Analyst, Finance Business Partner

Role Purpose

Provide analytical support to Business Support for IT cost allocations. Assist in review of monthly financials, research identified issues and their effect on the full year forecasts. Assist in review and challenge of forecasts, budgets and long-range plan processes. Prepare and upload monthly operational files. Prepare and review monthly schedules. Serve as the primary contact for Finance and the secondary contact for the managers for finance-related questions.

Key Accountabilities

• Support technology cost transparency project by maintaining the cost model and reports within IT costing tool.
• Execute the yearly setup and monthly expense attribution via IT costing tool.
• Perform monthly financial reporting in assigned areas. Prepare monthly schedules required by management and reconcile to the appropriate financial statements.
• Review financial statements for unusual items; research variances and their effect on the full year forecast.
• Assist with planning and analysis of cost allocations such as identification of allocation risks to budget and forecast and development and execution of process controls.
• Assist other Business Support and Finance staff with monthly capital reporting and analysis including testing of process controls..
• Prepare ad hoc reporting as requested by Management and Business Support
• Work with Business Support and Finance staff in the preparation and coordination of the allocation process.
• Serve as the primary contact for Finance and the secondary contact for the cost center managers to ensure issues are researched and resolved in a timely manner
• Develop reports to meet business needs. Ensure that work is being completed in an effective and efficient manner while still meeting the business needs.
• Provide relevant and timely financial information and analysis to the group’s management team in order to facilitate business decisions and special projects.
• Respond to ad hoc requests, projects, and presentations.

Key Skills & Experiences

Education –

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related field of work.

Experience –

At least 3 years progressive work-related experience in areas of financial and/or business analysis, with demonstrated technical proficiency related to the position.

Technical skills and Knowledge –

• Demonstrated effective verbal and written communication skills for the purpose of providing information to clients, vendors and/or staff. Must be able to work effectively with senior managers, possess strong relationship management skills, and well-developed negotiating and persuading abilities.
• Demonstrated financial and business analysis skills, and demonstrated ability to analyze operating, forecast, and budget information. Demonstrated ability to use the results of analysis to make effective strategic decisions.
• Demonstrated knowledge of financial statements, financial principles and the ability to convert them to use in the hotel industry.
• Advanced MS Excel skills required.
• Proficiency with MS Office suite required.
• Knowledge of relational database concepts a plus (Access)
• Knowledge of ERP system (PeopleSoft, Hyperion) or similar a plus
• Highly proactive and flexible competency levels with the ability to work with minimal supervision.
• Demonstrated organizational skills and ability to manage multiple tasks/projects.