Senior Manager, Real Estate FP&A

Fidelity Investments•Boston, MA

10d•$89,000 - $180,000•Onsite

About The Position

Pembroke is an international real estate advisor that acquires, develops and manages properties and places – specializing in mixed-use and office environments in the world’s leading cities. We believe that properties that stand the test of time deserve a lot of time. So, we take a different approach: a thoughtful approach. We’re united by a belief that real estate is more than just buildings. Our mission is to create long-term value through our global expertise, local knowledge, and passion for real estate. Comprised of experts across a variety of fields, our team consistently strives for excellence, achieves with integrity and embraces collaboration. Over the past twenty-nine years, we’ve grown with offices in Boston, Hamburg, London, Munich, San Francisco, Stockholm, Sydney, Tokyo and Washington DC managing approximately 915k sq m/9.8 sq ft in North America, Europe and Asia Pacific. Facilitating the private capital of FMR LLC (Fidelity Investments) and FIL Limited, we invest in global markets with long-term growth potential. By combining a global point of view with local expertise, we’re able to create and manage world-class properties that deliver the best outcomes for our tenants, investors and the communities in which we work. Pembroke is looking to hire a highly motivated, proactive individual to join our Global Finance Team. Reporting to the Senior Vice President of Finance, the role will be responsible for the consolidated financial planning and analysis for Pembroke’s global portfolio and the management company. This work will include coordinating and supporting the annual budgeting and multi-year planning process, development and maintenance of standardized reporting, monitoring and reporting of KPIs, monthly and quarterly cash forecasting, ad-hoc analyses to support real-time decision making, among other tasks. Candidates should demonstrate strong analytical skills, experience with disparate datasets, and the ability to communicate effectively to “tell the story” across multiple channels and geographies. In addition, candidates should demonstrate Pembroke’s core values of striving for excellence, achieving with integrity, and always collaborating. Candidates for this role possess the value of striving for continuous improvement.

Requirements

Undergraduate degree in Business, Accounting, Finance, Economics, or equivalent
5+ years of work experience in finance and accounting, FP&A, or similar role, within the commercial real estate industry
Proficient in financial, presentation, modeling and data visualization tools (Excel, PowerPoint, Oracle PBCS, Anaplan, Thinkcell, Tableau, SQL)
Strategic problem-solving skills, with the ability to break down issues, take an end-to-end view, and propose alternative solutions.
Strong organizational and prioritization skills, collaborative in approach, with the ability to work independently and meet deadlines across multiple offices and time zones.
Self-motivated work ethic, with the ability to conduct oneself according to the company’s core values.
Strong written, verbal and presentation communication skills.

Nice To Haves

MBA or advanced degree
Familiarity with real estate tools, including Yardi, MRI, or Argus Enterprise

Responsibilities

Coordinate and support annual budgeting, rolling forecasts, and multi-year business planning for Pembroke’s managed portfolio and the management company.
Review budget-to-actual and reforecast variances, identifying key drivers and risks.
Consolidate asset-level and investment-level business plans into fund- and investor-level views for senior management and investors.
Document and update FP&A workstreams.
Manage and produce monthly, quarterly, and annual portfolio cash flow forecasts, and coordinate funding and distribution events with regional finance and corporate accounting teams.
Review and analyze variances between projected and actual cash balances, identifying timing and key drivers.
Track governance approvals, funding limits, and investor approval requirements against forecasts and actuals.
Set and monitor annual operational funding budgets and escalate approvals as needed.
Support preparation of investor materials such as President’s Letters, board packages, and advisory board presentations.
Maintain and monitor key performance indicators across assets and investor portfolios.
Lead consolidation, validation and communication of investor budgets, cash plans, and funding trackers.
Respond to ad-hoc investor and management requests with clear, decision-oriented analysis.
Conduct portfolio-level scenario analysis, event stress testing, and returns analysis.
Review and validate key assumptions underlying asset plans, including operating income, capital expenditures, and timing.
Support investment planning initiatives, including long-term (10 year+) planning exercises.
Partner with investment, asset management, tax, legal, and development teams on cross-functional initiatives.
Support VP of Finance on various ad-hoc financial reporting and analytical tasks, as needed.
Lead business-side administration of FP&A and portfolio systems, including PBCS and related BI tools.
Support data integrity efforts across systems, ensuring accurate feeds from Yardi, Argus, and other source platforms validating underlying data and resolving upstream data issues.
Manage system enhancements and upgrades, issue resolution, version control, and coordination with managed service providers.