Manager - FP&A

 LivCor, a Blackstone portfolio company, is a real estate asset management business specializing in multi-family housing. Formed in 2013 and headquartered in Chicago, LivCor is currently responsible for a portfolio of over 400 Class A and B properties comprising more than 150,000 units in markets across the United States.

Our business is focused on making real estate more valuable. But for us, it’s more than that. It’s people first, community always. It’s a life-filled career, not just a career-filled life. It’s doing good work, with good humans, and making a difference. It’s excellence in all its forms. Ultimately, we create great places to work, live, and grow. We do that by focusing on leaving people – and places – better than we found them.

Whew! Still with us? Cool. Let’s talk about where you’d fit in:

The Manager – FP&A will join a team of financial professionals responsible for monthly and quarterly financial reporting, annual budgeting and reforecasting, portfolio analytics, and market research. This role will interact extensively with LivCor asset management and executive leadership, Blackstone multifamily asset management, Revantage (LivCor’s affiliated real estate services company) accounting and treasury, and LivCor’s operating partners. The Manager – FP&A will be responsible for critical financial reports and analysis presented to Blackstone and LivCor’s executive leadership team. The position reports to the Sr. Manager - FP&A and will have at least 3 direct reports.

Only read further if you are:

• Kind
• Humble
• Honest
• Relentless
• Smart with Heart

You should be:

• Authentic. You do you. Together, we’ll do something amazing.
• A passionate person with a love for real estate and investing; and believes that helping others win is a noble cause, essential to our success.
• An excellent team player who enjoys working with others and has strong interpersonal skills.
• Highly motivated, energetic, and organized

What you will do:

• Develop a deep understanding of multifamily real estate, particularly as it relates to market dynamics, growth and revenue drivers, and future opportunities through close partnership with the asset management team.
• Assess financial and operational performance to identify underlying drivers and develop actionable insights for asset management and executive leadership teams. Proactively present findings to key stakeholders.
• Support preparation and presentation of materials for leadership in collaboration with asset management and other functional teams, including monthly performance reviews, KPI tracking, quarterly Blackstone Board Book, etc.
• Directly supervise team of high-performing financial analysts, including hiring and training, talent management, oversight of team workflow, reviewing work, and ongoing coaching.
• Oversee and manage the annual budget and reforecast processes: develop budget processes and procedures; determine budget drivers and performance goals; coordinate execution across organization, in collaboration with cross-functional teams and external operating partners; prepare summary reports and communicate to executive leadership team and Blackstone.
• Create complex ad-hoc financial models, analyses, and reports to support business decision making as needed.
• Develop proficiency of the methodology and sourcing of data from various research and industry data publications including the RealPage BI suite (YieldStar, Performance Analytics, Investment Analytics, Axiometrics/MPF), Green Street, Bureau of Labor Statistics, etc.
• Proactively participate in ongoing development and improvement of financial processes, systems, and/or policies to support business growth and achieve organizational goals.

What you should have:

• 6+ years of relevant experience in finance (FP&A), accounting, and/or commercial real estate fields.
• Experience working at a publicly traded real estate, institutional financial services, or public/private equity firm preferred.
• Experience in REIT performance metrics and reporting preferred.
• Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, or real estate.
• CPA, CMA, or CFA certification preferred.
• Demonstrated experience in managing change management and conflict.
• Ability to influence business decisions with financial support. Comfort with raising concerns and escalating issues where appropriate.
• A strong work ethic, the strength to thrive in a dynamic and demanding work environment, and an ability to meet critical deadlines.
• Intelligence with a keen focus on details (ex. ability to review team members work to ensure accuracy and consistency).
• Strong analytical skills with a deep knowledge of and mastery of Excel (experience in PowerPoint is a plus). Strong accounting and finance knowledge.
• Entrepreneurial mindset with the ability to work independently with minimal direction.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, self-confidence to lead a meeting and discuss financial results with executive leadership team or Blackstone asset management team.

What we offer:

We know that if we take care of our team everything else will fall into place. We aren’t perfect, but we will try to set very clear expectations, always let you know where you stand, and do everything in our power to help you get where you want to go.

Our culture and values matter to us. A lot. We’re definitely not serious but we take this stuff seriously, if you get what we mean. We want a place that is an ego-free zone. A place where good people do good things together. It shouldn’t be rocket science in workplaces, but for some reason it still is? We’re absolutely determined to be different, and we think we’re doing a pretty good job at it. We have a CEO who makes fun of himself, and who will encourage you to tell him when he is wrong. In fact, he needs people to – we all do. Supportive challenge is good, it’s how we get better. We like getting better. We also love diversity, of all kinds. We need people who look, sound, speak, love, and exist differently from one another. This isn’t at the end of this paragraph because it’s an afterthought. It’s SO important to us we want it to stand out.

Right. On to the technical stuff that we know matters to you. We offer competitive pay that is commensurate with the market and relevant experience, and a full slate of benefits that even includes things like paid parental leave.

If any of this sounds interesting, then maybe we are a fit. Life is too short to work with people you don’t like. So whatever you do, don’t make that mistake.

The LivCorian Values

1. Be you. Be Real. Be Open. You do you. Together, we will do something amazing.
2. Care, Always. We don’t want to let anyone down.
3. Courageously Curious. We love to learn, even when it hurts.
4. Help Others Win, Be A Good Neighbor. This is about ‘We, not Me.’
5. Relentless Hustle, Heart & Humility. Work hard. Be Kind. Make Better.

A few of the people you will work with:

• Jess González
• Michael Coia
• Kyle Reichert
• Max Mattei

EEO Statement

Our company is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. Our employment decisions are based on individual qualifications, job requirements and business needs without regard to race, color, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, age, religion, disability, citizenship status, national origin, pregnancy, veteran status and or any other legally protected characteristics. We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations, if you need an accommodation to complete the application process, please email talent@revantage.com.

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