Director of Financial Planning & Analysis

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Job Summary:

Falcon’s Beyond Global is a diversified global entertainment, consumer experience, and technology enterprise that accelerates intellectual property (IP) activations concurrently across physical and digital experiences. 

Working at Falcon’s means practicing your craft among collaborative and friendly professionals. We have attracted top talent from the feature film and visual effects industries, top theme park destinations, the video game industry, and others. Our work can be experienced in theme parks, museums, zoos, aquariums, location-based entertainment venues, live events, themed restaurants, retail locations, and more!

The Director of Financial Planning & Analysis provides broad financial leadership to key teams within the organization to drive profitable growth across multiple domestic and foreign business units. This position is responsible for the Company’s short-and long-range planning, budgeting, forecasting and data analysis in all business segments of this fast-growing business. This position will report to the Chief Financial Officer at our Orlando based headquarters.

Essential Functions:

• Financial Planning and Analysis - prepare and maintain the company's short and long-range financial plan including developing and analyzing assumptions used to develop revenue, COGS, operating expense projections for all business units.
• Responsible for annual budget and rolling forecast processes. Develop and optimize automation of the process, prepare, publish and present monthly budget to actual reporting and analysis.
• Management Reporting – Work with EVP of Finance and Assistant Controller to develop, prepare and publish periodic internal management reporting packages with KPIs to monitor the Company’s performance and outlook.
• Customer pricing and profitability – provides pricing recommendation support and analysis business segment leadership for new and existing customers
• Support Investor Relations and CFO with preparation of guidance for public company reporting.
• Decision Support – Develop financial models and analysis of various opportunities and projects. Analyze complex financial information and reports to provide accurate and timely financial recommendations to senior leadership for decision making purposes.
• Partner with and educate business owners, internal and external to ensure processes are streamlined and scalable.
• Design, implement and optimize tools for budget and forecast execution and ongoing financial reporting and analysis.
• Build, mentor and develop a high performing FP&A team to support the rapid growth of the business.

Job Qualifications and Requirements:

• Must have or be able to quickly acquire knowledge of company structure (mission, goals, and objectives), and policies and procedures.
• 7+ years of proven experience with an in-depth working knowledge and experience of public company planning, forecasting and analysis
• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance, plus, CPA, MBA or equivalent experience required.
• Ability and willingness to adapt quickly to changes in business conditions (e.g., acquisitions, mergers, divestitures).
• Ability and willingness to adapt quickly to changes in business conditions (e.g., acquisitions, mergers, divestitures).
• NetSuite experience is a plus.
• Highly organized, with attention to detail and emphasis on accuracy.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Must possess a valid driver’s license.
• Must be authorized to work lawfully in the United States of America.
• Will not require Falcon’s Beyond Global, LLC to commence (“sponsor”) an immigration case in order to be employed (now or in the future).

About Us:

Falcon’s Beyond is a visionary innovator in immersive storytelling, sitting at the intersection of three potential high growth business opportunities: content, technology, and experiences.

Falcon’s Beyond propels intellectual property (IP) activations concurrently across physical and digital experiences through three core business units:

• Falcon’s Creative Group creates master plans, designs attractions and experiential entertainment, and produces content, interactives and software.
• Falcon’s Beyond Destinations develops a diverse range of entertainment experiences using both Falcon’s Beyond owned and third party licensed intellectual property, spanning location-based entertainment, dining, and retail.
• Falcon’s Beyond Brands endeavors to bring brands and intellectual property to life through animation, movies, licensing and merchandising, gaming as well as ride and technology sales.

Falcon’s Beyond also invents immersive rides, attractions and technologies for entertainment destinations around the world. FALCON’S BEYOND and its related trademarks are owned by Falcon’s Beyond. Falcon’s is headquartered in Orlando, Florida. Learn more at falconsbeyond.com.

Falcon’s Treehouse, LLC is a drug-free workplace and employment is contingent upon passing a drug screen. We are an equal employment opportunity employer dedicated to promoting an inclusive, diverse, and innovative environment for our employees. We provide all qualified applicants with employment consideration without regard to , , , , , childbirth, ancestry, , , protected veteran status, marital status, genetic information, or expression, , , or any other protected status in accordance with applicable federal, state, or local laws.

Qualified applicants with criminal histories will be considered for employment in a manner consistent with all federal, state, and local laws. Falcon’s Treehouse, LLC is committed to working with and offering reasonable accommodation to job applicants with disabilities. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a with the job application process, please contact us at 407.909.9350 and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information.