Sr Analyst HLBFS - Full-time / Part-time

The Senior HLBFS Analyst will be primarily responsible for the daily administration of Hyperion Essbase and related products. The Team Member will be responsible for implementing and assisting with the planning, developing, and coordinating of the annual budget process, the monthly forecasting process, and the daily and weekly EBITDA reporting for over 1,700 full and focused service hotels including Hilton, Hilton Garden Inn, Hilton Suites, Waldorf=Astoria Collection, Embassy Suites, Doubletree Hotels, Doubletree Guest Suites, Doubletree Club, Hampton, Hampton Inn & Suites, Homewood Suites, and Independent Hotels.

What will it be like to work for this Hilton Worldwide Brand?

Hilton Worldwide is the leading global hospitality company, spanning the lodging sector from luxurious full-service hotels and resorts to extended-stay suites and mid-priced hotels. For nearly a century, Hilton Worldwide has offered business and leisure travelers the finest in accommodations, service, amenities and value. Hilton Worldwide is dedicated to continuing its tradition of providing exceptional guest experiences across its ten global brands, which include Waldorf Astoria Hotels & Resorts, Conrad Hotels & Resorts, Hilton Hotels & Resorts, DoubleTree by Hilton, Embassy Suites Hotels, Hilton Garden Inn, Hampton Hotels, Homewood Suites by Hilton, Home2 Suites by Hilton and Hilton Grand Vacations. The company also manages the world-class guest reward program Hilton HHonors®.

If you appreciate the impact global travel can have on the world and know how to offer an exceptional hospitality experience, you may be just the person we are looking for to work as a Hilton Worldwide Team Member.

What will I be doing?

The Senior HLBFS Analyst will play an active role in the development of future enhancements to and/or a replacement for the current version of HLBFS AND/OR PLAN-IT (Hotel Level Budgeting and Forecasting System) so that hotels can complete budgets and forecasts more effectively and efficiently.

 

Other key priorities are listed below:

• Gather appropriate data or information from PeopleSoft and ensure data loads reconcile to the General Ledger

• Maintain the Hyperion Essbase databases for entering, storing and maintaining information for multiple scenarios (budget, actual, forecast) for all hotels utilizing HLBFS AND/OR PLAN-IT

• Create and/or maintain HLBFS AND/OR PLAN-IT reporting tools for analyzing data

• Assist Team Members with ad-hoc analysis

• Gather appropriate data or information from HLBS and ensure that the data loaded into daily reporting ties to hotels forecast in HLBFS AND/OR PLAN-IT

• Administer and assist with HLBFS AND/OR PLAN-IT and Essbase access requests

• Document user specifications for system enhancements and work with the HLBFS AND/OR PLAN-IT IT department regarding programming, testing and deployment

• Write HLBFS AND/OR PLAN-IT reports for HLBFS AND/OR PLAN-IT users using HLBFS AND/OR PLAN-IT

• Generate forecasting reports to Hotel Finance at the Memphis Operations Center

• Maintain reports utilized by all hotels during the monthly forecast and annual budget process

• Examine the needs and concerns of hotel users to determine opportunities or problem areas and provide timely and accurate feedback to users

• Communicate with hotel users providing them with information and possible solutions or a work-around relevant to the business need

• Develop and maintain constructive and cooperative working relationships with Team Members, Information Technology programmers, HLBFS AND/OR PLAN-IT users, Operations, Operations Finance, and corporate Team Members that utilize Hyperion Essbase and HLBFS AND/OR PLAN-IT

• Develop and maintain reports, HLBFS AND/OR PLAN-IT Tools, and outline maintenance in supporting HLBFS AND/OR PLAN-IT

What are we looking for?

Since being founded in 1919, Hilton Worldwide has been a leader in the hospitality industry. Today, Hilton Worldwide remains a beacon of innovation, quality, and success. This continued leadership is the result of our Team Members staying true to our Vision, Mission, and Values. To fulfill this role successfully, you must possess the following minimum qualifications and experience:

 

• BA/BS Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance, IT or other computer related disciplines

• A minimum of four (4) years of work experience in an IT analyst role

• A minimum of three (3) years of work experience with Hyperion Essbase, including, but not limited to, the implementation and the development of data extracts from source systems, load rules, advanced calculation scripting, application tuning, and report writing

• A minimum of three (3) years of work experience with Microsoft Excel including experience with tables, formulas, creating spreadsheets and manipulating data

It would be advantageous in this position for you to demonstrate the following capabilities and distinctions:

• MA/MS Master's Degree

• A minimum of two (2) years of experience working with Hyperion Planning

• A minimum of three (3) years of experience in the Hospitality industry

What benefits will I receive?

Your benefits will include a competitive starting salary and, depending upon eligibility, a vacation or Paid Time Off (PTO) benefit. You will instantly have access to our unique benefits such as the Team Member and Family Travel Program, which provides reduced hotel room rates at many of our hotels for you and your family, plus discounts on products and services offered by Hilton Worldwide and its partners. After 90 days you may enroll in Hilton Worldwide's Health & Welfare benefit plans, depending on eligibility. Hilton Worldwide also offers eligible team members a 401K Savings Plan, as well as Employee Assistance and Educational Assistance Programs. We look forward to reviewing with you the specific benefits you would receive as a Hilton Worldwide Team Member. The above information is provided as a highlight of the major benefits offered to most full-team team members in the United States. All benefits listed may not be offered at all locations. This is not a summary plan description or official plan document.

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