Team Lead Financial Planning & Analysis
Hotel Brand:
Location: India, Gurgaon
Hotel: Corp India GSC Delivery Centre, 11th Floor, Building No. 10, Tower C, DLF Cyber City, DLF Phase II, 122002
Job number: 138001
Role Purpose
Deliver financial insight to support the DS FP&A and Hotel Operations teams and Finance business partners in driving performance and value to IHG.
Key Accountabilities
- Provide day to day decision support activities to the respective UK DS team, incl. supporting first round of budgeting and forecasting, and management reporting and analysis for System size and pipeline, Corporate and Hotels results.
- Take the lead on DS month-end close activities including but not limited to the raising of journal requests.
- Create and maintain dashboards and standard packs along with preliminary commentary.
- Populate standard reports with data and consolidation of sub-sets and commentary.
- Flexible to provide ad-hoc reports and analysis to support timely decision-making.
- Identify process improvement opportunities and support the delivery of improvements in processes, systems and procedures.
- Build and maintain strong relationships within the DS and collaborate to deliver high quality outputs.
- Build and maintain strong relationship with BSC, being able to collaborate to resolve issues quickly and effectively.
- Ensure documentation of relevant processes is created and maintained.
- Take ownership and accountability of management reporting through maintenance of data logs.
- Support audit queries.
Key Skills & Experiences
- Preferably CA/CWA with up to 2 years of work experience in a similar role or CA (I)/CWA (I)/MBA in Finance with at least 3 to 5 years of work experience in a similar role.
- Experience as a finance analyst is desired, including experience with operational planning, budgeting and forecasting processes, management reporting.
- Advanced user of Oracle, reporting tools, Excel, PowerPoint.
- Expert knowledge of Essbase/Smart view,
- Experience of working in Hyperion and Think cell tool.
- Ability to prioritise and to operate effectively in a fast moving, global environment with tight deadlines.
- Excellent analytical skills and attention to detail.
- Strong oral and written communication, interpersonal and problem solving skills.
- Critical thinking and ability to connect and explain linkage between drivers and outputs.
Who we are
At IHG Hotels & Resorts, we work together to deliver True Hospitality for Good on a global scale. With corporate offices and over 6,000 hotel destinations worldwide, a career at IHG is the perfect way to broaden your horizons. You’ll experience our unique culture and brilliant colleagues who will support and inspire you. With a host of corporate opportunities to choose from, wherever you are on your career journey, and whatever you want to achieve there’s Room for You at IHG.
Over recent years, we’ve transformed our company. We have bold ambitions to drive performance and maintain our relentless focus on growth in order to be the hotel company of choice that guests & owners love.
We are a hospitality business at our core and value connections and being together helps us foster a unique sense of belonging that also supports productivity. That’s why here at IHG, we give our colleagues flexibility and balance – working in a hybrid way, blending office and remote working collectively. We recognise that every role is different, that’s why leaders work with teams to determine how and when they collaborate.
We provide a wide range of benefits designed to help you live your best work life. These include impressive room discounts across our many properties, recharge days and volunteering days throughout the year. Through our myWellbeing framework, we are committed to supporting wellbeing in your health, lifestyle, and workplace. We offer a unique and inclusive culture, where there is always Room for You to belong, grow and make a difference.
Our mission is to welcome everyone and create inclusive teams where we celebrate difference and encourage colleagues to bring their whole selves to work. IHG Hotels & Resorts provides equal employment opportunities to applicants and employees without regards to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, or any other category protected by applicable laws. We promote a culture of trust, support, and acceptance. Always welcoming different backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives.
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