Merlin Entertainments Group Hiring for Vice President of Finance Job at Carlsbad, CA Full Time

Vice President of Finance
LEGOLAND California, 1 Legoland Dr
Carlsbad, California, 92008
United States
We are LEGOLAND California Resort – the place where FUN is built and memories are made. Across our Resort we have two fantastic LEGO themed Hotels, a Water Park, a SEA LIFE Aquarium, more than 60 rides and attractions, 20 food and beverage locations, and 14 retail stores – the opportunities here are endless!
About the Role
The Finance Director at LEGOLAND California is at the heart of our magic, with both internal and external market factors at your fingertips and will be guiding those around you to challenge the norm and look further ahead! You will be an ambassador of the Merlin Way, demonstrating our key values of taking ownership, driving innovation, doing what we say, making every dollar count, and ensuring we do it all for the love of FUN.
About You:
You will naturally have authority and gravitas, but your efficiency comes from your ability to form relationships and knowing who to engage and when;
You will be well-practiced in collaborating with a variety of key partners, identifying who you need to meet and engage with from the outset. You will have mastered the art of influencing, establishing clear goals and objectives. As an active part of the leadership team, you take your team, the interests of LLC, and the wider Merlin community on the journey together;
Numbers are just a by-product of what you do and on their own you know they are just data. You will use your talent and understanding of the business needs, along with your professional insight and leadership skills to drive successful outcomes.
You are confident in leading your team and influencing team performance. You will also identify and develop talent, ensuring you have a successor and facilitate career development opportunities for others to enable them to fulfil their Merlin career aspirations;
Key responsibilities

• Accountable for LLCs Capital Expenditure plan and its financial delivery through the annual cycle, in line with Merlin’s guidelines and hurdle rates;
• Support and counsel the Divisional Director by providing strategic insight to support effective decision making, along with driving the Business Plan process;
• Identify profit initiatives with site leadership team and develop plans to evaluate and/or realize the benefits, working with other enabling functions and Merlin expertise where appropriate;
• Partner with the North America Financial D in strategically setting the LLCs financial objectives and developing and implementing a plan forward to reach said objectives;
• Play an active and visible part of the LLC site Leadership team with pro-active input and financial support to the business;
• Provide leadership and influence with senior stakeholders to deliver results and act as a steward in all business matters by being vocal about key issues and concerns;
• Continually offer independent, objective and robust advice to challenge and question business decisions;
• Works with the Finance Hub team and is accountable for ensuring management accounts, group reporting requirements, and tax obligations for the legal entities are met accurately and on time; Provides analysis and insight along with qualitative comments based on financial performance;
• Accountable for LLCs standards of audit and associated improvement measures; Contributes to the overall Yield Management Strategy, responding to environmental and market forces;
• Leads LLCs Finance Business Partners including performance, engagement, and learning development in line with Merlin’s HR processes, roles, and individual needs;

Key performance indicators

• Divisional performance against plan, budget, and forecast targets;
• Team engagement;
• Aid in delivering the guest satisfaction targets.

Experience:

• Bachelor Degree in Accounting or Finance; MBA and/or CMA or CPA certification preferred
• 7+ years of direct experience in finance, reporting, and business partnering within a large operating company
• Experience leading diverse financial consolidations
• Excellent judgment and problem-solving skills including conflict resolution skills in large matrix organization
• Proven leadership skills as evidenced in a progression of roles with increased scope;
• Excellent analytical ability with good attention to detail;
• Strong communication skills with the ability to present plans to support business decisions;
• A proven record of support of D&I initiatives

The perks
Here at Merlin, we have magical benefits, exclusive to our awesome employees; Merlin Magic Pass which give you free admission to Merlin attractions, discount in our retail shops and restaurants, opportunities for career development within our exciting global organization, and more.
Who we are
We’re part of the Merlin Entertainments team- linking us to iconic brands such as Madame Tussauds, The London Eye, SEA LIFE and much more! Here at LEGOLAND California we flourish with innovative thinking and big ideas. For that reason, this description is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, skills, efforts, requirements or working conditions associated with this role. We build magic and invaluable experiences for our guests every day, and while this is intended to be an accurate reflection of what you will do here with us, we cannot guarantee you that crafting magical moments won’t come with new and outstanding adventures that can make your day different. Come work with us and you will see how at LEGOLAND California no two days are the same.
Everyone matters at merlin
At Merlin, we welcome the world to our magical attractions and resorts, and we want to reflect that same multicultural mix inside our business too. We strive to create diverse workplace where people can be themselves, have the same opportunities and thrive together. Because at Merlin, everyone matters! Together, we work to build a workplace where everyone feels valued, no matter their age, race, gender, disability, protected veteran status or sexual orientation. Although we understand that we’ll always be learning and growing, we strive to be the most inclusive employer in our industry.

Job Type: Full-time