Business Analyst - Kempinski Asia Region

A key member of the Feasibility & Investment Analysis group, this role will perform a variety of market and financial analyses including but not limited to: related financial forecasting and budgeting process activities, market analysis, feasibility studies, impact studies, management & franchise contract valuations, cash flow waterfalls, debt & equity investment NPVs and IRRs, M&A analysis, and special projects including asset management.

The role entails working closely with the Lead Underwriters across China, and the VP Finance in delivering industry leading analysis and advice to key business stakeholders.

The role will be based in the Aisa Area Office (Beijing) with moderate travel within Aisa required.

Kempinski Asia Region

Asia is a critical growth engine for Kempinski, with its strong portfolio in China and rapid expansion across Southeast Asia, the region offers diverse and broad opportunities to further develop a successful career track with Europeans oldest luxury hotel group, creating unique distinct experiences to our guests.

Key Responsibilities:

• Market/Proforma Analysis: The feasibility function primarily focuses on proposed hotels. A typical proforma analysis includes a site/hotel evaluation from the viewpoint of its utility for operation as a hotel, an analysis of the neighborhood/city, understanding hotel demand patterns, determining a competitive set for the proposed hotel, investigating new supply entering the market, projecting hotel demand and average daily rate, and benchmarking costs against other properties, competitors, and industry standards.
• Investment Analysis & Valuations: The proforma P&L serves as a basis for investment analysis and valuations, which support the decision making process of our internal clients, which include Development, Real Estate, Finance, and Executive Management.
• Underwriting Assumptions: Recording underwriting assumptions in market write-ups and assisting with Development Authority memos and Investment Committee documents, as required.
• Impact Studies: Prepare impact analysis that investigates potential brand-on-brand impact in a specific location.
• Research: Conduct research on a variety of hotel related topics and maintain databases of statistics and market research.
• Financial Models: Utilize, maintain and update sophisticated financial, supply-demand, and proforma and impact models.
• Meetings/Conferences: Attend development, real estate, and other internal meetings as required, as well as relevant hotel investment conferences.
• Supporting Line Manager with the Hotel and Corp: Business Support for Financial Planning Systems –including Process Reviews, Feedback collection, system problem solving, User onboarding and other Trainings. Support Line Manager in assigned area(s) for regional/global financial planning projects.
• Support the implementation: any application version updates for Hotel Forecasting, Budgeting and Actual P&L and Capital Investment Reporting (including software review, development coordination with vendor, testing, deployment preparation and execution, user trainings and related business support)
• Financial planning processes : Able to review Financial planning processes for efficiency improvements and presenting different process and technical solutions (incl. data flow changes) to internal and external stakeholders, followed by execution with support from line manager.
• Provide Suport and Trainings: Provide General Business Support and Trainings to stakeholders for other systems as needed.
• Key Shared Accountabilities: Interfaces with vendors and senior Finance staff (Regional Directors & Hotel Finance) to resolve complex Forecasting & Budgeting issues, communicate initiative status and explain, key financial planning concepts, processes and methodologies.

Desired Skills & Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Business, Hospitality Administration, Accounting, Economics or a related field of work, or an equivalent combination of education and work-related experience.
• Fluent Writing and Speaking in English. Chinese (negotiation and presentation level)
• Strong interpersonal skills, ability to interact, influence and build relationships at all levels
• Strong data management/analytical skills
• Ability to work independently and within teams.

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  Strong information technology skills – Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
• Minimum of 2 years work-related experience in financial planning and analysis or management reporting/consulting, with demonstrated mastery of technical and business knowledge. Work experience should include experience with financial hotel e.g. accounting systems or financial reporting applications (e.g. Essbase). Experience in providing User trainings and business support is preferred. Experience in hotel operations.

About Kempinski

Hoteliers since 1897, we have travelled the world in search of the most fascinating destinations without ever forgetting the finest traditions of our European heritage. We are dedicated to please, educated to entertain, and we never compromise on the European elegance of service. We pride ourselves on delivering a beautiful performance for each and every one of our guests. And for our employees, we provide a stage on which they can flourish and realise their full potential.

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