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Managed the Global Finance capital budget (£13m)• Coordinated project business cases, steering PMs and business managers through the process.• Forecast and reported to various stakeholders and managed relationships between teams across country regions (USA/India/Europe).

Supported sale and decoupling of a 61-hotel managed portfolio to total of four new owners/managers.• Bridged all key parties; managing relationships to solve problems and achieve results• Managed apportionment schedules, balance sheets and settlement of accounts payable• Facilitated the transfer/termination of multiple supplier contracts• Successfully controlled accounts receivable debt (£2m retained by seller for 21 hotels)

Finance partner to Area Support teams; Sales, Marketing, HR, Food & Bev., Engineering, AGMs, Dir. of Ops. - Owned budget process, provided reporting & analysis to team managers and managed forecast - Supported Marketing/HR teams• Communicated monthly management information to business stakeholders• Managed annual Hotel and Area manager bonus schemes (400+ employees)

Managed Capital spend (c. £14m/yr.) for the 61-hotel managed portfolio - Overhauled the end to end Capital approval process, with greater automation and vastly improved visibility and communication. - Facilitated annual three-year Capital plan; for all hotels. Received 2 recognition awards - Managed project spend - Reconfigured reports to improve automation & enable tight control over capital assets - Directed overseas accounting services centre - Led monthly Capital… Show more Managed Capital spend (c. £14m/yr.) for the 61-hotel managed portfolio - Overhauled the end to end Capital approval process, with greater automation and vastly improved visibility and communication. - Facilitated annual three-year Capital plan; for all hotels. Received 2 recognition awards - Managed project spend - Reconfigured reports to improve automation & enable tight control over capital assets - Directed overseas accounting services centre - Led monthly Capital meetings with hotel owners - Finance lead in roll-out of major projects - Developed tool form ROI projects• Coordinated regular communications/updates to the hotel FCs and supported roll-out of new starters induction program. • Managed TPOP reporting against contractual terms and targets, calculating base and incentive management fees and oversee audit/owner queries.• Compiled long range plans and Quarterly outlooks for the UK&I estate.• Supported Development team in acquisition of new managed and franchised hotel contracts Show less

Coordinated hotel budgets (65 managed hotels), managed Desktop (high level) plan, provided management reporting and adhoc analysis to the hotels and operators.