Director of FPA - Entertainment

Hershey Entertainment & Resorts Company (HE&R) is an award‑winning entertainment & hospitality organization with properties including:
Hersheypark, The Hotel Hershey, Hershey Lodge, Giant Center, Restaurants, and more. Our team members share a common goal of upholding the legacy of our founder, Milton S. Hershey, while striving to live by our company’s Core Values:
Devoted to the Legacy, Selfless Spirit of Service, Team Focused, and Respectful of Others. Hershey Entertainment & Resorts is committed to cultivating diversity, equity, and inclusion in our workforce, marketplace, and community, and is proud to help fulfill the dream of our founder by providing value to Milton Hershey School.

The Director is responsible for driving and overseeing the budget strategy, budget planning, providing reporting and analyses on financial activities and special projects, generating forecasts and projections, implementing and enforcing internal controls, and collaborating closely with HE&R senior leadership. Additionally, the Director is responsible for ensuring communication, collaboration, consistency, standardization, and the sharing of best practices between the Entertainment Complex and the Resorts Group.

This position will lead and develop a team of full‑time analysts.

As a Full‑Time Team Member, you will enjoy sweet perks like free admission to Hersheypark, discounts, and more as soon as you receive your Employee ! Your total compensation consists not only of the wage that you are paid, but also includes Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage beginning the first day of the next month after you begin working, 401K Contribution, paid time off, and so much more.

• Participate in the development of the property’s plans and programs. Aggregate, review, and analyze financial and statistical data to provide information and decision support to management. Partner with management in identifying opportunities for revenue growth, cost reduction, and improvement of performance metrics.
• Oversee and manage all aspects of fundamental financial planning and analysis, such as budgeting, expense monitoring, forecasting, report generation, and other tasks.
• Provide presentation materials to the Senior Leadership Team for routine financial updates.
• Review the divisional budgets and present them to the Senior Leadership Team for approval.
• Review and analyze contracts and operational initiatives.
• Provide objective assumptions and detail to assist in the development of pro‑formas for new initiatives and capital investments.
• Conduct data analyses, reporting, and the preparation of forecast projections as well as monthly, quarterly, and annual budget tracking and variance analyses.
• Review and monitor operational activity for trends and/or anomalies.
• Drive the optimization, efficiency of finance procedures and processes through automation, standardization, and documentation.
• Coach and develop a team of financial professionals, providing the support necessary to achieve goals at expected standards and drive system knowledge to enhance the ease of preparation, analysis, and presentation of deliverables.
• Assist with other projects as assigned.

• Minimum of 12 years of related Hospitality/Tourism experience.
• Minimum of 6 years of supervisory experience.
• 18 years of age or older.
• Must have a valid Driver’s License.
• Bachelor’s degree – Business Administration, Finance, Hospitality Management.

• Comprehensive knowledge/experience working with advanced functions of Excel and Google Sheets, as well as other Microsoft Office and Google Suite applications, including data warehouse and SQL.
• Demonstrated ability as a leader and team developer.
• Able to forge strong working relationships across functions.
• Excellent analytical skills.
• Detail oriented and organized.
• Strong interpersonal skills, including written and oral communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to work in a dynamic, fast‑paced environment and effectively manage multiple priorities with competing deadlines.
• Must embody HE&R Core Values (Devoted to the Legacy, Selfless Spirit of Service, Team Focused, Respectful of Others).

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