Financial Analyst

Job Posting Title:

Financial Analyst

Req ID:

10158100

Job Description:

About the Role & Team

The Disneyland Resort Operations Finance team combines financial planning, operational analytics, and strategic thinking to support business decisions across Food & Beverage, Merchandise, Hotels, Entertainment, Operations, and other lines of business throughout the Resort.

Our team partners closely with operational leaders to provide actionable insights, forecasting, reporting, and decision support that help drive financial and operational performance. We are looking for candidates with a natural curiosity to understand the "why" behind business results, who take a proactive approach to problem solving, are results oriented, can effectively prioritize competing demands, and thrive in a collaborative environment.

This role reports to the Manager, Finance supporting our Food & Beverage and Retail line of businesses and overall financial data management strategy.

 

What You Will Do

In this role, you will support the Disneyland Resort Operations Finance team through financial analytics, reporting modernization, forecasting support, and data-driven decision making. You will partner closely with Finance and Operations teams, with a primary focus on Food & Beverage while helping develop analytical solutions that benefit Finance organizations across the Resort.

• Analytics & Problem-Solving – Be curiosity driven and seek to understand the "why" behind business performance. Investigate trends, anomalies, and emerging opportunities by leveraging data, analytical tools, and business knowledge to uncover insights, identify root causes, and support informed decision making.

• Data & Reporting Solutions – Design, develop, and maintain dashboards, reports, semantic models, and self-service analytics solutions using tools such as Power BI, SQL, Snowflake, Excel, and other data platforms. Transform complex datasets into clear, actionable insights that enable Operations partners, Finance leaders, and executives to make data-driven decisions.

• Automation & Continuous Improvement – Identify opportunities to automate manual processes, improve data quality, and streamline reporting workflows across the Operations Finance organization. Develop scalable solutions that enhance efficiency, increase data accessibility, and support the ongoing modernization of Finance reporting and analytics capabilities.

• Financial Planning & Forecasting – Support financial planning processes including Annual Operating Plans and Quarterly Forecasts. Analyze business drivers and trends to provide insights that improve forecasting accuracy and support strategic decision making. Maintain and enhance forecasting models used to evaluate financial and operational performance.

Required Qualifications & Skills

• Minimum 1 year of professional experience

• Proficiency in acquiring, organizing, cleansing, and manipulating large amounts of data, with advanced Microsoft Excel skills (Power Query, advanced formulas, pivot tables, etc.)

• Experience querying, manipulating, and analyzing data using SQL

• Experience developing dashboards and data visualizations, preferably in Power BI

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to work through ambiguous business challenges

• Ability to gather requirements from business partners and translate them into technical solutions

• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to tailor messages to technical and non-technical audiences

• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver high-quality work with minimal supervision

• Ability to synthesize information from multiple data sources and communicate actionable insights

• Demonstrated ownership, accountability, and continuous improvement mindset

 

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with financial concepts such as budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, labor planning, revenue analysis, and cost management

• Experience with Python, statistical analysis, automation, or data modeling techniques

• Experience with SQL Server, Snowflake, or other enterprise data platforms

• Experience developing and maintaining semantic models and large-scale reporting solutions

• Knowledge of Disneyland Resort operations, business units, and guest-facing experiences

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Analytics, Business, Finance, Economics, Statistics, Mathematics, or related field is required

The pay range for this role in Anaheim, CA is $87,200 - 106,400 per year. Select benefits may be provided as part of the compensation package, such as medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the level and position offered. To learn more about our benefits visit: https://jobs.disneycareers.com/benefits.

Job Posting Segment:

Finance

Job Posting Primary Business:

DLR Finance

Primary Job Posting Category:

Financial Analysis

Employment Type:

Full time

Primary City, State, Region, Postal Code:

Anaheim, CA, USA

Alternate City, State, Region, Postal Code:

Date Posted:

2026-08-31