Top Benefits
About the role
Who We Are
At Gibbons Whistler, we’re all about Making People Happy. Since 1979, we have been the backbone of Whistler hospitality bringing people together through unforgettable experiences.
Everything we do is rooted in our core values: Encourage Trust, Have Fun, Show Kindness, Lead With Purpose, and Commit to Excellence.
The Opportunity
Gibbons Whistler is seeking a strategic and detail-driven Chief Financial Officer (CFO) to lead our financial operations and contribute to our company’s long-term success. This executive leadership role is accountable for shaping and executing our financial strategy, ensuring fiscal discipline, and aligning financial planning with the company’s vision and growth goals.
What We’re Really Looking For
You’ve built or led companies where after-tax ROIC exceeded 25%
You operate like a capital allocator—not just a budget manager
You’ve run finance like a value creation lab, not a cost center
You’re comfortable navigating and deploying float-based revenue models, presale cash flows, and deferred revenue structures
You bring a mini-CEO mindset—able to zoom from balance sheet to bar shift
Cultural Alignment Matters
This isn’t a back-office role. You’ll:
Participate in bar reviews, venue audits, and guest journey mapping
Hold teams (including us) accountable to the Gibbons Way and GBS performance standards
Challenge bad growth and protect the long-term brand
How We’ll Choose You
We won’t ask for your résumé—we’ll ask:
“What’s your ROIC hurdle and why?”
“How do you tie capital strategy to guest experience?”
“What’s your best and worst investment decision?”
You'll be invited to:
Solve our Float Simulation Challenge: “How would you deploy $25M in pre-sale revenue over 18 months?”
Design a 3-year balance-sheet expansion plan for one of our verticals
Present your capital allocation framework and guest flywheel metrics live
Your Source Code
You should know—or want to learn deeply—the principles behind:
Berkshire Hathaway’s allocation discipline
Costco’s float model
Constellation Software’s decentralized playbook
LVMH’s IP-driven vertical scaling
Toyota’s frontline-led execution model
Gibbons’ own Float Fund flywheel
Guardrails You’ll Live By
26.5% equity CAGR
- 25% after-tax ROIC baseline
Exceptions: only when funded 60% by float or debt <5% after-tax
Everything must support our Après Pass quotas and 6 North Stars
This Is the Game
You're not just a CFO.
You're the financial co-architect of an empire rooted in love, vision, precision, and trust—with a 12-year run toward $1.6B.
Wage and Perks of the Job
- $180,000 starting annual salary
- 50% off food & beverage at all Gibbons venues
- Adventure perks: 20% off The Adventure Group for you and your friends & family
- Accommodation discounts: 20% off at The Adara Hotel and Gibbons Life Condos
- Wellness perks: 20% off at The Spa at Whistler and benefit stipend
- Exclusive partner discounts at local Whistler businesses
- Flexible schedules and a supportive team culture
- Access to community events and staff appreciation nights
- Growth opportunities in Whistler’s most dynamic hospitality group – we’re passionate about promoting from within and supporting your career journey.
- Immersive work environment steps from the mountains – we take our core purpose of “Have Fun” very seriously.
Sound like a fit?
If you’re a strategic, detail-driven CFO ready to lead the charge – we want to hear from you!
About Gibbons Whistler
Gibbons has been celebrating with people since 1979. We operate venues, run festivals and events, brew beer, talk travel and throw parties! Sound good? Find out more about us, and our mountain home at www.gibbonswhistler.com.
Our key to success has been in connecting our team's passion with opportunity… and the opportunities here are endless. Our core purpose is to make people happy. Every day we strive to create more seconds of happiness in the things that we do, for the people we meet, and for the incredible team we are honoured to be surrounded by here in Whistler.
Every year our great community of Whistler is blessed with attracting some of the most talented people from all over the world. At Gibbons we recognize that we are in the people business, because we know that a happy team creates happy energy and this leads to happy guests. It's important to us that we listen to our team and our community. If they are thriving, then we will be too.
We're always looking for fun, outgoing, professional A players with a love for hospitality and the mountains. We're a young, exciting and growing team and if you want to learn about business and leadership while throwing amazing parties in one of the greatest places in the world then contact us at info@gibbonswhistler.com.
Watch this space world – Gibbons is growing.
