Business Analyst

Compensation Type

Highgate Hotels

Highgate is a premier real estate investment and hospitality management company widely recognized as an innovator in the industry. Highgate is the dominant player in U.S. gateway markets including New York, Boston, Miami, San Francisco and Honolulu, with a rapidly expanding presence in Europe, Latin America, and the Caribbean. Highgate’s portfolio of global properties represents an aggregate asset value exceeding $20B and generates over $5B in cumulative revenues. The company provides expert guidance through all stages of the hospitality property cycle, from planning and development through recapitalization or disposition.  Highgate also has the creativity and bandwidth to develop bespoke hotel brands and utilizes industry-leading proprietary revenue management tools that identify and predict evolving market dynamics to drive out performance and maximize asset value. With an executive team consisting of some of the industry’s most experienced hotel management leaders, the company is a trusted partner for top ownership groups and major hotel brands. Highgate maintains corporate offices in London, New York, Dallas, and Seattle.

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Overview

The Business Analyst reviews and analyzes key business metrics to devise plans for improvement, then communicates these findings with the Executive VP of Operations and other key leaders.  As an excel expert, you thrive in analyzing data and creating spreadsheets.  This position will work very closely with the Executive VP of Operations as well as the SVP of Business Intelligence.

Responsibilities

• Gather, review, and analyze data.
• Excel expert with knowledge of basic functions and formulas, if/then statements, v-lookup, pivot tables, CSV manipulation, Key Performance Indicator dashboard creation, VBA. 
• Continually build useful analysis reports (via the use of our system technology).
• Data integration (input) from another 3rd party financial, market, and customer service data system
• Assists with special projects as needed

Qualifications

• Basic understanding of financial statements
• At least 2 years in a business analyst role in a service-based industry Hospitality or F&B industry is strongly preferred
• Must display a positive and proactive attitude; and be able to establish and maintain effective working relationships, often with key senior leadership
• Advanced Excel capabilities - pivot tables, formulas, formatting, conditional formatting, macros, dashboards, etc. required.
• High degree of accuracy and attention to detail
• Strong organization skills with the ability to prioritize and work independently with minimal supervision
• Outstanding critical thinking and analytical skills
• Candidate should possess good communication skills and work well in groups
• Ability to complete projects in a timely manner.