Project Financial Analyst

Project Financial Analyst

Pahlisch Homes is a land developer and production home builder that partners with investors to create master plan communities that inspires a place for people to gather, to connect, and to experience authentic community with neighbors. 

We are looking for an energetic person that shares our passion for community and has a strong ability to contribute to the finance team immediately.   A strong candidate will seize this career opportunity to quickly develop a wholistic understanding of our business and take the initiative to analyze, interpret, and provide commentary that will be used to execute the business plan and financial performance for each community.  Candidates must be able to perform all aspects of financial modeling and analysis, budgeting and cashflow forecasting, and P&L review and trend analysis for real estate joint ventures that will be used by the General Partners, Limited Partners, and Banks. 

This position provides a unique opportunity to learn all aspects of our business and work with people at all levels of the organization. A successful candidate must be self-motivated, be a critical thinker, take ownership of their work, possess a can-do positive attitude, and enjoy a team atmosphere.  

Key responsibilities:

• Document and manage a comprehensive business plan for each joint venture, assuring we can execute the fundamentals of our business, anticipate variables, communicate timely and effectively, and recast expectations internally, with investors, and lenders.  
• Produce, analyze, and present proformas and financial modeling [both verbally and written] to leadership, that can be communicated to capital partners [lenders and investors].
• Produce, analyze, and present a rolling cashflow forecast each month, that reliably projects a joint venture’s cash position and distributions to investors.  It requires working in the Joint Venture’s monthly financial package, managing historical financial information, anticipating, and defining assumptions that will drive the forecast for the income statement, balance sheet, cashflow statement, and financing activities.  
• Development of various types of financial models to value debt and equity
   for joint venture opportunities, capital raising transactions, financing,
   acquisitions and business operations.  
• Work closely with our Land Development Team to prepare initial proformas and present recommendations on land acquisition deal structures that meet financial performance ratios that can timely be delivered to land sellers and prospective investors in the form of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) and Letter of Intent (LOI).   
• Prepare and review materials used in the financing of real
   estate investment deals, including Sources & Uses, proformas, “Go/No Go” package for the Board, and pitch-decks for investors.  
• Support the Director of Finance in fostering relationships with new and existing banks, private equity firms and other potential partners in order to expand the business.
• Perform due diligence, research, analysis, and documentation of active projects that supports collaboration and continuity between Land Development, Vertical Construction, Purchasing, Sales, and Accounting.  
• Create presentations for banks, private equity firms, investors, and
   institutional lenders for financial opportunities.
• Produce monthly reports for investors that level meaningful information that reinforces our business plan for each joint venture and either reinforces or resets expectations.   
• Perform close-out analysis with internal teams to refine and continuously improve the financial proforma and analysis process.  

Qualifications:  

• Bachelor’s degree, accounting, finance, or real estate focus preferred.
   Two or more years of experience in a finance or business background,
   particularly on the quantitative side.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, team-based environment with minimal
   supervision.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills and ability to collaborate with peers effectively.   
• A can-do positive attitude that can adapt to change and meet deadlines.  
• Impeccable research, quantitative and analytical skills, especially in
   explaining industry and market events.

• Pursuing on-going skill development in the areas of financial modeling and analysis and project management.
• Advanced skills in Microsoft Excel and financial modeling software.
• Proven ability to handle sensitive information in a confidential manner.
• Excellent organizational skills.
• Proven experience working in a methodical, and detailed oriented environment.
• Professional appearance and demeanor.
• Exceptional customer service skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to successfully operate in a team.
• Experience with or willingness to learn and work in the following business applications: Tableau, Smartsheet, Procore, Builder MT, Sage, SharePoint, OneDrive, etc.