Aven Hospitality
is an innovative technology provider powered by
SynXis®,
the leading global hospitality commerce and distribution platform. We empower hoteliers around the world to exceed expectations, solve daily challenges, and stay ahead of the competition.
With our comprehensive portfolio of solutions, hoteliers can manage distribution, retailing, payments, operations, and more. Providing hoteliers the tools to maximize revenue, improve operational efficiency, and deliver personalized guest experiences that drive satisfaction.
Our tools are built to seamlessly integrate with each hotelier’s unique strategy, elevating guest satisfaction and creating meaningful connections.
We are pioneering AI in hospitality technology to unlock new opportunities, drive efficiency, and personalize the guest experience. By prioritizing stability, scalability, and data-driven insights, we equip hoteliers to adapt and thrive in an ever-changing landscape, ready for whatever comes next.

Financial Analyst
Location: DFW TX / Remote (Hybrid)
Reports to: SVP, Global CIO
Employment type: Full‑time, individual contributor

We’re looking for an analytical finance professional who partners with IT leadership (CIO, PMO, Platform, Data, Business Systems) to manage program financials during a carve‑out and enterprise transformation. Owns budgeting, forecasting, vendor invoice validation, TSA run‑rate tracking, cost allocation, and financial reporting to ensure disciplined spend, transparent vendor governance, and data‑driven decision making.

Key Responsibilities
Program financial management — Build, maintain and govern the integrated program budget and forecast for transformation and run operations; track actuals vs. plan and produce monthly re‑forecasts.
Vendor invoice validation & oversight — Review, validate and approve vendor invoices (MSPs, SIs, cloud providers); reconcile invoices to SOWs, change orders and delivery milestones; propose dispute/invoice adjustments as needed.
TSA / run‑rate tracking — Maintain TSA run‑rate models, track transition costs and post‑Day S operating run rates; quantify savings and incremental costs attributable to carve‑out activities.
Cost allocation & chargeback — Implement and reconcile cost allocation model for cloud, platform, and shared services; support FinOps and business chargeback needs.
Financial reporting & dashboards — Produce weekly and monthly financial reports, vendor scorecards, forecast variance analyses and executive‑ready dashboards for steering committee and Finance.
Change order & CR analysis — Quantify schedule, cost and financial risk for proposed change orders; support PMO on financial impact assessments and scenario modeling.
Contract & SOW controls — Maintain contract / SOW tracker, escalate commercial risks, and ensure financial terms (milestones, retainers, termination clauses) are enforced.
Program governance support — Participate in steering committee, Change Control Board and vendor OBRs to present financial status, risks and recommendations.
Continuous improvement & automation — Automate recurring reporting, improve invoice reconciliation processes, and bring rigor to financial controls and forecasting cadence.
Ad hoc modeling & analysis — Provide scenario modeling, sensitivity analysis, and decision support for leadership on staffing, vendor spend, and platform choices.

Minimum Qualifications
3–6 years of relevant finance, FP&A, program finance, or procurement finance experience supporting technology programs or transformation initiatives.
Strong accounting fundamentals and experience reconciling invoices to contracts / SOWs.
Advanced Excel skills; experience with financial planning tools and BI/dashboarding (Power BI, Tableau, Looker) preferred.
Comfortable with cloud cost models and basic FinOps concepts (tagging, allocation, cost drivers).
Excellent stakeholder communication skills and ability to present executive‑ready materials.
Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or similar; MBA or related advanced degree a plus.

Preferred Experience
Experience supporting carve‑outs, TSA transitions, or PE‑backed transformation programs.
Familiarity with project finance / capitalization rules and cost accounting in technology contexts.
Experience with contract management systems, procurement workflows, or automated invoice reconciliation tools.
Exposure to cloud billing (AWS, GCP, Azure) and vendor commercial models (time & materials, fixed price, ARR).

Core competencies & attributes
Detail oriented and process driven — strong controls and audit mindset.
Business partner mindset — translates finance into operational decisioning and priorities.
Communicative and credible — delivers clear, concise updates under pressure.
Data fluent — builds dashboards, automations and self‑service reporting.
Pragmatic problem solver — models scenarios quickly and recommends tradeoffs.

Success metrics (first 6–12 months)
Timely monthly financial close for program spend with
Reduction in invoice disputes and cycle time for approvals by targeted %.
Delivery of executive steering committee financial dashboard and weekly financial summaries on cadence.
Established cost allocation model for cloud and shared services, reconciled quarterly.
Demonstrable automation of at least one recurring report or reconciliation reducing manual hours.

Typical org relationships
Direct: VP, Enterprise Data Management (dotted‑line to SVP, CIO)
Regular partners: PMO Director, VP Platform & Cloud, VP Business Systems, Vendor Performance Analyst, Procurement, Corporate Finance, Legal.

Outstanding Benefits
Very competitive compensation
Generous Paid Time Off (25 PTO days)
8 Hours Annually Volunteer Time Off (VTO)
We offer a comprehensive medical, dental and Wellness Program
12 weeks paid parental leave
An infrastructure that allows flexible working arrangements
Formal and informal reward, recognition and acknowledgement programs
Lots of fun and engaging employee development events

Reasonable Accommodation
Aven Hospitality is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities. Applicants applying for a Aven Hospitality position with a disability who require a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process may contact Aven Hospitality at Contact Us
Determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis.

Affirmative Action
Aven Hospitality is an equal employment opportunity/affirmative action employer and is committed to providing employment opportunities to minorities, females, veterans and disabled individuals. EEO IS THE LAW

Location: Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex
Title: Senior Financial Analyst
Job Link: https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/4368876318
Company: Aven Hospitality