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Busch Gardens is a place of thrills, fun and positive, lasting memories. And that's just what its like to work here! As a key member of our team, you'll play a major role in bringing happiness and excitement to people from around the world. If you're dedicated, dependable and driven to deliver exceptional guest service, this is a place for you!

Purpose

Position provides key leadership in overall park financial role and works closely with Park President to drive business performance and strategies. Provides financial support and strategic insights to all park departments in an effort to maximize the efficiency of the operation. Ensures SEA financial controls and procedures are followed, resulting in financial statements that accurately depict performance and safe guarding of SEA’s assets. Oversee important functions that support the parks such as IT, Cash Control, Internal Controls, Labor Scheduling and Labor Timekeeping. Lead the eCommerce Compliance efforts for all of SEA.

Basic Requirements

• Demonstrated initiative and appropriate judgment.
• Good understanding of GAAP and internal controls.
• Demonstrates excellent capacity to communicate sophisticated Finance concepts and materials to a variety of audiences, from front-line employee to the Parks' executive teams.
• Must have knowledge of, and the ability to ensure compliance with, all federal, state and company guidelines related to industry and theme parks.
• Proven experience developing pro forma and financial return justifications for capital projects.
• Ability to work with all levels of an organization to influence and drive desired results.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications. Knowledge of SAP and Workday preferred.
• Working knowledge of eCommerce fraud prevention tool use, such as Accertify and Emailage.
• Minimum of five (5) years of successful functional leadership; experience to include developing and driving strategic direction and alignment.
• Seven (7) years progressive experience focused on Finance or Accounting, preferably in a service industry/theme park setting. Experience with revenue operations such as admissions, food or merchandise is a plus.
• Bachelor's Degree required. Degree in Finance or Accounting preferred. MBA or CPA preferred.
• Must be able to walk up to 1 mile uninterrupted and lift 25 pounds
• Must be able to embrace and model company culture.
• Must have excellent leadership skills and analytical abilities, including experience leading forecasting, budgeting and financial statement review for an organization.

Duties And Responsibilities

• Develops and coordinates creation of park business strategy which is ultimately developed into a one year detailed business plan/budget.
• Act as a financial business partner to departmental executives and management to analyze proposals to drive the business.
• Lead the Timekeeping Team, ensuring Tampa SEA Ambassadors are paid correctly and on time.
• Partners with Marketing, Finance, and Revenue Management teams to identify product and promotional pricing strategies to maximize revenue
• Provide for appropriate technology solutions to parks needs through leadership of the parks' Information Technology Team.
• Lead a team to produce monthly financial forecasts and variance explanations.
• Lead the team tasked to minimize fraud, chargebacks and annual pass misuse using a variety of eCommerce compliance tools. Minimize in-park cash drawer variances through effective oversight by the internal controls team.
• Work closely with SEA financial leadership including Chief Financial Officer and Chief Accounting Officer on all aspects of financial operations, compliance, and business performance
• Responsible for overall workflow process and efficiencies
• Leadership, supervision and support of staff. Ensures daily functions are performed on a timely and accurate basis
• Provide well-thought out and analyzed responses to request for analysis from Tampa's Corporate Partners.
• Working closely with Park Presidents and park senior leadership team to ensure business operations are performing as required by parks' business plans by monitoring performance to plan and recommending adjustments to plan as necessary
• Ensure labor is scheduled to match Guest volume and park operational needs through leadership of the scheduling team.
• Ensure compliance with company and legal guidelines.

The Perks Of The Position

• Legal Assistance Plan
• Voluntary Insurance
• Dependent and Health Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Paid Time Off
• Life Insurance
• Park Discounts on Food and Merchandise
• Disability Benefits
• Complimentary Park Tickets and Passes
• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• 401K Retirement plan
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Employee Assistance Program

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SEAWORLD PARKS & ENTERTAINMENT IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER. ALL APPLICANTS WILL BE CONSIDERED WITHOUT REGARD TO AGE, RACE, COLOR, RELIGION, SEX, NATIONAL ORIGIN, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, PREGNANCY, GENDER IDENTITY OR EXPRESSION, DISABILITY OR COVERED VETERAN STATUS.