Senior Financial Analyst - Commercial Services
ALG Vacations (ALGV), part of the Hyatt family, is widely recognized for providing the industry's leading leisure travel experience to destinations worldwide. As North America's only vertically integrated travel, hospitality, and leisure management group, we can oversee all aspects of the vacation- from the moment a guest books a trip to the time they return home. Serving more than three million passengers annually, each of our highly respected brands offers unique benefits and a wide portfolio of destinations.Grow your career as a successful Senior Financial Analyst - Commercial Services within Inclusive Collection. In this role, you will provide assistance with maintaining the annual Sales & Marketing budget, analyzing marketing contracts to forecast expenses, and reconciling all sales & marketing expenses budget vs. forecast. You will be responsible for maintaining the annual Sales & Marketing budget, including but not limited to, commitment allocation, expense tracking, invoice allocation and processing, as well as reconciliation and balance reporting.A successful Senior Financial Analyst - Commercial Services will:
- Track, process and reconcile financial commitments and activity on a monthly basis; maintain records and monitor correspondence; develop/prepare reports and related budget management functions.
- Work independently with departments on budget changes, enhancements or reductions.
- Generate monthly, quarterly and as needed reports to Marketing Budget Manager detailing all expense reconciliation and balance to date.
- Prepare and reconcile SAP report against tracked expenses monthly.
- Deliver reporting on revenue projections, budget or expenditure forecasts.
- Maintain, allocate, process and track all daily expense invoices.
- Work independently and corresponds with all departments, global sales agencies and resorts on invoicing, budget adjustments and all applicable budget matters.
- Review and comprehend all Sales & Marketing contracts, agreements and standard operating procedures.
- Ensure management and reconciliation of hotel expenses and provision reporting with accounting department.
- Monitor ongoing tracking of forecasted marketing expenses and reduction of forecasts as invoices are paid.
- Manage vendor relationships - on time payments, banking information, etc.
- Act as the liaise between Sales, Marketing and Accounting departments
- Assist with all other responsibilities and reporting as needed throughout the year.
- Reconcile monthly/quarterly invoices for Global Sales Agencies commissions and Partner overrides.
- Approve invoices & allocations processed by Marketing Budget Coordinators.
- Manage the implementation of new SAP software for Tracking and Reporting of Sales & Marketing Budget.
- Collaborate with Executive team and support staff on budget requests and forecasting expenditures making recommendations for changes in budgeting areas.
- Provide ROI analysis, reports and future recommendations.
- Train, mentor and evaluate staff assisting with budget development.
- Educate all team members on SAP and manage the relationship with SAP.
- Demonstrate a commitment to Hyatt core values.
- Bachelor's degree.
- 3-5 years accounting and/or marketing experience.
- Reconciliation and reporting experience.
- Industry experience preferred but not required.
- Proficient in SAP and Microsoft Excel including Pivot Tables, Report Design and Most Excel Formulas.
- Exceptional time management with the ability to meet deadlines and prioritize the variety of projects and assignments requiring a high degree of accuracy and attention to detail.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills.
- Fluent in English.
- Ability to achieve defined objectives with minimum supervision.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment independently.
- Good organizational skills, proactive and self-motivated.
- Vacations: The largest seller of vacation packages and charter flights in the U.S. for travel to Mexico and the Caribbean, moving approximately 3.2 million passengers annually through well-established vacation brands
- Resort Brand Management: management of 5-star and 4-star luxury resorts
- Destination Management Services: Best-in-class destination management services provided by Amstar DMC and Worldstar
- Loyalty Program: Exclusive loyalty program Unlimited Vacation Club
- Technology Solutions: Innovative technology solutions provider Trisept Solutions, connecting over 88,000 travel agents with leading travel suppliers.
- Travel Perks and Benefits for both ALG Vacations and Hyatt
- Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance
- Basic Life Insurance
- Short & Long Term Disability
- Paid Parental Leave
- Corporate Wellness Program
- Travel Discounts & Deals
- Paid Time Off & Holidays
- 401(k) Plan with Company Match