Financial Planning & Analysis Director

Lacahsa • Los Angeles, CA

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Los Angeles County Affordable Housing Solutions Agency (LACAHSA) is a new agency, created to address the ongoing challenges of affordable housing in L.A. County. We help people stay in their homes and increase housing options in all communities of Los Angeles County.
Our agency was created by California state legislation sponsored by community organizations and housing experts, approved by the State Legislature, and signed by Governor Gavin Newsom.
We are governed by a Board of 22 Los Angeles County leaders, including elected officials and housing experts.
Now that you know who we are, here’s what we’re building and how you can help shape it. Lead LACAHSA’s annual budgeting process in close partnership with executive leadership and key stakeholders across Accounting, Programs, Strategic Investments, and Technical Assistance (TA). Develop and align agencywide budgets that clearly reflect our strategic priorities and intentionally allocate resources across Production, Preservation, and Ownership (PPO), Renter Protection and Homelessness Prevention (RPHP), TA, and core administrative functions. This role ensures our financial strategy is not only operationally sound but also directly aligned with mission execution and regional impact.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Public Administration, or related field
• 5 years of experience with budgeting, forecasting, long-range financial planning, and performance analysis in a government setting
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to partner effectively with executives, senior leaders, and external stakeholders
• Advanced proficiency in Excel and financial planning systems (e.g., ERP, budgeting software, business intelligence tools)
• Deep knowledge of budgeting, forecasting, and financial modeling
• Self-starter: Capable of operating in a fast-paced start-up environment with little guidance and a high degree of accountability; ability to build budgeting and forecasting frameworks and detailed reporting from scratch, aided by appropriate technology
• Integrity: Maintain and model the highest ethical standards
• Spirit of collaboration: Desire and ability to work across functions to gather information required to create financial deliverables and support other functions in their forecasting needs
• Intellectual curiosity: An insatiable desire to learn and grow; always wanting to know more than is required to complete the task at hand
• Propensity to Act: Ability to interpret available information, make decisions and act in the face of ambiguity

Nice To Haves

• MBA, MPA or CPA.
• 10+ years of progressive experience with budgeting, forecasting, long-range financial planning and performance analysis in a government setting
• Experience in affordable housing and/or homelessness prevention
• Advanced data visualization and storytelling skills, with experience using dashboards and analytical tools to communicate insights effectively

Responsibilities

• Oversee the development of long-range financial forecasts and scenario analysis
• Implement systems, processes, and tools that enable real-time data, improved forecasting, and transparent performance reporting
• Champion modern FP&A practices, such as predictive forecasting, rolling budgets, and business intelligence integration, to enable agility and data-driven decision making
• Serve as a trusted advisor to the CFO and senior leaders, translating financial data into actionable recommendations that drive operational performance and fiscal responsibility
• Create cash flow forecasts that provide insight into future cash position and inform the timing of disbursements in light of the timing of Measure A receipts

Benefits

• Great PPO health insurance options, and we will cover 100% of your premiums for Medical, Dental & Vision
• Fully paid Life and AD&D insurance coverage
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Generous retirement benefit where we match employee contributions dollar-for-dollar, up to 5% of the employee’s salary, with immediate vesting
• Paid time off, including 14 holidays, two weeks of sick leave, and two weeks of accruable vacation for new, full-time employees in their first year

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director