Newport Aquarium Looking for Newport Aquarium Finance Director at Newport, KY Full Time

Utilize your skills in Accounting to lead the Newport Aquarium FUN-ance team. Be an active member of the Senior Leadership Team responsible for ensuring we deliver on our objectives of being a great place to work for great people, creating memories worth repeating for our guests, and being excellent stewards of the resources we have been entrusted with. Be a key contributor to our annual business plan, people plan, strategic objectives, capital projects and much, much more. Looking for a servant leader to help us continue our successes.

Summary:

The position requires a highly collaborative and self-motivated individual who will work in a team setting and take direction from the Executive Director of Newport Aquarium. Plans, sets objectives, and leads the Finance Department to include all aspects of financial accounting, cash control, inventory control, business planning, and information technology.

Newport Aquarium Culture:
Newport Aquarium, one of the many properties owned by Herschend Family Entertainment, prides itself on bringing families closer together by creating memories worth repeating. Our Core Values – greatly exceeding guest expectations, serving others, creating emotional connections, constantly improving – give us purpose and guidance.

Responsibilities:

• Formulates and manages policies, procedures, and objectives to ensure the most efficient and professional finance program for the property. Coordinates the properties financial activities with Herschend Family Entertainment Corporate Office, Senior Controller, and Chief Financial Officer

• Provides positive financial leadership for finance team and assigned divisions in a professional and competent manner using established policies, procedures, expectations, and training for the team to perform at the highest level of accuracy and efficiency.

• Manages the accounting function, including all activities related to accounts payable/receivable, cash control, general ledger, monthly and annual financial reports, internal controls and the annual audit.

• Establishes general accounting and reporting systems in compliance with corporate systems and generally accepted accounting principles. Reviews and approves the recording of assets, expenses and operational profits with related reports. Conducts profit and loss, budget, forecast and financial reviews. Analyzes and makes recommendations on proposed capital projects and/or operational changes.

• Provides consultative and participative decision making advice to Executive Director and department heads. Ensures that operating management is receiving needed financial information on a timely basis in order to facilitate decision-making. Makes recommendations for expense control and take action through the development of contingency plans and general financial oversight.

• Leads the preparation of periodic budget reports, conducts financial statement reviews each period end, analyzes results and reports variations to identify potential budgetary problems.

• Manages the properties annual and five-year budgetary program. Prepares financial forecasts and financial review packages. With the corporate office develops annual and five year financial targets. Implements and uses Information Technology systems to support automation growth.

• Conducts the preparation of financial studies and pro-formas to aid long-range and short-term financial planning in the area of revenue production, expense management, per capita spending, and capital investments in compliance with corporate forecasts and financial plans.

• Authorize test checks and internal audits as are necessary to determine the adequacy of pre-established controls and the adherence to established operating policy.

• Practices servant leadership with consultative and participative decision making skills. Undertakes special assignments or projects when assigned by the Vice President.

• A four-year degree in Accounting or Finance required

• Advanced degree and/or CPA certificate preferred
• Ten years of experience in the finance and accounting field
• Excellent observation and communication skills
• Proven leadership and previous management skills
• Strong interpersonal skills and ethics that generate and sustain a positive team atmosphere and professional environment
• Ability to work a flexible schedule including evenings, weekends and holidays. Ability to respond to emergencies when needed
• Successful completion of background and credit check

YOU CAN EXPECT:
You can expect to work on projects that have never been done before – ideas that are unproven, and concepts that make people smile. You can expect to have fun and be treated with respect the minute you startand through to the end. You can expect to work in an environment that is highly innovative and low in politics – truthful and filled with smart people!

And most of all, you can expect to work hard and make a difference in our world by helping to bring families closer together.