Description

Who We Are

Core Spaces is a vertically integrated company focused on acquiring, developing, and managing residential properties that create a better life for everyone under our roof. From world-class amenities and progressive design to client service with a hospitality-driven approach, we create spaces where people want to be.

What We Do

Core Spaces provides living spaces and services that create a better daily life for its residents. Our projects are thoughtfully designed, customized, developed, and managed to create extraordinary lifestyle experiences as unique as their respective markets. Since our founding in 2010, Core has consistently delivered award-winning developments in top markets across the country. We currently own and/or manage 52 properties nationwide, totaling over 22,000 units and beds - and has a pipeline of over 40,000 units and beds in various stages of development and acquisition. For more information, check us out at:www.corespaces.com.

Benefits That Matter

• A culture that provides you a sense of belonging
• Remote work to balance personal and professional needs
• Competitive pay that values your contributions
• Annual incentive to reward your achievements
• Paid unlimited PTO to disconnect or celebrate life milestones
• Paid 16 holidays to celebrate with those who matter most
• Paid Family Leave Plan that begins after 90 days
• No meeting weeks to concentrate on what's important
• Robust health plan options that begin within at least 30 days of your employment
• Monthly phone reimbursement
• Wellness allowance and perks, including yearly subscription to HeadSpace
• An environment that provides you a voice to share your perspectives

Position Overview

Core Spaces is seeking a seasoned professional to join us as a Manager, Financial Planning & Analysis to join our finance team in Chicago. The ideal candidate will have experience in financial planning, budgeting, and forecasting for real estate management with a solid understanding of institutional real estate investing as well as previous experience in real estate valuations. The Manager, Financial Planning & Analysis, will review forecasting, budgeting, actual vs budget analysis, fund valuations, capital call summaries and reporting functions for the Build to Rent real estate business platforms. The Manager will play a key role with reviewing and delivering financial results and forecasting to the executive leadership team. The ideal candidate enjoys analyzing data, building models, and communicating business strategy and results to executives. This role will have a broad range of preparation and reviewing responsibilities and direct engagement with the senior team members across Core Spaces as well as the executive leadership team.

What You Will Do

• Ownership over the corporate model for the Management Company and consolidation, including the 3-year forecast
• Lead corporate level budget, quarterly reforecasting, and monthly projections
• Analyze, review, and communicate monthly financial actual operating results against budgeted/forecasted financials to corporate accounting and senior team members. Lead distribution of financial results to senior team member with narrative and in-person/virtual meetings to discuss results
• Modeling of covenant compliance for corporate loans
• Collaborate with department heads across the organization and assist with implementation of department and corporate initiatives
• Provide analysis, insight and decision support recommendations to the business to drive strategic objectives and meet key financial and operational business goals
• Perform special ad-hoc analysis
• Maintain analytical tools to proactively identify variances as part of financial performance reporting
• Redefining processes that save time while maintaining the highest quality standards, design/maintain data rich and aesthetically pleasing financial reports, leverage internal and external resources to efficiently achieve goals
• Work closely with information technology team to use data more efficiently and assist in systems implementations & vigilantly and proactively participate in continual process improvement initiatives
• Occasional travel may be necessary as needed
• Perform all other duties and tasks as assigned by management
• Must be able to complete all physical requirements of this role with or without a reasonable accommodation

Ideally, you'll have

• Minimum of 5-7 years of relevant experience in FP&A within a real estate firm
• Undergraduate degree in finance, economics, or other quantitative field
• Superior analytical, quantitative, and technical/computer skills
• Mathematical, analytical, and financial reporting fluency is a must

You'll crush it if you have experience with

• Intellectually curious, with a desire to fully understand the business
• Time management and organizational skills

• Comfortable communicating facts and ideas to senior personnel
• Strong communication skills (written and oral)
• Highly motivated self-starter with a strong work ethic

Organizational Structure

Reports to: Director, Financial Planning & Analysis

Direct Reports: N/A

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, Core Spaces celebrates diversity and is committed to creating an equitable and inclusive environment, which creates a sense of belonging for all employees. We do not discriminate and believe every individual should be proud of who they are and the community they represent.

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