Sonesta Hotels Looking for Financial Analyst, FP&A at Newton, MA Full Time

The Financial Analyst, FP&A will provide financial analysis, accounting coordination, and vendor management support for operational functions at Sonesta International Hotels. This role will play a strategic role in helping analyze corporate spending as well as certain hotel-specific operational spend. This role will also play a tactical role in coordinating with accounting and accounts payable to ensure ongoing costs are properly coded for accounting and data analysis purposes.

Job Description

• Coordinate with Accounting and Accounts Payable to improve the purchase requisition and invoice management process to be more streamlined and effective including coordination with vendors, as needed
• Assist departmental leadership in the proper coding of invoices
• Assist departmental leadership in the determination of monthly accruals
• Prepare monthly variance reports including actual results versus budget and forecast, for executive leaders and asset ownership and analyze key performance drivers
• Assist departmental leadership in the forecasting, budgeting, and long-term planning processes for certain operational functions, including both the hotel and corporate budgets
• Collect and analyze cost data and create ad-hoc forecasts as needed to provide insights into areas of risk and opportunity and influence business strategies
• Review trends to identify, communicate and take action on key business opportunities
• Develop and maintain strong cross-functional relationships with departmental leadership to understand, analyze, and recommend changes in cost structure and departmental allocations
• Leverage reporting tools to develop and maintain key financial and analytical report
• Lead key ad-hoc projects to support business decisions

Qualifications

• 2+ years of accounting or financial analysis management experience
• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or Finance required; CPA is a plus
• Strong financial/cost analysis and budgeting/forecasting skills
• Outstanding knowledge of US GAAP
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities
• Exceptional interpersonal skills
• Detail-oriented with attention to quality/accuracy
• Excellent data visualization skill
• Well-developed oral and written communication proficiency
• Must be able to apply critical thinking skills to the simultaneous management of multiple tasks and juggling of priorities
• Willingness to take full responsibility for tasks and projects
• Thorough knowledge of Excel and Powerpoint
• Yardi and/or OneStream experience preferred

Additional Job Information/Anticipated

Benefits

Sonesta recognizes that benefits play a vital role in helping ensure the health and financial security of employees and their families. We offer a variety of benefits to our employees including:

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Health Savings Account with Company Match
• 401(k) Retirement Plan with Company Match
• Paid Vacation and Sick Days
• Sonesta Hotel Discounts
• Educational Assistance
• Paid Parental Leave
• Company Paid Life Insurance
• Company Paid Short Term and Long Term Disability Insurance
• Various Employee Perks and Discounts

Upon submitting your application, please ensure you complete a full application in addition to attaching a resume. Incomplete applications received will not be considered.