Overview Xanterra Travel Collection is a growing, exceptional group of travel and leisure businesses operating across the globe. Our properties/services combine dramatic settings and landmark buildings with exceptional service to deliver unforgettable experiences. We are inspired by our guests, our environment, and each other. Headquartered in our beautiful Greenwood Village, Colorado offices, we strive to create a collaborative experience and a transformational journey for our valued team members. We have a high commitment to sustainability, growth and are seeking driven, innovative individuals who value offerings in career development and professional advancement. Our Travel Collection includes lodging, food and beverage, Windstar Cruises, short-line railroad, and adventure travel companies. Please visit xanterra.com for more information on the company and its environmental initiatives. Xanterra is seeking an experienced Financial Planning and Revenue Manager to join the corporate Revenue Management team in our beautiful and conveniently located corporate office in Greenwood Village, Colorado. As a key member of the revenue team for Xanterra, this individual will be responsible for creating annual room revenue budget guidance for Xanterra hotels, and for daily management and maximization of revenue for Xanterra properties. This position will require a full understanding of the company’s core hotel and ancillary revenue streams with the sole purpose of achieving measurable gains to the top and bottom line and will be responsible for definition, implementation and execution of daily and seasonal pricing strategies and tactics to achieve the goals stated above. This position effectively partners and communicates business trends to demand-generating areas (Sales, Marketing, Central Reservations, and Property Management teams) to ensure all stakeholders are working towards these common goals. Responsibilities • Works closely with Director of Revenue Management on the annual budget planning process from June through November for the Xanterra portfolio. • Creates detailed financial models to forecasts next year’s room revenue and occupied rooms for 25+ hotels. Analyzes, defends and communicates budget plans and pricing strategies to hotel GMs and corporate executives. • Exhibits ownership mentality with a high sense of urgency and commitment to excellence. • Daily operational pricing management of a portfolio of properties, including rate and volume maximization. Develops pricing strategies, tactics, and acts upon recommendations for maximizing occupancy, ADR and RevPAR for multiple Xanterra properties. • Leads weekly calls with hotel GMs and Sales and Marketing teams. Communicates to, partners with, and consults with the teams on time periods of opportunity and risk to achieving monthly budgets and annual plan. • Works in conjunction with the Directors of Sales, Marketing, Central Reservations and Property Teams, to ensure net-profitable and consumer-appealing promotions based on demand levels, as needed. • Creates, uses and implements tools to measure performance levels per guidance of Corporate Director of Revenue Management, property GMs, and other stakeholders across the company. • Adopts, enhances, and shares knowledge of Revenue Management tools to assist co-workers in achieving their company goals. Stays up-to-date on emerging related tools and technologies. • Guides the Revenue Management team through the transition to new technology, including an upgraded Infor EzRMS Revenue Management platform. • Works in conjunction with the Director of Revenue Management to formulate best practices and standards to be followed by relevant business units. Implements these best practices where needed. • Evaluates and identifies business opportunities and risks to enhance ancillary revenue streams. • May assist in reservation system, Revenue Management system training, tool upgrades and other administration aspects where necessary. • Manages group pricing model and processes for providing pricing to groups. • Other duties may be assigned, including but not limited to assisting with various ad hoc projects, such as market research and analysis of potential acquisitions and new products. Qualifications Qualifications • Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Math, Economics, Management Science, Hospitality, or other Business-related field. Significant work experience may be considered as a substitute for formal education. • 5-7 years of Revenue Management experience in hotel, airline, cruise, or other hospitality industry is preferred; experience with financial reporting, budgeting and forecasting is required. • Creative and outside-of-the box thinker with ability to build and improve upon existing financial forecasting models to create realistic and achievable budgets. • Must have advanced to expert experience using Microsoft Excel. Includes past demonstrated ability managing and analyzing large sets of data, use of pivot tables, and superior formula writing skills including Vlookups, sums, ifs, and other logical equations. • Moderate to advanced presentation software skills, such as PowerPoint, and the ability to create and deliver compelling business cases to the Director of Revenue Management, GMs and other business leaders. • Strong leadership and interpersonal skills - ability to collaborate with and lead team members across all levels of the organization, including corporate staff and Property management. Strong oral and written communication skills with ability to synthesize and present data clearly and persuasively. • The individual must have the capacity to work in a fast-paced environment where project priorities, task deadlines, and assignments can change quickly and with little notice. The individual must be a self-starter who can work with minimal supervision while working within the guidelines set by supervisors and leadership. • Key competencies include: Critical thinking and problem solving skills, financial modeling, reporting, and forecasting, budgeting, pricing and revenue management, planning and organizing, decision-making, influencing and leading. • Experience with the following applications is highly desired: Opera PMS/ORS, Infor EzRMS Revenue Management and CloudSuite ERP. COMPENSATION: The salary range for this position is $90,000- $100,000 based on experience, plus possible annual incentive based on performance. BENEFITS: For full-time employees, Xanterra offers a comprehensive benefits package including: Medical, Dental & Vision; HSA & FSA; Life & Disability; Accident, Hospital & Critical Illness; Pet Insurance; PTO and paid Holidays; 401(k) with Company Match; Employee Assistance Plan; Education Assistance; RTD-Denver transit pass for in-office employees, and Employee Discounts & Travel Deals. EEO: Xanterra is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. We are an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, pregnancy, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other legally protected status.