Senior Analyst, FP&A - Commercial Operations

Overview

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts is now seeking a Senior Analyst, FP&A - Commercial Operations to join our team at the Parsippany - 22 Sylvan Way location in Parsippany, New Jersey.

Why Wyndham? By joining Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, you will play an integral role in our mission to make hotel travel possible for all. You’ll be part of the largest hotel franchise company in the world, where we strive to deliver the best value to our owners and guests. Most importantly, you’ll be entrusted to live our Count on Me culture, set by our core values of integrity, accountability, inclusive, caring and fun.

At Wyndham, we provide all team members the opportunity to grow through best-in-class training and career development, leadership training, mentorship opportunities and educational support. Supporting our team members is a top priority, which is why we offer competitive compensation and benefits, vacation, team member appreciation days, workplace flexibility and much more. At Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, we value and embrace a culture of diversity, equity and inclusion that supports team members of all backgrounds and experiences.

We can’t wait to welcome you!

The Senior Analyst, FP&A – Commercial Operations will be a key member of the corporate finance team and provide support for our Commercial functions including loyalty & partnerships, brand marketing, digital, revenue management, PR and global sales. These functions support the promotion and growth of our global brands through a multi-faceted customer-facing approach and help generate over $500M in revenues annually.

This role will be responsible for supporting the forecast & budget process for departmental revenues and expenses while also supporting the Commercial Operations teams to ensure they meet financial targets. This individual will partner with cross-functional teams around the organization to ensure there is diligent expense management and that risks & opportunities are highlighted and planned for accordingly. This role will be a critical role in the month end close and forecast process, as well as annual budget and long term strategic planning processes.

This role will report into the Senior Manager, FP&A.

• Develop accurate monthly forecasts & budgets
• Support analysis of impacts in the global marketing funds
• Help develop variance commentary which highlights significant changes and explains any potential impacts to achieving goals & targets
• Provide financial reporting to finance & operational leadership teams which highlights performance, risks & opportunities, and areas of focus for the teams to action on
• Develop relationships with business teams as main point of contact for month end close processes, such as accrual preparation and forecast reconciliations
• Assist with internal processes for approving marketing investments and measuring ROI
• Work with cross functional partners to develop business cases that measure ROI and track performance for cutting edge investments
• Assist with ad hoc reporting and analysis for senior leadership

• Demonstrated strong financial background
• Ability to work under pressure and at a fast pace while not sacrificing accuracy
• Ability to prioritize tasks, meet deadlines & work collaboratively in the Finance department and with business partners
• Ability to adapt to changing requests, and be able to prioritize work
• Process oriented to drive efficiencies
• Ability to communicate and present results to business partners throughout the organization
• Must be detail oriented and results driven
• Proven ability to report data and develop presentations which can be used both internally as well as for external consumption
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office Excel
• Experience working with large data sets and financial modeling.

• 3-5 years of relevant work experience
• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Accounting, Business Administration or MBA preferred
• CPA, or experience with accounting standards preferred

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts is the world’s largest hotel franchising company by the number of properties with approximately 9,200 hotels…