Job Description

Job Category: Financial Reporting
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Role Purpose
Responsible for providing accurate and timely financial and statistical management information for all IHG hotels and corporate entities. This information is used for reporting of results to the board, stock exchange, investors and senior management, as well as providing valuable information to the business for decision making purposes.
Key Accountabilities

• Collect data from hotels, load data files, validate data to source systems and review data quality for key aspects of the month end close, the hotel forecast and the annual hotel owner budget processes.
• Execution of regional master data changes in Essbase (outline changes) and coordination of those changes with PeopleSoft and Informatica.
• Ownership of franchise reporting process including prior period statistical data changes and communication to the business.
• Run, check and distribute month end report books and produce weekly reports for key hotels.
• Provide data extracts to hotels for use in their EFPM forecast and budgeting models on a monthly and adhoc basis.
• Provide data extracts to third parties on a monthly basis.
• Ensure any prior period adjustments are correctly reflected in Essbase & EFPM.
• Support cross training to minimize regional inconsistencies, improve efficiency and data quality.
• Assist in the year end application rollover process and on other Global projects as required, for example the EPM Upgrade, EFPM testing, new application development.
• Assist in training and development of other Global Information Delivery team members in Gurgaon.
• Provide support to end users in the Gurgaon office, regional Business Support & Hotel Controllers and where appropriate identify and communicate training needs in respect of new applications/tools. If required provide end-user training.
• Provide support as required to the Global Information team.

Key Skills & Experiences
Required Skills -

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong numeric skills with good attention to detail
• Ability to work to tight deadlines
• Can demonstrate geographic and cultural awareness
• Enthusiastic team player
• Advanced Excel Skills
• Essbase experience & PeopleSoft skills advantageous

Experience -

• Typically 3-5 years experience in a management accounting or reporting position, preferably including hotel reporting and forecasting.

Qualifications -

• Degree in Accounting, Finance, Business or international equivalent.
• Qualified accountant or an equivalent combination of education and work related experience.

About Us: At IHG, we've made a promise. As one of the world's leading hotel groups, we're here to deliver True Hospitality for Good. Making our guests and colleagues feel welcome, cared for, recognised and respected - wherever they are in the world. Want to be part of the journey?
About the Team:
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.