Financial AnalystHilton

The Financial Analyst will provide analytical support to the Manager of GBCS Finance and the assigned functional business teams to identify trends and business drivers that will impact future financial performance. The Team Member will prepare and analyze financial reports for budget and forecasting purposes and performs business analyses to help optimize and manage costs.

What will it be like to work for this Hilton Worldwide Brand?

Hilton Worldwide is the leading global hospitality company, spanning the lodging sector from luxurious full-service hotels and resorts to extended-stay suites and mid-priced hotels. For nearly a century, Hilton Worldwide has offered business and leisure travelers the finest in accommodations, service, amenities and value. Hilton Worldwide is dedicated to continuing its tradition of providing exceptional guest experiences across its ten global brands, which include Waldorf Astoria Hotels & Resorts, Conrad Hotels & Resorts, Hilton Hotels & Resorts, DoubleTree by Hilton, Embassy Suites Hotels, Hilton Garden Inn, Hampton Hotels, Homewood Suites by Hilton, Home2 Suites by Hilton and Hilton Grand Vacations. The company also manages the world-class guest reward program Hilton HHonors®.

If you appreciate the impact global travel can have on the world and know how to offer an exceptional hospitality experience, you may be just the person we are looking for to work as a Hilton Worldwide Team Member.

What will I be doing?

The Financial Analyst will ensure accurate allocation of funds and help optimize fund usage and balances. The Team Member will present financial results and recommendations to business partners and senior leadership to help achieve business goals.

Other key priorities are listed below:

• Prepare and analyze monthly financial performance reports and identify key trends that may impact future spending levels

• Prepare variance reports and presentations

• Assist in reporting monthly financials to business partners

• Develop financial models using Excel, Hyperion and large datasets to identify areas of financial risk and opportunity

• Identify opportunities to ensure brands meet annual expense targets

• Assist with developing and maintaining monthly forecasts for department projects and plans

• Understand and identify business drivers and the economics of the brand program fee sources

• Assist in preparing monthly program fee rolling forecast reports

• Assist in the development of project forecasts to assure accuracy of anticipated and committed spend.

• Utilize PeopleSoft, Hyperion, Essbase, and Excel to maintain and build forecast models for accurate and rapid financial forecasts

• Assist and prepare the annual budgets

• Understand departmental cost structures and identify opportunities within budgets to drive efficiency

• Assess fund allocations between departments and billings (to external customers and hotels) to help ensure they are accounted for accurately

• Work with business stakeholders to assure sources and uses of funds are in line to achieve targeted fund balances

• Provide recommendations to improve fund balances as necessary

• Handle ad-hoc inquiries for invoice, check request, billing and expense reports issues

• Investigate and provide feedback on status

• Provide any additional support to Global Brands and Commercial Services (GBCS) Finance and GBCS functions as determined by the GBCS Finance Leadership team

• Absolute discretion and confidentiality regarding sensitive information

• Strong problem solving skills, including the ability to effectively address any issue in collaboration with others as appropriate

• Ability to proactively identify and prevent potential problems

• Ability to collaborate with others and act in an objective manner in order to effectively solve problems and stay on track towards accomplishing goals

• Excellent interpersonal skills that build trust and instill confidence in order to motivate and influence others

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