Director, Financial Planning & Analysis - Trading at IHG in Atlanta, Georgia

Job Description:

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We want to welcome you to a world of bringing True Hospitality to everyone. When you join us at IHG®, you become part of our global family. A welcoming culture of warmth, honesty and a passion for providing True Hospitality.

We pride ourselves on letting your personality and passions shine, recognizing the individual contribution you make and supporting your ambition to learn and create your own career path. In making a difference to our guests and owners, colleagues and communities, every day is a chance to create great and unique experiences, in your own way.

With over 370,000 colleagues in nearly 100 countries sharing our values, there’s countless opportunities at your fingertips.

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Your day to day

Purpose of the Role/Summary: 

The Director, Trading is a key role in Financial Planning & Analysis, responsible for providing insights and analysis regarding the historical and forecasted performance of IHG’s Americas hotel portfolio.  This includes monitoring competitor and industry performance for context as well as liaising with internal teams to inform senior leaders.

Ensures a detailed understanding of the Region’s internally & externally reported financial results, through preparation of reports, presentations and analysis for the Regional CFO and Management Team.

Key Accountabilities:

• Maintain an in-depth understanding of the Region’s Long Range Financial Plan, Budgeting & Forecasting, and profitability.


• Conduct in-depth analysis of strategic initiatives and alternatives, market outlooks, and enterprise value drivers.


• Monitor and understand trading results, outlook, and trends.


• Conduct monthly and quarterly trading reviews with the business support teams.


• Monitor KPIs such as system size, RevPAR etc. (liaise with Growth Team, Sales and Marketing, and Operations).


• Preparation/Presentation of reports, presentations and analysis for the Regional CFO and Management Team.

Key Shared Accountabilities:

• Competitive context, including performance of the overall industry (both historic and forecasted) and key competitors


• Drives the region's Financial planning processes (Hotels and IHG's Overhead forecasts, budgets, EBP, Long Range and Capital Plans), including continuous improvement of processes, input from and linkage with non-financial activities.

Key Interfaces:

• Regional Finance & Business Support Directors (including Operations Finance)


• Group FP&A (including Competitive Intelligence Unit)


• Finance COE, Management Information Delivery


• Region and Global Finance Leadership Team


• Investor Relations


• Auditors

What we need from you

Education:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics or a relevant field of work, or an equivalent combination of education and work-related experience. MBA preferred.

Critical Experience & Expertise:

• 8-10 years progressive experience with a major international hospitality, consulting or investment practice

Technical Skills & Knowledge: 

• Financial reporting.


• Strong analytical and numerical skills.


• Strong presentational skills.


• Strong written communication skills


• Strong system and application knowledge preferred (Essbase. PowerPoint, Excel etc)


• Strong Team Player

Direct reports:  0  

Indirect reports:  2 

Influences: 

• QBR, Budget, LRP

What we offer

We’ll reward all your hard work with a great salary and benefits – including great room discount and superb training.

Join us and you’ll become part of the global IHG family – and like all families, all our individual team members share some winning characteristics. As a team, we work better together – we trust and support each other, we do the right thing and we welcome different perspectives. You need to show us you care, that you notice the little things that make a difference to guests as well as always looking for ways to improve - click here to find out more about us.

At IHG Hotels & Resorts, we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer.  IHG Hotels & Resorts provides equal employment opportunities to applicants and employees without regard to an individual’s, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, marital or familial status, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.  

IHG is committed to promoting a culture of inclusion where everyone feels safe, respected and valued.  We seek talent from all backgrounds to join our teams, and encourage our colleagues to bring their authentic and best selves to work.  

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