Regional Financial Analyst

As a Regional Financial Analyst, you will have total financial oversight for the Region you support. You will be a part of the core finance and accounting management team as well as our Execution team and, as such, play a major role in developing the strategic direction of the business. This position will provide leadership and direction to ensure the development of relevant business information through budgeting, strategic planning, profitability analysis and asset utilization analysis.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Complete financial responsibility for Maronda Homes region, consisting of multiple homebuilding divisions 
• Manage every aspect of financial planning and analysis, including: monthly forecasting, annual planning, and 5-year strategic planning
• Major role in developing the strategic direction of the business through discussions with the Regional and Division Presidents
• Manage key aspects of land acquisition feasibility process including, but not limited to: generation of financial proformas, competitive and sensitivity analyses, and the review of community performance to structure future deals
• Utilize advanced modeling techniques to analyze a wide range of data and financial statements, and turn that data into action (process improvements, best business practices, and/or other data-backed solutions) 
• Develop an understanding of land financing options and present the best options to regional and executive leadership
• Weekly review of sales and backlog Gross Margins anticipated to close during the current month and direct communications with Divisional VP of Operations regarding anomalies
• Perform analytics on Cycle Time of building and permitting of houses to drive optimal performance
• Assist each division in understanding their aged inventory and internal financing charge and how to properly manage their WIP
• Community and Product type review to recommend to Management house types that are more desirable financially
• Participate in Monthly Financial reviews with Corporate and Division Management discussing financial results
• Provide a monthly analytical review of each division’s financials to help assist executive leadership of changes in their business
• Complete monthly audits over key performance indicators to assess where each division needs to improve month over month
• Prepare, review, and provide a detailed understanding of all model leaseback agreements (including price, Gross Margin, and terms)
• Work closely with our data scientists to capture data and analyze trends and anomalies to drive efficiencies in our execution teams.
• Responsible for assisting in visibility into financial results details and suggestions for cost savings
• Act as liaison between Purchasing, Land, Production and Accounting departments watching for potential duplication of costs in area figures, house cost, lot cost, etc.
• Communicate to Divisions impact of adoption of GAAP policy with guidance of Assistant Controller, Controller and Auditors so they understand the impact to their financial results, if applicable
• Utilize multi-tasking, organizational skills, and communication to work cross-functionally between all departments in the company daily

Qualifications
 

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, or related field required
• MBA and/or CPA preferred

Experience:

• 3 years of business experience in financial analysis, planning, or economic analysis.
• Familiarity with accounting principles and financial statement analysis.
• Public Accounting and/or large manufacturing and real estate experience, a plus.
• Strong experience building and maintaining detailed financial models in Excel.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills are necessary.

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