Manager, Financial Insights & Analytics

Four Seasons is powered by our people. We are a collective of individuals who crave to become better, to push ourselves to new heights and to treat each other as we wish to be treated in return. Our team members around the world create amazing experiences for our guests, residents, and partners through a commitment to luxury with genuine heart. We know that the best way to enable our people to deliver these exceptional guest experiences is through a world-class employee experience and company culture.         

At Four Seasons, we believe in recognizing a familiar face, welcoming a new one and treating everyone we meet the way we would want to be treated ourselves. Whether you work with us, stay with us, live with us or discover with us, we believe our purpose is to create impressions that will stay with you for a lifetime. It comes from our belief that life is richer when we truly connect to the people and the world around us.

We have an exciting Manager, Financial Insights & Analytics opportunity supporting our Technology department. This individual will play a pivotal role in driving financial performance analysis and management including drivers of variances to plan, strategic planning, and decision-making within the context of our company's ongoing transformation efforts. You will collaborate closely with Technology, Infrastructure, and Systems, leaders, business partners, and cross-functional teams to provide valuable insights and ensure the effective allocation of resources to achieve our transformation objectives. The Manager, Financial Insights & Analytics will be part of the FP&A team and will support the team with various projects and initiatives utilizing both quantitative and qualitative analysis.

• Coordinates the annual budget and monthly Forecast cycles, including preparing analysis and related reports. Executes the annual long-range planning cycle; provides the analysis and reports for the long-range plan.
• Spearhead the development and management of an integrated insights framework, leveraging key performance indicators including Volume/Price, Flowthrough, and other pertinent drivers, to facilitate seamless communication of actionable insights across all management levels.
• Work with Technology, Infrastructure, and Systems leadership team to help connect the integration of technology with people and process to ensure that several stakeholders can understand the costs/value of the initiatives. Part of this will involve working with Ops Finance, Technology and Corporate Finance to set and measure plans against various KPI's. This will involve attention to detail, clear communication and relationship building.

• Conduct in-depth financial analysis to assess the impact of Technology, Strategic Plan Initiatives and Performance Management strategies on the company's overall financial performance. Analyze key performance indicators, budgets, forecasts, and variances to identify opportunities and risks.
• Responsible for preparing quarterly presentations and reports for various management levels, ensuring information is complete, accurate and relevant.
• Collaborate with Accounting and other Finance Functions such that Technology group is well trained on financial processes and invoice allocations for better data capture for allocations
• Generate various budgets and budget vs actual reporting (as required), departmental financial statements.
• Responsible for coordinating across Finance team to meet the reporting timelines. Takes initiative to create new reports to meet business needs / strategy.

• Conduct in-depth financial analysis to assess the impact of Technology and Strategic Plain initiatives on the company's overall financial performance. Analyze key performance indicators, budgets, forecasts, and variances to identify opportunities and risks.
• Collaborate with Technology, Infrastructure, and Systems leadership to understand the current situation, simplify where possible, and develop repeatable processes that will enable an optimal operating model with clearly defined processes supporting establishment of appropriate RACI across Technology Teams, FP&A, and Accounting.
• Support Technology, Infrastructure, and Systems leaders team with their questions related to the analysis of Global Technology spending trends that will allow them to address the spend by activity.

• Continue to reinforce process and recommendations by review of actual results in G/L to validate accuracy and correct coding and liaise with Accounting to investigate discrepancies and work to mitigate the gaps.

• Work together with stakeholders to ensure adherence to workflow and processes that will facilitate sharing of accurate data on a timely basis that will support the various business needs. 
• Gather feedback from users to measure adoption of transformation processes and incorporate changes to increase adoption of new processes.

• Cultivate relationships and partnerships within the various departments.
• Collaborate with various departments, including Finance, Operations, Technology, and Revenue Management, to ensure alignment and coordination in achieving transformation and revenue optimization objectives.

• Ad hoc planning projects as required by the business.

• 5+ years’ financial or strategic analysis experience, with key focus on transformation through leveraging process and technology demonstrating the ability to automate repetitive tasks whilst spending time on insights and communicating effectively is essential.
• Strong understanding of Hotel Finance with exposure to USALI, departmental reporting, and flow through analysis.
• Undergraduate degree in Hotel Management, Finance, Commerce, Business Administration, Math, or Statistics.
• MBA/CPA or relevant certifications preferred, but not required.
• Advanced knowledge of budgeting, forecasting and financial reporting.
• Global exposure an asset
• Excellent knowledge and experience in Microsoft Office Excel and Word; working knowledge of PowerPoint.
• Ability to handle and analyze large amounts of data.
• Experience working with financial systems.
• Working knowledge with ERP systems including Essbase (or similar) financial systems. 
• Experience with SQL, PowerBi and Visualization tools preferred or enthusiasm to learn.
• Strong analytical skills including a proficient use of Excel.

• Excellent people skills, including ability to work cooperatively and collaboratively with cross-functional business leaders.
• Ability to work under pressure and meet various deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent oral and written communication, organization and planning skills.
• Attention to accuracy and is detailed-oriented.
• Flexible and dependable.
• Exhibits strong desire to learn and be curious.

Annual Base Salary Range: $115,000 – $125,000 CAD + additional rewards as part of the total compensation package.

This role will be a Hybrid working model, which will require 3 days per week in the Four Seasons Corporate Office located at 1165 Leslie Street, Toronto, Ontario #LI-Hybrid