Silver Dollar City - Finance Manager (Year Round)

Summary: Provides positive financial leadership to all Branson properties in daily accounting functions, budgets, forecasts, P&L reviews, financial analysis and special projects/assignments.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.

• Provide Leadership to assigned Finance departments.
• Provide timely analysis and financial support to VP of Finance and regional operating team.
• Conduct P&L, general ledger and financial reviews.
• Ensure Finance Division attains budgeted expenses; make recommendations for expense controls.
• Assist divisions and properties in preparation and review of P&L forecasts.
• Prepare and coordinate budget process to include developing targets, reviews with divisions and preparation of budget review packages.
• Assist in preparation of financial review packages.
• Assist and develop Finance Leads, Supervisors, and Accountants, providing training to insure accurate and timely information as provided.
• Practice flex leadership, professional management skills, and consultative and participative decision making skills.
• Assure Silver Dollar City Properties' procedures are adhered to and deviation reported and corrected.
• Ensure accounting records are maintained and procedures are adhered to according to Corporate Accounting Procedures and Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.
• Serve as liaison for property management with PSC (Corporate) Finance team.
• Assist divisions in review of legal contracts to insure all appropriate elements are included.
• Assists in the development and implementation of goals, policies, priorities, and procedures relating to financial management, budget, accounting, and/or payroll.
• Directs the installation and maintenance of accounting records to show receipts and expenditures.
• Directs the maintenance of general and subsidiary ledgers, accounts receivable, revenue distribution, depreciation, cost, property, and operating expenses, and insurance records.
• Directs and participates in cost analyses and rate studies.
• Assists with internal audits involving review of accounting and administrative controls.
• Establishes system controls for new financial systems and develops procedures to improve existing systems.
• Coordinates preparation of external audit materials and external financial reporting.
• Directs the installation and maintenance of new accounting, timekeeping, payroll, inventory, property, and other related procedures and controls.
• Ensures proper handling of customer credit card information in compliance with Property Procedures and Purchasing Card Industry (PCI) standards.

Supervisory Responsibilities: Manages 2-4 subordinate supervisors who supervise a total of 10 employees within Accounts Receivable, Cash Control and Sales Audit. Responsible for the overall direction, coordination, and evaluation of these departments. Also directly supervises 2-4 non-supervisory employees. Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.

Work Environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Employee must be able to walk up and down steps, uneven and sloped surfaces including to and from assigned employee parking located at the Park’s perimeter and employees assigned work station.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet.

Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• The employee must regularly lift and /or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance and stoop, kneel.

Benefits Offered

• Free admission to Herschend Family Entertainment theme parks and water parks
• Complimentary Silver Dollar City Attractions tickets to share with your favorite people
• Access to a low-cost health clinic, which features a full-service doctor’s office
• Free or reduced admission to many local shows and attractions, plus other local discounts
• Discounts on food, merchandise and lodging at Herschend Family Entertainment properties
• Eligible full-time employees also receive health insurance, profit sharing and 401(k)

Equal Opportunity Employer/ Disabled/ Veterans

Qualifications: The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Bachelor’s degree (BA) from four-year college or university with 3-5 years progressive accounting/management experience.
• Proven leadership skills hiring, training, supervising and evaluating staff.
• Experience working for a company of comparable size or larger preferred; experience in amusement, retail or food industry preferred.
• Practices Servant Leadership by teaching others to lead, providing opportunities for growth and demonstrating by example
• Proven ability to break down divisional, organizational, team and individual barriers to influence and empower others, create trust, and provide a cohesive avenue of communication and ideas to contribute to a positive culture across the organization.
• Strong communication skills; written and verbal.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret financial reports and legal documents. Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
• Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from customers, regulatory agencies, or members of the business community.
• Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.
• Proven proficiency with Microsoft Office products (Word, Excel, PowerPoint). Knowledge and/or ability to learn (based on previous job experience) JD Edwards and AS400 systems/software, Internet Explorer, Webwise, Paperwise, Micros Point of Sale, Pronto Point of Sale, Payment Net internet software, Omni (or comparable) Ticketing systems, Report Manager, Spotfire and SMART database software.