Senior Financial Analyst

Job Description

Job Description

ABOUT TIMBERS COMPANY: Timbers Company is a leader in luxury hospitality and real estate, offering extraordinary ownership experiences in some of the world’s most coveted destinations, from Tuscany, Italy to Kauai, Hawaii. Our company is built on a foundation of authenticity, excellence, and personalized service, creating unforgettable experiences for our owners and guests.

Summary

The  Senior  Financial Analyst  will support the company's real estate development, resort operations, and acquisitions activities. This role will provide advanced financial modeling, investment underwriting, valuation, and strategic analysis to support key business decisions and the continued growth of the company's luxury hospitality and real estate portfolio.

The ideal candidate combines strong technical financial skills with sound business judgment, intellectual curiosity, and the ability to manage multiple projects in a dynamic, entrepreneurial environment. This individual will be expected to work independently, deliver accurate, and well-supported analysis that informs investment decisions, capital allocation, and long-term business strategy.

Key Responsibilities

Note: The responsibilities listed below are illustrative of the role and not intended to be an exhaustive list. Additional duties may be assigned as needed to support the success of the organization.

• Build and maintain sophisticated financial projection models to support financial analysis for new resort development projects, including feasibility studies, ROI (Return on Investment) projections, and risk assessments.
• Perform DCF valuations, IRR, NPV, equity multiple, and other investment return analyses, including scenario and sensitivity testing.
• Develop comprehensive project-level cash flow projections evaluate development costs, financing structures, operating assumptions, cash flows, and exit valuations to assess project feasibility and risk-adjusted returns.
• Perform scenario, sensitivity, and break-even analyses to evaluate the impact of changes in construction costs, project timing, pricing, occupancy, operating expenses, financing terms, and market conditions.
• Assess alternative development strategies, capital structures, debt and equity financing options, and investment scenarios to identify opportunities to enhance risk-adjusted returns.
• Independently validate financial assumptions, model integrity, and supporting documentation; identify key risks and recommend appropriate mitigations.
• Analyze development budgets, project schedules, cost estimates, sales assumptions, operating projections, and anticipated stabilization periods.
• Provide data driven recommendations to support investment decisions, capital allocation, financing strategies and long term business planning.
• Perform industry benchmarking to compare financial performance against competitors and identify opportunities for growth and operational improvement.
• Support annual budgeting, forecasting, long-range planning, and capital allocation through financial analysis and performance reporting.
• Collaborate with internal teams and external advisors on transaction analysis, financing, and investment execution.
• Assist with internal and external compliance audits, ensuring that operations and financial records are accurate and compliant with regulations. Support the implementation of best practices in risk management.
• Prepare and present investment summaries, financial projections, strategic analyses and recommendations for executive leadership, investment committees and other key stakeholders.

Qualifications and Experience

• Demonstrated experience developing financial models and evaluating investment opportunities, project feasibility, and financial performance.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and quantitative skills with attention to detail.
• Advanced Excel skills and demonstrated experience building complex financial models from scratch, including discounted cash flow (DCF) analysis , scenario and sensitivity analysis, sorting large data sets and tables. 
• Strong understanding of financial statements, cash flow projections, budgeting, forecasting, and financial due diligence.
• Excellent communication, and presentation skills.
• Ability to manage multiple projects independently, meet deadlines, and communicate financial findings to senior leadership.
• Proven ability to collaborate effectively across functions and communicate complex financial concepts to senior leadership and key stakeholders.
• Willingness and patience to iteratively improve/refine work product.

Education/Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Business Administration, or Real Estate, required. 
• Master's degree in Finance, Real Estate, or Business Administration, and/or a relevant professional designation (CFA, CPA, or CCIM) preferred.
• Minimum 5-7 years of progressive experience in financial analysis, investment underwriting in real estate finance, hospitality finance, or resort development.
• Experience in luxury hospitality, resort development, real estate investment, acquisitions, or asset management.
• Experience with development feasibility studies, construction budgets, and real estate transaction analysis.
• Familiarity with debt and equity financing, joint ventures, and investment structures.
• Proficiency in PowerPoint.

Benefits:

• Childcare reimbursement
• Trip of a Lifetime program
• Education Assistance Program 
• Wellness Reimbursement Program 
• Learning and development 
• Competitive pay 
• Volunteer time 
• Paid maternity/paternity leave 
• Fun team building events 
• 401K 
• Vacation Days 
• Personal Days 
• Holiday Pay 
• Health Insurance  
• Dental/Vision Insurance  
• LTD/STD 
• Life Insurance 

Our Core Values:

We are in the business of creating an authentic sense of place for families to return to time and time again while committing ourselves to creating memorable and fun experiencers through passionate, attentive service. This mantra is reflected in everything we do and every interaction we have whether it be in hospitality operations management, asset management, development, or sales & marketing. Our values define who we are.

• Be Authentic
• Practice Humility
• Cultivate Teamwork
• Value Time
• Be Trustworthy

This job description is not all inclusive. Timbers Company reserves the right to amend this job description at any time.

Our company (“Company”) fully subscribes to the principles of Equal Employment Opportunity. It is our policy to provide employment, compensation, and other benefits related to employment based on qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, veteran status, genetic information, disability, or any other basis prohibited by federal, state or local law. 

In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and applicable federal, state and/or local laws, it is our policy to provide reasonable accommodation upon request during the application process to applicants in order that they may be given a full and fair opportunity to be considered for employment. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we intend to comply fully with applicable federal, state and/or local employment laws and the information requested on this application will only be used for purposes consistent with those laws. To the extent required by applicable law, The Company maintains a drug- free workplace.