Finance Analyst Manager

ENNISMORE; Dubai; On-site; AED 250,000 - 350,000; Full time

Job summary

A global hotel management company is seeking a Finance Analyst Manager in Dubai. This role requires 5+ years of finance experience, focusing on hotel operations and financial analysis. You will support management with data-driven insights, contribute to budgeting, and ensure financial health across properties. Ideal candidates will possess strong analytical skills, advanced Excel knowledge, and experience in the hospitality sector. Proficiency in English and analytical tools like Power BI is essential.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in Finance, particularly in the hospitality sector.
• Solid understanding of hotel operations and finance.
• Ability to work accurately under pressure.

Responsibilities

• Provide financial and analytical support to management.
• Monitor trends and analyze results to inform decisions.
• Review financial analyses from Directors of Finance.

Skills

Hotel trading and hotel business models

Financial analysis

Analytical skills

Microsoft Excel (VBA)

Power BI

Communication skills

Education

5+ years experience in Finance

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Tableau

Power BI

Job description

Company Description

Fairmont Hotels & Resorts
Join a dynamic team and be part of the Fairmont family – with 90 spectacular properties, and 34 more in the pipeline, in 30 countries around the globe, stretching from the beaches of Hawaii, to the unspoiled national parks of Canada, to the heart of London, to the deserts of the United Arab Emirates.

Raffles Hotels & Resorts
The Birthplace of stories and legends since 1887, Raffles is a legendary brand, steeped in history and loved by generations past, present and future.Raffles, at distinguished landmark addresses around the world, is the vibrant heart of its destination, curating experiences that are culturally enriching, intellectually stimulating and always respectful of local communities, heritage and the environment.

Job Description

The Finance Analyst Manager provides financial and analytical support to the SVP and VP Finance Operations & other business stakeholders in all areas of hotels financial and operational activities. Assist Finance and Operations to ensure review of monthly hotels results, forecast and budgets.

This will include monitoring trends, benchmarking exercises, analysing actuals results in order to drive focus and awareness across the estate (Raffles and Fairmont globally) and providing monthly updates to the Corporate Finance team and the management committee.

• “OneStream” hotels user, supports hotels on loading as needed.
• Support Ops Finance team in the process of hotels budget, forecast and actuals review: Hotel Top Line, Performance and main KPIs… etc.
• Support hotel action plan follow-up with the Ops Finance
• Continual development and improvement of trading measures, efficiency ratios and statistical data to improve monthly statistical analysis.
• Review Financial analysis and comments produced by hotels Directors of Finance for Trading, Forecast and Budget Reviews.
• Monthly analysis of benchmarking against competitors using available tools (i.e STR, Hotstats, TRI…) and other competitor data. Monitors market trends and benchmark Raffles and Luxury relative performance, in order to support projections
• Production of reports on published Competitor data, results, etc, and drafts monthly comments for business partners and stakeholders
• Builds a profile of data and analytics by providing clear data and analytics stories and spreading them across the business. This is in regard to why data work is important, the insights revealed by data analytics, and actions that should follow the data analyses
• Contribute to planning processes including hotel budget guidelines, timetables and other financial instructions, liaison with business partners on system capture and data formats, analytical review and challenge of hotel produced budgets to ensure full understanding and identify areas of opportunities, producing review material.
• Contribute to financial projections as required for new development opportunities.
• Provide support and training to hotel staff on the monthly, budget, forecast and general reporting process.
• Attend trading review calls and meetings
• Assist in providing analysis, reports and commentaries on the company receivables, ageing and collection trackers, bad debt movements and action plans as well as assist with complex credit collection issues and follow up with hotel payment plans where applicable
• Identify and inquire discrepancies vs Budget / Forecasts / previous years
• Challenge new forecasts that do not reflect revenue trends and/or profit benchmarks
• Make recommendations to Ops Finance on forecast and budget

Qualifications

• 5+ years experience in Finance including exposure to areas such as:
  • Hotel trading and hotel business models
  • Hotel Finance
  • External financial reporting
  • Finance consulting
• Knowledge and experience of leisure and hospitality industry
• Strong financial and analytical background
• Sound understanding of hotel operations, Finance and corporate background
• Experience in leadingprojects
• Ability to work quickly and accurately under pressure
• Strong analytical and numerical skills including a good understanding of financial valuation methodology
• Advanced ability to use Microsoft applications i.e., with extensive knowledge in Microsoft Excel VBA, Excel application and PowerPoint
• Knowledge of Business Intelligence platforms such as Tableau or Power BI.
• Excellent written and oral level in English. Other language skills are desired (French and / or Arabic)
• Good interpersonal skills, influencing and negotiation skills
• Strong problem-solving orientation