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HOTEL BUSINESS CONSULTANT/ANALYST

Job Description

A hospitality advisory and asset management firm with a focus on hospitality-related income-producing real estate is seeking a business analyst for its Northern VA/Washington, D.C. office. Our clients include hotel owners, commercial developers, operators, lenders, and government agencies.

Job responsibilities include the following:

• Support senior level advisors and asset managers on a variety of hospitality projects;
• Assist in conducting market and financial research and analysis on new and existing hospitality/hotel projects;
• Prepare statistical analyses using Excel in support of various research and findings;
• Assist in the valuation of hotels and other hospitality-related income-producing real estate;
• Research and prepare written reports outlining findings of market studies and other consulting reports;
• Review and analyze hotel financial statements and operating reports against budget, competitive set and industry standards;
• Maintain data bases of statistics and financial data;
• Participate in site visits and fieldwork on projects; and
• Participate in special projects as needed.

Candidate will begin in a support role or with a team, and work towards being responsible for their own projects and assignments. Travel required.

 ** This is an in-person position; virtual working is not available.

Job Requirements

At a minimum, candidate must have:

• 4-year college degree, preferably with a focus in hospitality, real estate, business finance, and/or economics;
• 3 to 4 years’ experience in hotel operations management;
• Advanced proficiency in Excel and developing customized formulas to determine results;
• Ability to interpret financial data to recognize changing trends, patterns, and their meaning related to key performance indicators;
• Basic understanding of real estate valuation methodologies including ROI, IRR and discounted cash flow analysis; and
• Excellent communication skills – verbal and written. 

The ideal candidate may have started in hotel operations but may have also worked in a corporate environment for either a hospitality advisory/asset management firm, ownership group, or at a hotel brand/management company. 

Other attributes include:

• Highly- motivated, dependable, detail oriented, and professional;
• Excellent interpersonal skills, well spoken, and able to work within a team environment;
• Ability to work independently and on multiple projects simultaneously and meet deadlines;
• Proactively checking for data accuracy before conveying final work product; and
• Strong analytical skills and the ability to work with complex data to drive decision-making.

Base salary + bonus commensurate with experience. Company also offers 401K. Please state salary requirements.

  Please apply via LinkedIn. No phone calls please. Only qualified candidates will be contacted.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin; will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability; and without regard to their protected veteran status.

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