Planning/forecasting Analyst - Lake Buena Vista, United States - Disney Experiences

Disney Experiences

Verified Company

Lake Buena Vista, United States

3 weeks ago

Posted by:

Mark Lane

beBee recruiter

Description

About the Role & Team:

The Walt Disney Company is a world-class entertainment and technological leader.

Walt's passion was to continuously envision new ways to inspire audiences around the world—a passion that remains our touchstone in an enterprise that stretches from theme parks, resorts and cruise line to sports, streaming, movies and a variety of other businesses.

Uniting each endeavor is a commitment to creating and delivering unforgettable experiences — and we are constantly looking for new ways to improve these exciting moments.

Bring your individual talents here and discover for yourself why a career with Disney is the opportunity you have been seeking.

"It takes people to make the dream a reality." Walt was on to something when he said that, and it continues to ring true today. No matter what the stage in your career, being a part of Disney Parks, Experiences & Products, means being part of a team where you help bring innovation to life. As a cast member, you are steward and connection to our legacy and the backbone of our thriving experiences. Join our team and make your dreams come true

What You Will Do:

_ Analytics and Measurement_

Participate in creating Walt Disney World Theme Park attendance volume expectations, and revenue short term weekly and longterm monthly forecasts
Develop a detailed understanding of guest behavior to deliver insights
Maintain and improve predictive forecasting models

_ Insights and Strategic Decision Making_

Translate business performance drivers and metrics into insightful analysis and recommendations
Partner with customers across various functional teams such as Operations, Commercial, Finance, Marketing and Pricing, to understand potential impacts generated by those teams
Communicate effectively to the team and others, relevant observed business trends to guide decision making
Understand and evaluate new initiatives to provide strategic direction for the business

Required Qualifications & Skills:

1+ years of financial analysis, forecasting, or quantitative analysis experience
Enjoy working in a fastpaced, highly collaborative environment
Demonstrate strong written and verbal presentation skills with the ability to communicate complex concepts in an easy to understand way
Ability to provide actionable, factbased insights and recommendations to inform decision making for our senior leaders.
Demonstrate technical ability to leverage data, using predictive modeling methods, and translate results to insights that can be shared with leadership
Experience in working with data visualization tools
Demonstrate the ability to meet deadlines, balance multiple priorities, and perform job responsibilities accurately with mínimal supervision
Ability to share and cover team workload on some weekends, holidays and evenings as dictated by business needs
Demonstrate a strong sense of responsibility, ownership, and pride in delivering quality, accurate and reasonable results, with the ability to understand business impacts

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience with Disney Experiences forecasting and planning processes
Expert in Excel with solid understanding of VBA
Demonstrate experience working with SAS, Snowflake, Python, SQL, Tableau, and Business Objects

Education:

Bachelor's Degree in Finance, Economics, Mathematics, Statistics, Industrial Engineering or other quantitative field

The Walt Disney Company is an equal opportunity employer.

Applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status.

Disney fosters a business culture where ideas and decisions from all people help us grow, innovate, create the best stories and be relevant in a rapidly changing world.