City:  Anaheim 
State:  CA 
Position Type:  Full-time 
Requisition ID:  132062 
   
Whether our Guests are on the Matterhorn bobsleds or the Finding Nemo submarine voyage attraction, or even while they are visiting the petrified tree in Frontierland, their magical experiences would not be possible without the planning, forecasting, reporting, and diagnostic analysis from our finance team.

If you are looking for a place where you can make magical memories happen everyday, Disneyland® Resortis the place for you. Tracing back to its roots in 1952, Walt Disney formed what is known today as the creative world of Walt Disney Imagineering to build Disneyland® in Anaheim, California. Since then, Disneyland® Resorthas grown to encompass wherever the Guest experience takes place, proving it truly is the place “Where Dreams Come True”. Whether in one of our three hotels, our two parks, or at our shopping district, we remain dedicated to the promise that our Cast Members turn the ordinary into the extraordinary.

As a member of the DLR Forecasting Team, the Analyst - Forecasting will be responsible for the development of the Forecast and Annual Operating Plan for Resort Attendance. This role will also be responsible for a high volume of ad hoc analysis, as well as owning School Calendar analytics, regression model development, and driving for improved understanding of visitation patterns. Successful candidates will develop strong working relationships with Resort partners (Operations, Pricing, Product Development, and Consumer Insights) and drive meaningful business analysis to improve future decision making, while continually improving our understanding of Guest visitations patterns and forecast accuracy.

Key Responsibilities:

• Contribute to the development of the Monthly Forecast and Annual Operating Plan. Build detail by residency, incorporating historical seasonality, holiday and school vacation shifts, and Resort initiative impacts. 
• Prepare the consolidated DLR Forecasting Revenue Presentations, incorporating supporting schedules that detail existing and prior year trends to accurately forecast attendance and highlight business risks and opportunities.
• Responsible for a high volume of ad hoc analyses and DATA requests relating to Resort Attendance, such as Market/Segment performance, Attraction incremental, impact of ticketing programs, and Guest demographics.
• Partner with various Resort Teams to understand the context and use behind DATA requests, recommend appropriate responses, retrieve and analyze DATA, and educate partners to ensure proper use of information.
• Develop forecasting models and analytics in support of improved understand of key underlying business drivers.
• Maintain Complimentary, Historical Records, and School Calendar DATA sets including analytics. 
• Prepare detailed attendance reporting and provide clear, concise driver explanations to Forecasting Management and our Resort partners

Key knowledge and skills:

• Strong working knowledge of computer software programs including Excel, Access, PowerPoint,and Word
• Financial Accounting
• knowledge of Statistical Packages (e.g. SPSS, SAS, etc)
• Must possess superior analytical skills and be capable of completing highly detailed analyses of operating results
• Must be comfortable working with uncertainty and be able to balance multiple tasks
• Previous experience with Executive level presentations

The Disney Difference is all the products and services designed to support Cast Members, Crew Members and Imagineers in so many aspects of their lives — at home, work and play.

Full-time Cast Members are offered:

• Affordable Health-care options
• Employee Stock Purchase Program
• Credit union membership
• 401(k) Plan for professional and administrative positions
• Educational Reimbursement Program
• Discounts at select dining and merchandise locations.
• Complimentary Main Entrance Admission Pass
• Hotel and Disney Cruise Line discounts throughout the year

Note: Block-out dates and other restrictions apply

Business Unit:  Disneyland Resort
Location:  Anaheim, CA
Req ID:  132062
Position ##:  70180058

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