Director of Financial Planning & Analysis

DIRECTOR OF FINANCIAL PLANNING & ANALYSIS

Hospitality Private Equity & Management Company • Miami, Puerto Rico, or Scottsdale • Competitive Salary

 

Job Title: Director of Financial Planning & Analysis

Reporting to the: VP of Finance and VP of Acquisitions & Asset Management

Location: Puerto Rico, Scottsdale, or Miami office

Employment Type: Full-Time

Compensation: Competitive

 

ABOUT THE ROLE

We are looking for a Director of Financial Planning & Analysis to join a Miami and Puerto Rico based hospitality private equity and management company. The firm owns and asset manages a portfolio of upper-upscale to luxury full-service award-winning resorts in Puerto Rico and the US, and is actively seeking to acquire and operate several billion dollars of upscale to luxury hotels and resorts across the US sunbelt.

 

The primary focus of this role is twofold: improving the operating performance of the firm's owned hotels and resorts, and supporting diligence, underwriting, and operational take-over efforts in connection with new acquisitions.

 

WHAT YOU'LL DO

• Develop and manage budgets, forecasts, and financial models for owned hotel properties and new acquisitions

• Build hotel-wide and departmental performance dashboards

• Analyse key performance indicators including RevPAR, ADR, GOP, EBITDA, occupancy trends, and flow-through efficiency to identify revenue optimisation and cost control opportunities

• Conduct variance analysis comparing actual performance against budgets and forecasts, identifying risks and growth potential

• Perform rigorous benchmarking of the firm's properties against industry-leading hotels, F&B;, and entertainment venues to develop and refine business strategies

• Monitor market trends and competitor benchmarks to inform pricing, revenue management, and cost efficiency strategies

• Work with senior management to evaluate the financial feasibility of capital expenditures, renovations, and expansion opportunities

• Prepare strategic presentations and supporting financial analysis to set the direction of property business plans and establish budgets

• Drive process improvements and automation in financial reporting, budgeting, and data analysis to enhance efficiency

• Support monthly investor reporting requirements and loan compliance, financing, and refinancing strategies at owned properties

 

WHAT YOU BRING

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field from a leading university

• Experience in hospitality financial planning, analysis, business strategy, investment feasibility, or investment underwriting at a leading hotel investment firm, hospitality consultancy, asset management company, or hotel operating company

• Highly analytical and detail-oriented with proven experience in multi-property financial planning and analysis within hospitality

• High level of proficiency with Excel, financial modelling, and data analytics

• Strong understanding of hotel financial statements, ROI analysis, financial underwriting, STR reports, and other hospitality analytical tools and techniques

• Experience with financial software and hotel management systems preferred: Profitsword BI, Opera, M3, Silverware, ADP, Birchstreet

• Excellent communication and presentation skills with the ability to work across finance, operations, and executive teams

 

WHAT'S OFFERED

• Competitive compensation package

• High-visibility role reporting directly to senior leadership at a fast-growing hospitality private equity firm

• Flexibility to be based in Puerto Rico, Scottsdale, or Miami

• Opportunity to work across a growing portfolio of award-winning luxury and upper-upscale resorts