Manager, Financial Planning

Role Summary
The Company is seeking a strategic finance professional who will be reporting to the Director, Financial Planning & Analysis ("FP&A"). The Manager will lead the cash flow forecast process for multiple portfolios and participate in aspects of the annual budgeting and quarterly reforecasting process. Other deliverables will include ad-hoc requests and process improvement initiatives.

The ideal candidate will be a seasoned Manager who is proactive and intellectually curious and driven to deliver insights that shape financial strategy. The Manager must have proven management and communication skills, with experience leading cross functional initiatives. Given the nature of this role, the candidate must be adept at managing ambiguity and converting broad directives into clear, actionable plans.

Core Responsibilities

• Monitor liquidity position for Pure's multiple industrial portfolios and provide weekly insights and recommendations based on evolving business activities
• Develop and maintain forecasting models to project short and long-term liquidity positions, including sensitivities and scenarios based on monthly and weekly changes, budget or reforecasted KPIs and financing, acquisitions/dispositions, development projects and other similar activities
• Bridge actual cash position at the end of each month against the forecast, identifying key drivers and reflecting impact on future months, as required
• Independently provide accurate recommendations based on forecasts prepared, including but not limited to sizing cash reserves, proposing cash distributions and identifying possible shortfalls, as applicable
• Present to internal Finance team leads and external parties, highlighting forecasted cash position and actionable insights in a succinct and well-structured manner
• Work closely with other FP&A workstreams in budgeting & forecasting KPIs, capital planning, and other teams within and outside of Finance to refresh models
• Implement improvements to the forecasting process to increase forecasting precision and agility, including model structure to reduce time spent on regular updates and instead shift focus to understanding key levers and stress points
• Oversee performance and coach one Analyst who will support aspects of the cash flow forecasting process

Please note that this role has one direct report and given the team size and fluidity of the deliverable, the Manager is expected to directly prepare and update forecast models on Excel and PowerPoint regularly.

During select periods of the budgeting and reforecasting cycles, the Manager will be asked to assist other FP&A Managers with producing the end deliverables.

Required Qualifications, Skills and Experience

• CPA designation is required, other designations are strongly preferred
• Self-learner and highly self-motivated, adaptable and thrives working in a fast paced, dynamic environment
• Five years of experience in a related role, preferably in Financial Planning & Analysis; two years in a People Manager role with at least one direct report
• Minimum two years of project management experience partnering with cross-functional teams to produce recurring deliverables to drive decision-making
• Prior working experience overseeing budgets and reforecasts processes; thorough understanding of revenue, operating expenses and capital planning cycles
• Relevant experience in the commercial real estate industry and prior experience in cash flow forecasting and managing liquidity are highly preferred
• Exceptional critical thinking and analytical skills, with the ability to translate broad directives into actional plans and evaluate their financial impact
• Superior verbal and written communication skills; includes extensive experience preparing presentations for and presenting in front of Senior audiences
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to build effective working relationships across multiple cross-functional teams within and outside of Finance
• Proven project management skills and ability to concurrently manage multiple high priority deliverables with conflicting deadlines; ability to prioritize and communicate accordingly
• Superior Excel and PowerPoint skills, includes but not limited: proven experience building and modifying dynamic forward-looking financial models on Excel and drafting presentations on PowerPoint or Power BI dashboards

Our people are what makes us different. At Pure Industrial we are committed to workplace diversity and inclusion within our organization; therefore, we encourage all qualified persons from all backgrounds to apply. Accommodations are available, upon request, to all applicants with disabilities throughout our hiring process. Successful applicants will also be subject to a background check.