Top Benefits
About the role
Who We Are
At Gibbons Whistler, we’re all about Making People Happy. Since 1979, we have been the backbone of Whistler hospitality bringing people together through unforgettable experiences.
Everything we do is rooted in our core values: Encourage Trust, Have Fun, Show Kindness, Lead With Purpose, and Commit to Excellence.
The Opportunity
Gibbons Whistler is seeking a strategic and detail-driven Chief Financial Officer (CFO) to lead our financial operations and contribute to our company’s long-term success. This executive leadership role is accountable for shaping and executing our financial strategy, ensuring fiscal discipline, and aligning financial planning with the company’s vision and growth goals.
What We’re Really Looking For
You’ve built or led companies where after-tax ROIC exceeded 25%
You operate like a capital allocator—not just a budget manager
You’ve run finance like a value creation lab, not a cost center
You’re comfortable navigating and deploying float-based revenue models, presale cash flows, and deferred revenue structures
You bring a mini-CEO mindset—able to zoom from balance sheet to bar shift
Cultural Alignment Matters
This isn’t a back-office role. You’ll:
Participate in bar reviews, venue audits, and guest journey mapping
Hold teams (including us) accountable to the Gibbons Way and GBS performance standards
Challenge bad growth and protect the long-term brand
How We’ll Choose You
We won’t ask for your résumé—we’ll ask:
“What’s your ROIC hurdle and why?”
“How do you tie capital strategy to guest experience?”
“What’s your best and worst investment decision?”
You'll be invited to:
Solve our Float Simulation Challenge: “How would you deploy $25M in pre-sale revenue over 18 months?”
Design a 3-year balance-sheet expansion plan for one of our verticals
Present your capital allocation framework and guest flywheel metrics live
Your Source Code
You should know—or want to learn deeply—the principles behind:
Berkshire Hathaway’s allocation discipline
Costco’s float model
Constellation Software’s decentralized playbook
LVMH’s IP-driven vertical scaling
Toyota’s frontline-led execution model
Gibbons’ own Float Fund flywheel
Guardrails You’ll Live By
26.5% equity CAGR
- 25% after-tax ROIC baseline
Exceptions: only when funded 60% by float or debt <5% after-tax
Everything must support our Après Pass quotas and 6 North Stars
This Is the Game
You're not just a CFO.
You're the financial co-architect of an empire rooted in love, vision, precision, and trust—with a 12-year run toward $1.6B.
Wage and Perks of the Job
- $180,000 starting annual salary
- 50% off food & beverage at all Gibbons venues
- Adventure perks: 20% off The Adventure Group for you and your friends & family
- Accommodation discounts: 20% off at The Adara Hotel and Gibbons Life Condos
- Wellness perks: 20% off at The Spa at Whistler and benefit stipend
- Exclusive partner discounts at local Whistler businesses
- Flexible schedules and a supportive team culture
- Access to community events and staff appreciation nights
- Growth opportunities in Whistler’s most dynamic hospitality group – we’re passionate about promoting from within and supporting your career journey.
- Immersive work environment steps from the mountains – we take our core purpose of “Have Fun” very seriously.
Sound like a fit?
If you’re a strategic, detail-driven CFO ready to lead the charge – we want to hear from you!
About Gibbons Whistler
Gibbons has been celebrating with people since 1979. We operate venues, run festivals and events, brew beer, talk travel and throw parties! Sound good? Find out more about us, and our mountain home at www.gibbonswhistler.com.
Our key to success has been in connecting our team's passion with opportunity… and the opportunities here are endless. Our core purpose is to make people happy. Every day we strive to create more seconds of happiness in the things that we do, for the people we meet, and for the incredible team we are honoured to be surrounded by here in Whistler.
Every year our great community of Whistler is blessed with attracting some of the most talented people from all over the world. At Gibbons we recognize that we are in the people business, because we know that a happy team creates happy energy and this leads to happy guests. It's important to us that we listen to our team and our community. If they are thriving, then we will be too.
We're always looking for fun, outgoing, professional A players with a love for hospitality and the mountains. We're a young, exciting and growing team and if you want to learn about business and leadership while throwing amazing parties in one of the greatest places in the world then contact us at info@gibbonswhistler.com.
Watch this space world – Gibbons is growing.