This Opportunity

Our Financial Operations & Analysis (“FOA”) department is looking to hire an Assistant Vice President, Finance Manager to join their team! Members of the FOA team share a strong drive to provide timely, accurate, and critical financial data analysis for the firm. In this role, you will have cross-functional visibility and the opportunity to work alongside internal groups such as Portfolio & Asset Management (“P&AM”), and external service providers such as public accountants, third-party fund administrator, and appraisal management firm. Our team works in a hybrid environment, with 3-days spent working in Heitman’s Chicago office each week.

The Finance Manager will lead a team in delivering accounting, finance, valuation, and P&AM support within the Heitman organization. The ideal candidate will be a self-starter with strong problem solving, analytical and communication skills while working in a highly collaborative environment and possess strong people management skills including coaching and mentoring. They will also demonstrate strong organizational skills and adeptness at multitasking, coupled with a proven track record of successfully leading and developing professional staff.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Lead and manage key aspects of a subset of a fund’s real estate portfolio including, but not limited to, valuations, net income, net cash flow, distributions, IRRs, and time-weighted returns as they flow into the fund’s net asset value.
• Review and manage the preparation of quarterly and annual financial reports and supporting accounting workpapers from our third-party fund administrator.
• Manage one-to-two direct reports including coaching, training, mentoring, and assigning responsibilities.
• Review monthly and quarterly accounting at the property-level to ensure completeness and accuracy and troubleshoot and coordinate efforts to resolve any issues.
• Review third-party fund administrator accounting of transactions such as acquisitions, dispositions, and loan activity.
• Review internal and external valuations in Argus using discounted cash flows and identify and communicate changes in valuations.
• Help coordinate the preparation and review of debt valuations with third-party debt valuation team and Heitman capital markets.
• Communicate issues and/or financial results to broader internal team, including Fund Controller, P&AM, and third-party fund administrator.
• Analyze and forecast IRR’s and time-weighted returns and provide analytical observations and projections to Portfolio & Asset Management.
• Participate in ad hoc projects, including due diligence review of real estate acquisitions and dispositions, leasehold analysis, and consultant/client questionnaires or other projects to assist Portfolio Management in improving investor value and client service.
• Assist P&AM in implementing fund/account-level and investment specific strategies.
• Ensure fund/account compliance with IM agreement(s), and JV agreement(s).
• Participate in industry learning opportunities in and outside of Heitman.
• Monitor and build fund/account efficiencies and ensure implementation of improvements, including the development of tech-enabled tools.
• Demonstrate an in-depth understanding of investments within assigned fund/account including waterfall joint-venture structures.

Qualifications:

• Minimum of 7 years of real estate accounting and finance experience with financial reporting exposure
• Bachelor's degree in real estate, accounting, or finance
• CPA designation is desirable
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office package including Excel, Word, and PowerPoint
• Excellent communication and organization skills
• Ability to abstract key information from real estate leases and partnership agreements
• Ability to prioritize tasks, work on multiple assignments, and manage requests from multiple business partners with multiple competing deadlines
• Ability to work efficiently in a fast-paced and dynamic team environment
• Supervisory experience directly or indirectly
• Experience in valuation and/or Argus modeling is a plus

Research shows that women and people from underrepresented groups often do not apply for jobs if they don’t meet 100% of the listed qualifications. We are looking for great candidates who have a unique combination of experiences, traits, and talents. We couldn’t describe you in a list of bullet points, so consider this posting a conversation starter. If you check some, but not all, of our boxes, we still want to talk! Please apply for this role if much of this job description describes you.

The Firm

Founded in 1966, Heitman is a global real estate investment management firm. Our mission is to lead the evolution of real estate through investments that fulfill the needs of people and communities in a world of constant change. To learn more about our organization and culture, click here.

Our promise to employees: 
Reflecting the spirit of our global firm, we welcome team members of all faiths, cultures, genders, sexual orientations, races, and ethnic identities. We know that each member of our team enriches our community and business with their work/life experiences, perspectives, and ideas. However you arrive at Heitman, we pledge to honor your uniqueness, include you in our culture, and do our best to help you thrive. While we learn and grow together, we will stand by our “people first” promise. Every time.

What’s Next?

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Additional Information

Roles Requiring Travel: All roles involving a travel component at Heitman require that candidates hold a valid, non-expired driver’s license.

Equal Employment Opportunity: Heitman is an equal employment opportunity employer and complies with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination based on race, color, creed, religion, sex, age, national origin or ancestry, physical, medical or mental disability or condition (including, without limitation, HIV and AIDS), developmental disability, handicap, denial of family and medical care leave, denial of pregnancy leave, domestic partner status, status as a victim of sexual or domestic violence (or familial relationship to such victim), veteran status, marital status, sexual orientation, arrest records, citizenship status, criminal history that has been expunged, unfavorable discharge from the military, or any other basis protected by federal, state or local laws.