Analyst Manager
Resume:
C LAIRE BARANZELL I, MBA, CFA
Lawrenceville, New Jersey • 214-***-**** • *************@*******.***
SENIOR LEVEL FINANCIAL ANALYST
Financial statement modeling and analysis Forecasting Financial Reporting
Lead financial analyst in major hospitality / real estate transaction; Expertise in negotiating wide reaching
deals / IFRS and US GAAP accounting experience
International experience & Multilingual: French (native), English (fluent), German (good)
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
ACCOR 2006 Present
Accor North America, Carrollton, Texas
Director of Business Analysis and Corporate Projects 2011 Present
Manager of Financial Analysis 2009 2011
Functioned as lead analyst for $1.9 billion sale of Motel 6 to Blackstone Group; teamed with CFO to provide
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financial information and analyses used for offering memorandum and management presentations; partnered
with investment banks to provide potential buyers with financial data and successfully market brand.
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Supported accounting department in conversion from IFRS to USGAAP accounting standards; partnered with
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audit firm to lay out new methodology to re evaluate assets book values compatible with USGAAP standards;
built U.S. GAAP cash flow statement.
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Built and designed complex business plans presented to Accor group Board of Directors; projected five year
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company profit and loss, cash flows, and return on capital employed under various assumptions and asset
management scenarios; met and interacted with department vice presidents to produce best forecasts.
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Identified target properties for early lease termination and contributed to improvement of operational margins
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through disposition of poorest performing assets.
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Directly supported executive team including CEO in providing full strategic brand review to board of directors
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in light of Accor’s objective to reduce capital investment in Motel 6, proposing lease buy back solution.
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Implemented buy back of 150 hotels under sale and lease back contracts; provided recommendations to
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executive team, negotiated purchase options with landlords, and coordinated with outside counsel to draft
legal documents.
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Honed skill in negotiation through interactions with property owners, innovating terms and pricing that both
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met corporate price expectations and provided landlords incentive to sell their hotel portfolios.
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Managed two team members on financial reporting projects.
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Business Analyst – Financial Reporting 2006 2009
Generated and analyzed Accor North America financial statements according to IFRS standards, reviewing
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balance sheet and P& L for variances, anticipating inquiries from parent company, and becoming well versed
in variances.
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Wrote monthly letter distributed to executive team in Dallas and parent company, outlining business activity,
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analysis of trends and expenses, and cause for substantial variances.
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Participated in setting up and launching lease database, system that aided in monitoring whether contract
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terms remained aligned with corporate goals and that provided greater insight into and control over financial
activity.
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Liaised between Paris and Dallas teams throughout implementation, played key role in customizing software
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for specific needs of U.S. brands, and trained U.S. staff on application’s use.
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Reduced time and effort associated with production of semiannual statements, instating practice of
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accounting for variances in two stages, researching and analyzing five months of financials well in advance of
deadline.
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Accor Group, Paris, France
Corporate Accountant 2006
Built and analyzed group financial statements according to IFRS standards and analyzed group leases and
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of balance sheet commitments.
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Assisted in launching hotel real financing projects, transitioning from fixed to variable financing based on
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amount of revenue each property generated, minimizing fluctuation in terms of net operating profit.
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Participated in initiating refinancing of more than 100 hotels in Germany and Netherlands, identifying eligible
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properties and assessing financial impact of converting owned properties to leases.
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E DUCATION AND CREDENTIALS
M.B.A., ESSEC Business School, Cergy, France 2005
Chartered Financial Analyst, CFA Institute 2010
PROFESSIONAL AFFI L IATION
CFA Institute
TECHN ICAL SKIL LS
MS Office applications • Oracle • Hyperion
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