Junior Financial Analyst

What perks can you expect?

Pursuit is a hospitality and attractions company that connects guests and staff to iconic places through unforgettable and inspiring experiences and strives to become the world’s leading provider of experiential adventure travel.  Pursuit generates revenue and shareholder value as one of two business units operated by Viad, an S&P SmallCap 600 international experiential services company, traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol VVI.

We deliver rich travel experiences to the global market in iconic destinations through our unique hotels and lodges, recreational attractions, ground transportation services, retail, food and beverage, sightseeing tours, and travel products. Today, the company enjoys strong perennial demand with operations in or adjacent to Banff, Jasper and Waterton Lakes National Parks in Canada, and Glacier and Denali National Parks in the United States in addition to FlyOver Canada in Vancouver, B.C., FlyOver Iceland in Reykjavik.  The company recently opened its two new attractions, FlyOver the Real Wild West in Las Vegas, NV and Sky Lagoon, a premier oceanfront geothermal lagoon experience near Reykjavik, Iceland.  The company is executing an aggressive growth strategy, expanding into multiple geographies and iconic locations that enjoy perennial visitor demand.

What will you do in this job?

The FlyOver Attractions Jr. Financial Analyst is a full-time, year-round role reporting to the Senior Financial Analyst at Pursuit. The key mandate of the Jr. Financial Analyst is to provide fact-based, analytical decision support and insight to FlyOver Attractions leadership teams around the world.

FlyOver Canada opened its doors in 2013 and has become one of the premier attractions in Vancouver, welcoming over 3 million guests to experience the Ultimate Flying Ride.  Since then, FlyOver Attractions opened FlyOver Iceland in Reykjavik in 2019 and FlyOver the Real Wild West in Las Vegas, NV in 2021.  The Company is starting construction on a fourth location in Toronto, ON and is seeking opportunities to expand to other iconic cities across the globe.  The FlyOver experience starts with a multi-media pre-show before taking guests on a virtual flight over stunning landscapes, showcasing the natural beauty of each location.   The ride uses state of art technology to suspend guests in front of a 19m (62 foot) diameter spherical screen and employs wind, mist, and scents to enhance the experience.

The Jr. Financial Analyst will play a critical role in supporting FlyOver’s team by providing insightful and actionable decision support on Revenue trends, forward financial projections (including labor and expense management) and new business opportunities.  The Analyst will also support new and existing capital projects across the FlyOver platform.

Primary Responsibilities

• Support project management of FlyOver capital investments including project costing, vendor management, and purchase order and invoice reconciliations
• Produce, reconcile, and review weekly and monthly financial reports with commentary and new business insights
• Maintain accurate capital and income statement forecasts by leveraging information from procurement reconciliations and feedback from operations
• Partner with operations to update labor and staffing models with the goal of increasing labor efficiency
• Establish strong partnerships with FlyOver operators, construction teams, and leaders to improve financial acumen and execute against targets
• Assist in the development of financial models to determine the financial viability and return on investment of prospective FlyOver locations
• Participate in the Company’s annual budgeting process, working with the business and the broader Finance organization to develop thorough annual budgets
• Suggest process improvements that will inform leadership and ensure a forward-thinking approach to reporting and business partnership

What skills and experience do you need for this job?

Ideal Skills and Experience

• Highly analytical and orientation to intellectual honesty; natural tendency to ask “why,” to challenge the status quo and to dig in to address unresolved questions
• Strong command of Microsoft Excel (complex formulas, pivot tables, financial modeling). Additional experience using SQL, Power BI, or other analytical capabilities a plus
• Experience working in a business decision-support capacity
• Bachelor’s degree or certification related to finance, accounting, economics, or data analysis with a minimum of 1-3 years’ experience

Critical Competencies for Success

• Strong commitment to working as a team with an ability to foster strong working relationships, gain agreement on timelines and manage both external and internal stakeholder requirements
• Flexibility and willingness to work with a geographically dispersed team in a broad range of time zones
• Resourceful, adaptable, resilient, and having a strong sense of self-awareness
• Demonstrates relentless energy and a bias toward action as opposed to waiting to be instructed on what to do
• Ability to organize and prioritize multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent hospitality mindset and guest service skills, including dedicated service to both internal and external clients
• Strong sense of urgency

This list describes at a high level what this role does, but no job description can anticipate every single task, issue or project that could come up.  Pursuit reserves the right to adjust, reduce, add, or change job tasks as needed for the success of the business.

To handle this job successfully, any person hired must be able to perform responsibilities as described. Pursuit will make any reasonable accommodation to help a person with disabilities perform their job.  This job is based in Denver, Colorado, and current, legal ability to work in US is required. Some travel both domestically and internationally may be necessary, so a valid passport and driver’s license is required.

Pursuit is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity in the workplace.We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, disability, veteran status, and other protected characteristics.