Who are we looking for?

Choice Hotels, one of the world’s largest lodging franchisors, has an exciting new opportunity as our Analyst, Franchise Feasibility & Investments on our Strategic Finance and Franchise Feasibility & Investments team. The Feasibility & Investments team partners with teams across the enterprise to help drive hotel development through deal analysis, market opportunity assessment, and analyzing strategic fit with Choice’s corporate goals.

In this critical role, the Analyst will support efforts to drive strategic hotel development through deal analysis, market opportunity assessment and analyzing strategic fit with Choice’s corporate goals. Analysis may include franchise contract and pipeline valuation, market and asset evaluations, franchise pricing elasticity, cash flow waterfalls, and investment analysis techniques including NPV, IRR and DCF. The position will require the candidate to effectively manage demanding projects, show enthusiasm for collaboration with other departments and be able to operate with a sense of urgency and discipline.

Are you results-oriented with a strategic and analytic mindset and the ability to work cross-functionally? We invite you to apply today for our Analyst, Franchise Feasibility & Investments role today and #MakeItYourChoice.

Your Responsibilities

• Leverage internally available data to assist more senior Feasibility associates in investment analyses and valuation support for the decision-making process of our internal clients, which include Franchise Development, Franchise Operations, Finance, and Executive Management

• Assist in deal value analysis including impact of market revenue opportunity, capital deployment, pricing, and other deal levers

• Maintain and enhance monthly deal value reporting with guidance and supervision

• Assess the feasibility of new hotel franchise projects through market and asset evaluation to ensure strategic and financial fit with guidance and supervision

• Develop materials for management review to support the presentation of strategic development efforts toward corporate goal achievement

• Assist in maintaining pipeline planning, reporting, and valuation

• Facilitate feedback to internal stakeholders on market opportunity and asset evaluations

• Assess the feasibility of new hotel franchise projects through market and asset evaluation to ensure strategic and financial fit with guidance and supervision

• Develop materials for management review to support the presentation of strategic development efforts toward corporate goal achievement

• Assist in maintaining pipeline planning, reporting, and valuation

• Facilitate feedback to internal stakeholders on market opportunity and asset evaluations

Your Experience, Skills & Competencies

• BS Degree in Finance, Economics, Business Analytics, Hospitality, or equivalent years of experience

• 1-2 years with financial analysis, modeling, real estate feasibility and/or investment analysis experience

• Franchising or Hospitality experience a plus

• Excellent financial analysis and modeling skills

• Proficient knowledge of Microsoft Excel

• Experience with Tableau and SQL a plus

• Deals well with ambiguity and has ability to build projects from the ground up

• Familiarity with hotel operating statements and industry reports (e.g. Smith Travel Research) and metrics

• Ability to communicate and explain complex financial issues to non-financial professionals

• Strong drive for data integrity, strategic thinking and translating data into business insights

• Results-oriented with a strong sense of urgency

• Ability to perform in high pressure environment

• Excellent organizational, time management, and project management skills

• Self-starter mentality, ability to work independently, and motivation to learn new techniques, skills, and knowledge

Your Team

This is an individual contributor role that will report to the Manager, Franchise Feasibility & Investments. You will have 2 peer teammates and collaborate with cross functional departments on a regular basis.

Your Work Location

As our, Analyst, Franchise Feasibility & Investments, you will be based in our beautiful, state-of-the-art worldwide corporate headquarters in North Bethesda, MD. Less than 15 miles from Washington, DC, we’re located one block away from the North Bethesda Metro station, with service on the Red Line and the MARC Brunswick line, easy access to I-270, and plenty of free parking provided by Choice Hotels.

Right now, our associates in corporate headquarters are working in a hybrid environment, up to 4 days per week in the office and virtual from your home office the remaining days. We provide flexibility and encourage ongoing communication with your leadership to establish expectations about your unique needs.

About Choice

Choice Hotels International, Inc. (NYSE: CHH) is one of the largest lodging franchisors in the world. With nearly 7,500 hotels, representing nearly 630,000 rooms, in 46 countries and territories as of September 30, 2022, the Choice® family of hotel brands provides business and leisure travelers with a range of high-quality lodging options from limited service to full-service hotels in the upper upscale, upper mid-scale, midscale, extended-stay, and economy segments. The award-winning Choice Privileges® loyalty program offers members a faster way to rewards, with personalized benefits starting on day one. For more information, visit www.choicehotels.com.

At our worldwide corporate headquarters in North Bethesda, MD and St. Louis Park, MN as well as our technology center in Scottsdale, AZ, and through our associates around the globe, we keep Choice hotels thriving by serving as a champion for our franchisees and providing cutting-edge technology.

About Choice Hotels Financial Performance

Total revenues were $425.6 million for third quarter 2023, a third quarter record and a 3% increase compared to the same period of 2022. Please click here (https://media.choicehotels.com/2023-11-07-Choice-Hotels-International-Reports-Third-Quarter-2023-Results) to review highlights of our results.

* PLEASE NOTE: This role is not eligible for sponsorship *

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