Kurt Albert Email and Phone Number

Key responsibilities include leading global FP&A team in achieving corporate financial and strategic targets, and to also...*Manage quarterly & annual EBITDA targets, balancing operational performance with known risks & opportunities*Develop global RevPAR forecasts by combining hotel performance data with industry outlooks and macroeconomic factors such as FX & local market conditions*Create monthly executive reporting package shared with WHG & Corporate leadership which details RevPAR performance drivers for key brands and markets*Lead annual budget & strategic planning process including development of financials, strategic investments and presentation deck shared with corporate and internal leadership teams*Member of cross-functional team involved in on-going strategic rollout of Sabre PMS/CRS platform across all hotels*Finance subject matter expert for six-sigma project to revamp logic for nightly RevPAR accrual technology which is used to estimate performance for franchise hotels which do not report data*Implemented significant upgrades to Hyperion Planning financial system to drive efficiencies in forecast/budget processes as a result of changes in business requirements and reporting deliverables since originally implemented*Support accounting & financial systems teams in on-going revenue recognition project which will ultimately result in significant changes in how financials are reported and forecasted*Manage resource planning company wide, acting as a liaison between finance & human resource teams to identify and report on financial impacts of changes to headcount, bonus payouts & and long term incentives*Finance diligence lead for M&A and strategic acquisitions