FLEX Director Finance, Project Digital & Technology Transformation

Marriott • Bethesda, MD

23h • Hybrid

About The Position

As a member of the Finance Business Partner group for Technology, the Director
will be the primary finance business partner to the senior leadership team for
the Digital & Technology Transformation (DTT) Project, a multi-year effort to
modernize and replace legacy reservation, property management (PMS), loyalty,
and related enterprise systems. The Director will coordinate with and support
multiple stakeholders, including continent and corporate leadership, discipline
teams, and external stakeholders. The Director will also partner closely with
other finance leads within the finance business partner groups to leverage
resources as needed (e.g., reporting, business/operations analysis, budgeting &
forecasting, etc.) in order to provide accurate, timely, and actionable
reporting and analyses related to the financial operation and management of
in-scope legacy systems. The Director will also work with corporate finance and
accounting stakeholders, providing relevant and timely updates on the program to
meet other enterprise deliverables.

Requirements

• 8 years of financial management experience in a global organization with increasing management responsibility, including complex data analysis and financial modeling.
• Baccalaureate degree in Finance, Accounting, or related discipline.
• Demonstrated knowledge of GAAP, finance/accounting principles, and internal controls, with the leadership and business-partnering skills to influence team strategies and decisions.
• Proven ability to lead and manage multiple projects simultaneously, translate business needs into operational financial management priorities, and present complex models and concepts to senior executives clearly and concisely.

Nice To Haves

• CPA or MBA.
• Knowledge and understanding of Marriott’s business model and management and franchisee contracts.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the financial models, business cases, and reporting & analysis for the DTT Project and present them to senior and executive leadership.
• Lead overall business case execution of key financial processes for the DTT Project, helping to ensure sound decision making around discipline financial objectives.
• Leverage FBP GT resources to ensure the proper execution of the development and monitoring of the annual budgeting & forecasting process, the annual charge-out rate analysis, program analysis and review, annual audits, owner and franchisee inquiries, and all related reporting and financial controls for the platform.
• Serve as finance stakeholder and subject matter expert on discipline project teams as assigned, and leverage the appropriate FBP resources to compile, analyze, model, and interpret financial information in support of the DTT Project.
• Provide financial thought leadership on the deployment of DTT, with ability to challenge the status quo and anticipate issues.
• Leverage diverse resources and sources of information (General Ledger, Apptio, etc.) to create reports and develop analyses to help successfully monitor and analyze overall development and deployment costs by utilizing their cost monitoring tools and reporting and forecasting process.
• Ensure that potential issues are identified early and that project management is informed of program/project costs at all times.
• Lead efforts to implement the financial aspects of discipline initiatives related to DTT, including leading and presenting PSAC submissions, OFB charge code requests, billing, etc.
• Analyze ongoing business decisions and initiatives, ensuring the right financial approaches and resources are brought to bear on overall business challenges and opportunities.
• Ensure the integrity and accuracy of data and reports produced, through the systemic monitoring of key performance measures and the auditing of key reports on a sampling basis.
• Identify unusual financial and process performance trends, and investigate and resolve any problems and/or inconsistencies as appropriate.
• Partner with discipline leaders, Owner and Franchise Services, and continent leaders to improve communication of impacted charges to owners and participate as required in dispute resolution with owners.
• Ensure alignment of DTT Project costs with management agreements to provide accurate, compliant allocation of cost and recovery of same to participating hotels.
• Financial management of DTT program changes, including project change orders, project schedule revisions, and labor forecast updates, to clearly identify impacts to overall costs and the project business case.
• Ensure that potential issues are identified early and that senior leaders and project managers are informed of program/project costs as needed.
• Ensure the efficient and effective execution of the budget processes for the program/project, including timely and complete communications to stakeholders, and budget updates in the form of supplemental approvals and forecasts.
• Actively monitor DTT program costs and identify and promote strategies to reduce overall program costs and mitigate risk areas.
• Oversee the necessary internal financial reporting and variance analysis for DTT. This would include detailed forecast of development costs, cash flow reporting, balance sheet projections, Prepared by Client (PBC) work papers, and other internal management, legal, owner, and audit requests.
• Prepare and present project financial updates as required for Marriott financial reporting and planning processes, Steering and Corporate Growth Committee meetings, owner and franchisee meetings, etc.
• Establish and maintain strong, collaborative relationships with GT, Consumer Operations, Global Operations, their FBP teams, and other key stakeholders to understand the business.
• Drive alignment and shared accountabilities with key stakeholders by identifying and communicating key process and outcome requirements.
• Participate on intra- and cross-discipline project teams, providing a strategic finance perspective to the work and helping the project team achieve objectives.

Benefits

• All locations offer 401(k) plan, stock purchase plan, discounts at Marriott properties, commuter benefits, employee assistance plan, and childcare discounts.
• Full-time positions also offer coverage for medical, dental, vision, health care flexible spending account, dependent care flexible spending account, life insurance, disability insurance, accident insurance, adoption expense reimbursements, and paid parental leave.
• Employees will accrue paid sick leave, 0.0384 PTO balance for every hour worked and be eligible to receive minimum of 9 holidays annually.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees