Analyst, Hospitality Finance

Department: Asset Management

Reports to: Senior Analyst, Hospitality Finance

Location: Nashville, TN

This role will be performed onsite in the Nashville office.

About the Role

The Analyst, Hospitality Finance, will play a hands-on role in how we report, analyze, and improve the performance of our hotel portfolio. You’ll work across both branded and independent properties, supporting the production of financial reporting packages for internal leadership and external lenders while contributing to our migration toward an AI-driven reporting and analytics platform. You’ll be close to the assets, close to the data, and develop a real understanding of what drives hospitality performance. As our analytics capabilities mature, this role will evolve from report production toward delivering actionable, platform-driven insights that Asset Managers use to improve property-level results.

Responsibilities

• Financial Reporting
• Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual property-level financial reporting packages for a portfolio of hotel assets
• Compile and validate data; ensure accuracy, completeness, and adherence to reporting standards
• Maintain and update standardized reporting templates across the portfolio
• Draft P&L variance analysis and commentary for review by senior team members
• Support lender/debt compliance reporting packages, ensuring each meets specific formatting and deadline requirements
• Analytics & Benchmarking
• Gather and organize competitive benchmarking data, STR reports, and market intelligence
• Aid in trend analysis across the portfolio to identify performance patterns, anomalies, and opportunities
• Support ad hoc analytical requests from the asset management team
• AI & Analytics Platform
• Support the validation of financial data as the team migrates reporting to an in-house AI and analytics platform
• Aid in reconciling platform outputs against existing reporting to ensure data integrity during transition
• Contribute to developing analytical outputs that translate financial data into actionable insights for Asset Managers and property teams
• Operations Support
• Prepare data files and system uploads for property accounting platforms (e.g., Yardi)
• Help develop and document scalable reporting processes as the portfolio grows
• Assist in consolidating property manager budgets and producing owner budgets
• Respond, in collaboration with other departments, to lender questions on asset performance
• Submit CapEx draws to individual Lenders and forecast future reserve balances

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Hospitality Management, or related field
• 1+ years of experience in hospitality finance, hotel accounting, real estate finance, or financial analysis (internship experience considered)
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel (pivot tables, lookups, financial modeling)
• Clear written and verbal communication skills; comfortable preparing financial commentary and materials reviewed by senior leadership and external stakeholders
• Interest in AI, data analytics, and emerging technology applications in finance

Preferred:

• Understanding of hotel P&L structure, revenue management concepts, and how hotels operate day-to-day
• Working knowledge of hospitality KPIs: RevPAR, ADR, occupancy, productivity, flow-through, STR benchmarking, and comp set analysis
• Experience with hotel accounting or property management systems (Yardi, M3, ProfitSword, or similar)
• Familiarity with lender reporting requirements in commercial real estate or hospitality