Hospitality Real Estate Transactions Senior Consultant

The opportunity

EY Parthenon is looking for a Hospitality Senior Consultant to join the Real Estate transactions team. EY has an established industry leading real estate practice: we address complex issues in commercial real estate and we advise our clients on analytical valuation operational technical and other business advisory services. You have the opportunity to develop your career through a broad scope of engagements mentoring and formal learning. Thats how we develop outstanding leaders who team to deliver on our promises to all of our stakeholders and in so doing play a critical role in building a better working world for our people for our clients and for our communities.

Your key responsibilities

• Advisory our clients in their business and strategic decisions related to Hospitality and Real Estate;
• Portfolio and Investment analysis;
• Participation in all phases of a transaction and advisory process (buy-side and sell-side);
• Brand and Operator selection processes;
• Commercial conditions head of terms leases HMAs hybrid agreement contract structuredefinition and negotiation;
• Participation in all activities related to hospitality transactions including the sourcing of new opportunities and the preparation of investment materials potential investor identification direct contact and follow-up;
• Development of financial models and different strategic alternatives (real estate development value add strategies brand definition product positioning/definition exit strategies etc.);
• Hotels operation and P&L analysis forecasting benchmarking and commercial due diligence;
• Corporate portfolio and asset-level valuation analysis;
• Preparation of high-quality presentation materials for client teasers investor information memorandum and other transaction-related marketing documents both in English and Portuguese;
• Support of Transaction diligence (buy-side and sell-side/carve-out) including lender diligence real estate asset diligence and transaction closing;
• Team with our capital strategy/brokerage platform which includes property and real estate transactions and capital raising (both equity and debt).
  

Skills and attributes for success

• Excellent interpersonal and business skills;
• Excellent financial modeling analytical and research skills;
• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills facilitating key client and stakeholder management;
• Efficient innovative and team-oriented work environment;
• Professional responsibility confidentiality and integrity;
• Dedicated innovative resourceful and able to work under pressure;
• Team player.

To qualify for the role you must have

• Academic education in Hospitality Engineering Architecture Finance Business Management Economics or similar fields of study;
• More than 5 years of experience in the Hospitality sector preferably with a Real Estate focus (expansion management business development asset management capital markets or investment advisory);
• Deep understanding of the Hospitality market in Portugal its sub-sectors and its stakeholders (Developers Brands Operators Investors consultants etc.);
• Understanding of Hotel Operations key success factors and revenues and P&L drivers;
• Interpersonal skills for building and developing relationships with clients;
• Tenacity and drive to seek new business and meet or exceed expectations;
• Ambition to grow on a recent team;
• Advanced MS Word MS Excel MS PowerPoint and MS Outlook required;
• Fluency in Portuguese and English.

What working at EY offers

EY offers a competitive remuneration package commensurate with your work experience. Plus we offer:
- Support coaching and feedback from some of the most engaging colleagues around;
- Opportunities to develop new skills and progress your career;
- The freedom and flexibility to handle your role in a way thats right for you.

If you can demonstrate that you meet the criteria above please contact us as soon as possible.

The exceptional EY experience. Its yours to build.

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