Hospitality Real Estate Transactions - Senior Consultant Lisboa

Hospitality Real Estate Transactions - Senior Consultant

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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. That’s 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
  - side);
• Brand and Operator selection processes;
• Commercial conditions, head of terms, leases, HMAs, hybrid agreement, contract structure definition 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
  - 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
  - level valuation analysis;
• Preparation of
  - quality presentation materials for client teasers, investor information memorandum and other
  - related marketing documents, both in English and Portuguese;
• Support of Transaction diligence (buy-side and
  - 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
  - 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
  - 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 Power
  Point 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 that’s right for you.

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