase/Smart View and JDE preferred
• Ability to pass a mandatory (or random) drug test and background check, which may include, but is not limited to credit, criminal, DMV, previous employment, education, and personal references, pursuant to Company policy.

Carowinds