White Lodging White Lodging Services Corporation Looking for Financial Planning and Analysis Manager at Merrillville, IN Full Time

Summary:
The FP&A Manager will play a role in managing the financial planning and analysis function for the management division. This position requires cross-departmental collaboration and ability to communicate to hotel and above-property operational and financial leadership. The ideal candidate will be able to provide technical financial and administrative support for all processes related to FP&A and IBM TM1 Perspectives administration. Flexible work arrangement available.

Responsibilities

oSupport monthly long-range forecast (LRF) process

• Maintain forecast calendar and communicate with relevant parties
• Update owners and other key stakeholders on forecast changes per established schedules
• Maintain good communication with owners and key stakeholders related to forecast submissions
• Identify performance opportunities and collaborate with key stakeholders to solveoSupport the annual budget process
• Assist Director and VP with planning and execution of annual budget calendar
• Maintain budget reports and templates as needed
• Participate in budget reviews and corrections
• Actively support hotel leaders with budget-related queries
• Prepare budget reports and submissions within required timeframesoBackup administrator of IBM TM1 Perspectives business intelligence system.
• Technical aptitude is required to be able to navigate, troubleshoot and reprogram the system when needed.
• Be readily available to troubleshoot the system when needed
• Diagnose and coordinate with IT or relevant departments when issues arise
• Proactively identify and develop strategies to address evolving business requirements
• Perform routine or popup maintenance on the TM1 system configurations and servers to maintain optimal performance environmentoReport writing / updating
• Maintain and update reports as needed in TM1. Roll forward reports for a new year when needed.
• Respond to GM / RVP inquiries about reports in a timely manner
• Create new or enhance legacy reporting as needed to improve the value contribution of business reportsoSupport capital budget process as neededoAssist with preopening budgets
• Update the budget in TM1 once approved
• Train GM’s / RVPs on updating preopening forecast
• Participate in openings calls as neededoAssist with stub budget preparation for new openings
• Assist GM with preloading relevant budget data
• Assist GM with preparation of key stub budget reports
• Assist with preparation of presentation materials as neededoAssist RVPs / GMs as needed and appropriateoInitiate proposals for improvements / enhancements in processes, reports or systems. The expectation is that the FP&A Manager will actively look for ways to add-value to the organization.oComplete monthly, annual, and ad-hoc reporting oCommunicate effectively with hotel and key leadership. Add value by effectively communicating/executing key strategic plans.

Other Information

SKILLS

oSelf-motivated, well-organized, goal-oriented, and results-driven professional who leads by exampleoStrong user of all Microsoft Office applications especially ExceloTechnical aptitude with computer systems – need to have a love for digging into technical jargon and programming languages to understand how they workoStrong problem-solving abilities – not willing to give up when an easy solution is not availableoPossess strong communication skills, both oral and writtenoMust have the ability to organize and effectively implement plans and tactics

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE

oExperience in one or more areas is helpful

• Hotel finance / accounting
• Hotel operations
• Excel VBA
• AccountingoBachelor’s degree preferred

Location Code: A75