Senior Financial Analyst, Financial Planning

Role Summary
The Company is seeking a strategic finance professional who will be reporting to the Manager, Financial Planning & Analysis ("FP&A"). The Senior Financial Analyst (SFA) will support the cash flow and capital planning processes for multiple portfolios and participate in aspects of the annual budgeting and quarterly reforecast. Other deliverables will include ad-hoc requests and process improvement initiatives.    The ideal candidate will be an experienced SFA who is proactive and intellectually curious and driven to deliver insights that shape financial strategy. Given the nature of this role, the candidate must be adept at dealing with ambiguity and converting broad directives into clear, actionable insights.  

Core Responsibilities

Liquidity/Cash Flow Management

• 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 
• Implement improvements to the cash & capital forecasting processes 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

• Collaborate with the construction and asset management teams to plan, forecast, track and report on committed & actuals capital spend versus budget
• Manage and monitor workflow approval and budget revision processes, working alongside the Capital Projects and Administration teams to ensure job level records are complete and accurate 

Presentations and Business Partnerships

• Present to internal Finance team leads and external parties, highlighting forecasted cash position, capital expenditure plans and actionable insights in a succinct and well-structured manner 
• Work closely with other FP&A workstreams in budgeting & reforecasting KPIs, and other teams within and outside of Finance to refresh capital and liquidity models 

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
• 3+ years of experience in a related role, preferably in Financial Planning & Analysis 
• Relevant experience in the commercial real estate industry is preferred
• Experience partnering with cross-functional teams to produce recurring deliverables to drive decision-making 
• Prior working experience developing budgets and reforecasts; thorough understanding of revenue, operating expenses and capital planning cycles 
• Exceptional critical thinking and analytical skills, with the ability to translate broad directives into actionable plans and evaluate their financial impact 
• Superior verbal and written communication skills; includes 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 

Expected Compensation Range for Role: Approximately $90,000-$110,000/year.

Our salary ranges are determined by factors such as role, level and location. The range displayed on this job posting reflects the expected compensation for the role. Within the range set out above, individual pay is determined based on a number of factors unique to each candidate including but not limited to work location, job-related skills, experience, relevant education and training, business needs and market demands. Compensation is subject to change and may be modified in the future.