Analyst, STR - London
Analyst, STR - London
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ANALYST STR - LONDON
OVERVIEW
CoStar Group (NASDAQ: CSGP) is a leading global provider of commercial and residential real estate information analytics and online marketplaces. Included in the S&P 500 Index and the NASDAQ 100 CoStar Group is on a mission to digitize the worlds real estate empowering all people to discover properties insights and connections that improve their businesses and lives.
We have been living and breathing the world of real estate information and online marketplaces for over 35 years giving us the perspective to create truly unique and valuable offerings to our customers. Weve continually refined transformed and perfected our approach to our business creating a language that has become standard in our industry for our customers and even our competitors. We continue that effort today and are always working to improve and drive innovation. This is how we deliver for our customers our employees and investors. By equipping the brightest minds with the best resources available we provide an invaluable edge in real estate.
STR is the global leader in hospitality data benchmarking analytics and marketplace insights for the global hospitality industry. STR delivers data that is confidential accurate and actionable to empower our clients to strategize and compete in their markets.
Learn more aboutSTR.
ROLE DESCRIPTION
STR a CoStar group company is seeking a London-based Analyst to support international forecasting efforts and ensure STR maintains its position as a leading provider of forward-looking hotel performance data worldwide. This role demand an efficient data-driven thinker with excellent research and analytic skills and a strong understanding of global hospitality performance. The Analyst will be part of a global forecast team responsible for producing hotel performance forecasts on a quarterly basis alongside actionable narratives underscoring the forecasted data.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Forecasting
Under the direction of the Forecast Director assist in the production and delivery of STRs Market Forecasts outside of North America.
Contribute to development of forecasting methodology that captures region-specific macroeconomic and hotel performance trends.
Collaborate with internal teams STRs external partners and conduct market research to investigate market conditions and demand drivers adjusting forecast projections accordingly.
Proactively build an in-depth understanding of global hotel performance and key trends impacting the hospitality industry using knowledge of market trends and demand drivers to create compelling hotel performance storylines.
Communicate effectively through written memos/analyses and verbal interactions with clients and colleagues regarding hotel performance trends and forecast data and assumptions.
Data analysis visualization and storytelling
Promote STR as a thought leader within the industry transforming data into meaningful insights by visualizing STRs data for conferences events meetings and client engagements.
Contribute analyses to blogs articles and white papers which are distributed to clients and stakeholders on a regular basis.
Data integrity security and quality
Maintain high levels of data quality and accuracy by applying and maintaining process and robust review. Investigates anomalies and potential errors in data to understand the root cause and find resolution.
Adhere to STRs standards and guidelines for data confidentiality.
Personal and professional development
Maintain proactive and open communication with the Product team as well as STRs global analyst teams whose members sit in different offices throughout the world.
Keep up to date on hotel industry trends and news with particular emphasis on the facts that affect hotel performance.
Ensure CoStar brand and corporate values are evident to the customer at all times.
QUALIFICATIONS:
Strong understanding of the hotel industry with experience working within the industry a plus.
Must be adept in use of MS Office applications particularly Excel PowerPoint and Word.
Familiarity with Power BI and SSMS preferred.
Customer-focused with excellent relationship-building skills and the ability to present to clients.
Adaptable to changing working environments priorities and organizational needs.
Results-oriented with the ability to plan prioritize and execute tasks independently or as part of a team.
Analytical and research skills including the ability to analyse interpret and visualize data and conduct research to explain data and validate information.
Strong decision-making skills making timely decisions based on available information and taking ownership of decisions.
Proficient in presenting trends and insights to relevant stakeholders both internal and external.
Excellent organizational and planning skills with the ability to manage multiple projects within tight deadlines across different time zones.
Bachelors degree and minimum two years of related work experience; or equivalent work experience
WHATS IN IT FOR YOU
Working at CoStar Group means youll enjoy a culture of collaboration and innovation that attracts the best and brightest across a broad range of disciplines. As well as having an outstanding working environment based in iconicbuildingsthe Shard and Bluefin. Other perks include full private medical cover dental cover Life Assurance and member rewards 28 days annual leave a competitive pension season ticket loans enhanced maternity and paternity pay and much more!
At CoStar we recognise the positive value of diversity and promote equality. We aim at all times to recruit the person who is most suited to the job and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds men and women people of all ages sexual orientations nationalities religions and beliefs.
However we particularly encourage applications from women disabled and Black Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates as these groups are underrepresented throughout the commercial real estate industry.
CoStar Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer; we maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing
Required Experience:
IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
