IHG is one of the world’s leading hotel companies, promising to provide True Hospitality for everyone; making you feel welcome and cared for, recognized and respected, wherever you are in the world. Strong future plans and recent successes, especially across the luxury space is what has made us stand out from the crowd.
Join us and not only can you benefit from the world of variety and opportunity, you can also look forward to being part of a company that will appreciate you for simply being you. At IHG we celebrate our differences, and we believe everyone has something unique to bring to each team.
IHG is an equal opportunity employer, employing people based solely on their skills and qualifications. Discrimination based on race, colour, ethnic or national origin, gender, age, religion, sexual orientation, marital status, disability or any protected category is banned in our policies.
At IHG, we understand the importance of operating responsibly and sustainably – it is absolutely core to our business and culture. In recent years, we have made important progress in targeting operational, people-led and environmental issues most material to us and our stakeholders, broadening our focus and our impact as part of our promise to provide True Hospitality for Good. We are proud of our progress on what is a journey towards making an increasingly positive difference to our people, communities and the world around us.
Your day to day
Key Accountabilities
Provide day to day decision support activities to the respective UK CoE team, incl. supporting first round of budgeting and forecasting, and management reporting and analysis for System size and pipeline, Corporate and Hotels results.
Take the lead on CoE month end close activities including but not limited to the raising of journal requests.
Create and maintain dashboards and standard packs along with preliminary commentary.
Populate standard reports with data and consolidation of sub sets and commentary.
Flexible to provide ad hoc reports and analysis to support timely decision making.
Identify process improvement opportunities and support the delivery of improvements in processes, systems and procedures.
Build and maintain strong relationships within the CoE and collaborate to deliver high quality outputs.
Build and maintain strong relationship with BSC, being able to collaborate to resolve issues quickly and effectively.
Ensure documentation of relevant processes is created and maintained.
Take ownership and accountability of management reporting through maintenance of data logs.
Support audit queries.
What we need from you
Critical Knowledge and Experience
Preferably CA/CWA with up to 2 years of work experience in a similar role or CA (I)/CWA (I)/MBA in Finance with at least 3 to 5 years of work experience in a similar role.
Experience as a finance analyst is desired, including experience with operational planning, budgeting and forecasting processes, management reporting.
Advanced user of Oracle, reporting tools, Excel, PowerPoint.
Expert knowledge of Essbase/Smart view,
Experience of working in Hyperion and Think cell tool.
Ability to priorities and to operate effectively in a fast moving, global environment with tight deadlines.
Excellent analytical skills and attention to detail.
Strong oral and written communication, interpersonal and problem solving skills.
Critical thinking and ability to connect and explain linkage between drivers and outputs.
What we offer
At IHG we give our colleagues greater flexibility and balance – working in a more hybrid way, blending remote and office working. We like to believe we offer a unique culture, where there’s inclusivity yet room to be yourself. When hard work pays off, it’s positive to know you’re appreciated.
Alongside our great working environment, we’ll offer you a strong competitive Pay. As an equal opportunity employer, IHG is committed to providing a working culture that values diversity and inclusion and is committed to making reasonable adjustments to provide a barrier-free recruitment process.