SUMMARY OF POSITION:
The Business Intelligence & Portfolio Analysis team is responsible for Host’s financial analytics function, which is used to drive profitability and provide for more informed business decision making. The successful candidate requires an understanding of hospitality operations and the ability to analyze and problem solve complex information.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Responsible for in-depth property, brand and portfolio operations analyses, internal and external benchmarking and identification and monitoring of key performance metrics.
- Responsible for maintaining the integrity and accuracy of general ledger and statistical data utilized in property and portfolio operational analyses.
- Provide written and verbal assessments of identified profit improvement opportunities and operations performance issues.
- Prepare financial models to track property and brand performance goals, theoretical flow through, forecast accuracy and other historical and leading indicator measures that help drive portfolio value.
- Responsible for projects related to the successful integration of management company data into our analytical system. This involves working closely with property and brand teams and a variety of Host departments to ensure the integrity of our data and the continued growth of our analytical capabilities.
- Ad-hoc property, brand and industry analysis and reporting as requested by the Business Intelligence & Portfolio Analysis Department Head.
- Other duties as assigned.
EDUCATION / EXPERIENCE / REQUIRED SKILLS:
Bachelors degree preferably in finance/hospitality management or equivalent
Minimum of 4 years experience in hotel financial operations analysis / accounting
Intermediate to advanced Excel skills required and experience with Cognos or similar OLAP product preferred
Strong written and verbal communication skills
Self-starter with proven ability to perform concurrent tasks
Detail oriented with excellent organizational skills
Commitment to achieving team goals
