Manager, Loyalty Finance

Marriott International invites you to join a leadership role focused on sustaining the financial health of Marriott Bonvoy. The Manager, Loyalty Finance collaborates with Finance and Loyalty teams to execute financial and operational strategies that align with program goals. This hybrid position is based at our Corporate Headquarters in Bethesda, MD, offering a salary range of USD 96,000 to 152,000 per year plus a comprehensive benefits package designed to support you and your family.

Benefits

• 401(k) plan
• stock purchase plan
• discounts at Marriott properties
• commuter benefits
• employee assistance plan
• childcare discounts
• medical coverage
• dental coverage
• vision coverage
• health care flexible spending account
• dependent care flexible spending account
• life insurance
• disability insurance
• accident insurance
• adoption expense reimbursements
• paid parental leave
• educational assistance

Location and work arrangement

Based at the Corporate Headquarters in Bethesda, Maryland, with a hybrid work arrangement.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with the FBP Loyalty team to design and update financial reimbursement models for the Loyalty Program, ensuring costs align with benefits and support overall viability and leadership objectives.
• Maintain deep familiarity with loyalty reimbursement and funding workflows, including financial calculations and stay data flows.
• Foster relationships with Loyalty partners to provide financial guidance and support strategies that improve financial and operational performance and owner transparency.
• Work with FBP CO leadership and the Loyalty business team to develop, document, and enforce policies addressing program, owner, or hotel issues, identifying gaps and communicating solutions.
• Serve as the subject matter expert on Loyalty Program financials.
• Perform ad hoc financial analyses for FBP CO leadership and key stakeholders, evaluating owner impact, potential program enhancements, and other business questions.
• Provide financial reporting and variance analyses for stakeholders.
• Collaborate to establish financial controls, as well as cost monitoring and reporting processes, ensuring accurate tracking of program costs and projections.
• Analyze actual results versus budget, forecast, and prior year, identify key variances, assess impact on annual results, and explain discrepancies to stakeholders on a regular basis.
• Build and maintain collaborative relationships across the Program team and key stakeholders to ensure timely exchange of actionable financial information.
• Monitor data integrity and accuracy through KPI tracking and periodic audits of reports; investigate and resolve anomalies or inconsistencies.
• Perform inter-system account reconciliations, document discrepancies, and uphold accounting controls.
• Communicate complex financial information clearly, in both spoken and written form, to align on business objectives.
• Perform other duties as required to support business needs.

Requirements

• Minimum of five years of professional experience in finance, accounting, financial data analytics, or a related field.
• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or a related field is preferred, or equivalent experience.
• Strong Microsoft Office skills, including advanced Excel and PowerPoint, with experience using data analytic tools.

Technologies

• Microsoft Excel
• Microsoft PowerPoint
• Marriott Systems
• SmartView
• Tableau