Financial Analyst Loc:Norwalk, CT

100,000 - 200,000

Job description

The Financial Analyst of Ownership Services & Analytics will work in conjunction with the Vice President of Ownership
Services and Directors of Ownership Services & Analytics in the oversight of our portfolio.
Primary responsibilities include building strong relations through interaction with the level Executive Team and the Regional Teams.
Position will be responsible for assisting the Directors to ensure compliance in accordance with the management and franchise agreements as well as all level licenses, permits, and contracts. In addition,
This position will assist in reviewing, validating, analyzing, and compiling the monthly finance packages to ensure compliance and standardization amongst the various ownership groups.
The position will also assist with the creation of capital budgets, cash flow models, and tracking of capital budgets.
This position will be an integral part of the team in assessing opportunities, enhancing, and ensuring compliancy with the USALI, GAAP, and Standard Operating Procedures.

Job Functions:

The following are specific contributions that must be developed during the training program in order to successfully complete the program and be placed in the role:
Assist with the analysis of the monthly, quarterly, and annual results, forecasts, and plans and prepare presentations for senior leadership team and other forums.
Assist with identifying and developing practical strategies to mitigate areas of financial deficiencies.
Provide over-arching strategy, game-plan to address, process and measurement, communication to stakeholders, and follow-up mechanism.
Ability to comprehend, evaluates, and summarizes legal documents including pertinent leases, contracts, agreements, covenants, and restrictions.
Demonstrate the ability to support, evaluate, and mentor qualified financial leaders within finance to ensure financial objectives are consistently achieved.
Demonstrate working knowledge of USALI, GAAP, Best Practices and Standard Operating Procedures.Monitor compliance with internal control requirements and regulatory compliance.

Job Description:

Support and strengthen the annual budgeting process to drive attainment of annual and strategic objectives.
Assist the Directors with the analysis of the monthly, quarterly, and annual results, forecasts, and plans and prepare presentations for senior leadership team and other forums.
Review monthly Financial Report to ensure accuracy and timely submited all to ownership by required deadlines.
Conduct monthly strategic analysis of financial reports to assess opportunity areas.
Ensure accuracy and completeness of Ownership Monthly Reporting Packages.
Assist the Director\'s with the completion of each properties yearly operating budget.
This includes the validation of data, strategies, and compliance to the management agreements.
Assist the Director\'s with the completion and execution of each properties yearly capital budget.
This includes creating the capital budgets based on input from the Brands, IT, property level EC team, PIP\'s,
The Asset Manager, and other sources.
Continue to assist the Director's throughout the year on the execution and planning for the yearly capital purchases.
This includes interfacing with the property level team,
The Regional Operational teams, Capital Accounting, Design & Construction, and IT.
Participate on capital planning calls throughout the year with each
Assist the Director\'s in maintaining the capital models and cash flow for each.