Director - Finance, FP&A & Data

We are seeking a Director to join our Corporate Finance team at our Pasadena headquarters. This role is ideal for a professional with hands-on experience in financial modeling, systems implementation, and data management capabilities. This role requires someone who can think strategically, work comfortably at a detailed level, and drive a complex implementation from design through adoption.

The Director will partner with Finance, Information Technology, Accounting, and operational business leaders to translate planning and reporting requirements into effective financial models, data structures, and business processes. The Director will be responsible for organizing large and complex data sets, establishing reliable data flows and governance, and enabling more efficient forecasting, scenario analysis, and management reporting. The ideal candidate combines strong corporate finance and FP&A experience with hands-on financial modeling, systems implementation, and data management capabilities.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Design, implement, and maintain an integrated, driver-based REIT model supporting annual budgets, operating forecasts, earnings projections, and scenario analysis.
• Streamline and maintain the modeling of leasing activity, occupancy, same-property performance, net operating income, FFO, EBITDA, and various financial metrics.
• Compile and understand financial and operational requirements from business leaders and translate those requirements into clear, actionable specifications for Information Technology partners.
• Lead requirements-gathering sessions with Finance, Accounting, Operations, and other business functions.
• Develop sensitivity analyses and scenarios to evaluate changes in operating performance, financing assumptions, capital deployment, and market conditions.
• Assist with quarterly and annual reporting requirements, including the preparation of financial reporting schedules.
• Perform ad hoc analyses that convert large data sets into concise, actionable conclusions and recommendations.
• Maintain Argus data files and perform with ad hoc analysis.

Qualifications and Experience:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Finance, Accounting, or Business Administration.
• CPA, CFA or MBA preferred
• At least 5 years of related experience
• Commercial real estate or REIT experience preferred.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel required; proficiency in Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook expected.
• Experience with Anaplan, Yardi, Argus/Dyna, or JD Edwards is a plus

The expected base salary range for this position is $190,000 to $205,000 USD annually, plus annual discretionary bonus. This salary range is an estimate, and the actual salary may vary based on the consideration of many factors, which may include, but are not limited to: the individual's knowledge, experience, education, qualifications, skills, job location, and the Company's compensation practices; accordingly, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the salary range for this position.