Director, FP&A

By joining Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, you will play an integral role in our mission to make hotel travel possible for all. You’ll be part of the largest hotel franchise company in the world, where we strive to deliver the best value to our owners and guests. Most importantly, you’ll be entrusted to live our unique Count on Me culture, set by our core values of integrity, accountability, inclusive, caring and fun. At Wyndham, we provide all team members the opportunity to grow through best-in-class training and career development, leadership training, mentorship opportunities and educational support.  Supporting our team members is a top priority, which is why we offer competitive compensation and benefits, vacation, team member appreciation days, workplace flexibility and much more.  At Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, we value and embrace a culture of diversity, equity and inclusion that supports team members of all backgrounds and experiences. We can’t wait to welcome you!

The Director, FP&A will be a key member of the corporate finance team, managing the strategic planning, budgeting and forecast process in support of the Senior Vice President of Global Contact Centers & Franchise System Support. The functions directly supported include areas under the Contact Center organization consisting of General Reservations, Signature Reservation Services, Customer Care, Wyndham Rewards Customer Service and Workforce Planning and areas under the Franchise Support Services consisting of HTCS, Systems Support, My Request, Hotel Technology and Strategy, Implementation and Operations Support Desk. This individual will work cross functionally to gain alignment across senior leadership on budgeted company initiatives. This position is responsible for managing the Global Contact Center financials as well as managing the Franchise Support Services financials which include $53M in revenue and $37M in expenses while ensuring that resources are efficiently managed and investments are allocated to generate the highest possible return. This position will provide financial and strategic support to senior management including financial presentations, financial modeling & driving process improvement. The position will serve as a key member of the WHR financial leadership team and serve as a business partner supporting senior executives within revenue generating areas and assisting to operationalize & measure key strategic initiatives. This role will report into the Sr. Director, FP&A.

• Oversee management and execution of all departments’ budgeting, financial forecasting, operating plan & modeling.
• Analyze complex financial information and reports to provide accurate and timely financial recommendations to management for decision making purposes.
• Identify and analyze how changes in strategic and new initiatives will impact financial performance of WHR.
• Prepare financial presentations to senior executives.
• Drive an efficient, effective and comprehensive process for developing financial plans and analyses that link to the strategic objectives of WHR.
• Oversee annual, quarterly and monthly financial reporting responsibilities.
• Supervision of support team of 2 Senior Analysts, ensuring they are effectively delivering our Count on Me culture to their business partners, providing accurate financial support in support of our earnings process, and continue to grow professionally.

• Must be able to link P&L results / forecasts with long term impact (business cases).
• Ability to adapt to changing requests and be able to prioritize work. 
• Ability to work under pressure and facing tight deadlines while not sacrificing accuracy of work.
• Good written and verbal communication skills.
• Process oriented to drive efficiencies.
• Detail oriented to drive accuracy.
• Ability to offer beliefs and opinions while also being open to other suggestions. 

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, Accounting, or related field.
• At least 10-12 years of relevant work experience.
• Excellent computer skills.
• Advanced Excel & PowerPoint skills.