Finance Manager

$140-170K plus 15-20% bonus DOE

Well-established, successful real estate company in OC

Keys:

• 7+ years of corporate finance experience with full FP&A and strategic planning responsibilities with some exposure to real estate / homebuilding / construction from public or private accounting
• Public accounting preferred but not required - advisory, assurance, transaction services or deal advisory experience
• Good stability, great communication, "A" players who can support operations
• CPA, CFA or MBA is highly preferred

Overview

The FP&A team is responsible for overseeing a global financial planning organization that has a comprehensive understanding of all key business drivers and sophisticated financial models that enable the team to deliver insightful, value-added analysis across the company.

The Finance Manager works closely with senior leadership to help develop, manage, and execute the company’s strategy and to evaluate and catalyze organic and inorganic growth opportunities to achieve near/mid/long-range objectives. The position requires strong business acumen, a thorough understanding of industrial/ B2B market ecosystems, a strategic mindset, and financial modeling skills.

Key Duties And Responsibilities

Financial Planning & Execution

• Responsible for company’s financial planning, forecasting and delivering value-added business analysis as well as defining and reporting financial and operational metrics that assist in insightful, accurate business decision-making. Support the annual strategic planning process, including information gathering, strategic assessments, and design of planning sessions and workshops
• Help formulate, document, and refine strategic plans (covering topics such as market entry/ expansion, product and business model innovation, and other growth strategies) and action plans/metrics in conjunction with senior leaders at corporate and functional levels
• Partner with stakeholders across the organization to ensure ongoing alignment of strategies and execution activities and to surface organizational synergies and constraints
• Manage quarterly & annual corporate strategy execution processes by monitoring and communicating progress through executive dashboards; identify opportunities to improve communication and alignment across organizational levels
• Develop/share knowledge and assessments of industry developments/trends and competitive dynamics to determine how the company should prepare or respond and to inform executive decision-making
• Develop a deep understanding of key current and future drivers of business performance to inform ad-hoc analyses and recommendations
• Oversee development of strategic hypotheses and validate them through targeted primary and secondary research and analysis
• Develop strategic insights that unlock potential value; translate insights to inform buy/build/partner and market-entry/ expansion decisions
• Identify and prioritize organic and inorganic business opportunities to fill gaps and/or complement existing offerings based the company’s strategic goals, competitive position, and internal capabilities

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required; MBA or CPA preferred
• 7+ years of work experience
• Experience managing teams in a professional services engagement manager and/or corporate strategy role a strong plus
• Strong business acumen and well-honed strategic analysis, problem-solving, and financial modeling skills with the ability to synthesize insights to drive alignment and outcomes
• Familiarity with industrial/ B2B ecosystems; energy generation-sector knowledge a strong plus
• Strong written and verbal communications skills
• Proven ability to build collaborative relationships, manage stakeholders with differing opinions, resolve conflicts, drive collective analysis and decision-making to achieve meaningful outcomes
• Experience with executive-level engagement, senior executive visibility and presentations, and ability to partner with key leaders on strategy execution
• Accountable for managing and delivering on multiple initiatives in dynamic, ambiguous, and/or unstructured environments; calm under pressure