Land Finance Analyst

Description

The Land Finance Analyst is responsible for creating/reviewing prospective new land proformas, maintaining land development budgets with the Director of Land Development and updating lot chargeouts. Additionally, they will assist with month end accounting closing tasks leading to financial statement creation. This job operates in a professional office environment.

Requirements

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Work with the Land Acquisition department to create proformas for potential new land deals showing gross margins, IRR, community P&L and community cash flow statements 
• Proformas will be created and updated at different milestones of community – notice to proceed, prior to first land/lot closings, at community grand opening
• Review, gain approval and process land development bills
• Track and execute land/lot takedowns per contract documents
• Assist in document preparation for land takedown requirements with banks
• Record Land Purchases
• Assist Land Development team in initial data entry and quarterly review of land development budget for all projects
• Quarterly review/update of land development budgets and adjustment of each respective lot chargeouts
• Assist in month end financial closing as needed
• Support finance team in various capacities when needed
• Facilitate the system setup procedures for new land vendors and community integration.
• Create Land reporting to identify pro-forma variance analysis against original assumptions and work on strategies for performance improvement
• Lead cash flow strategy meetings regarding land acquisition and development
• Track and monitor outstanding surety updates, process weekly bank inspections

COMPETENCIES

• Sense of ownership and pride in your performance and its impact on company’s success
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Finance background is a plus.
• Homebuilding or land development experience is a plus, but not required
• Customer and client focus,
• Self-motivated, results driven, high energy, takes initiative
• Functions well in a semi-structured, entrepreneurial environment
• Clear and concise writing skills
• Self-starter with solid follow up skills
• Problem solving and analysis
• Time management
• Communication proficiency
• Teamwork orientation

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITY

This position has no supervisory responsibilities  

WORK ENVIRONMENT

This job operates in a professional office environment and routinely uses standard office equipment  such as computers, phones, photocopiers, electronic stamp machines, and online systems. Must exercise initiative and meet objectives with minimal supervision. 

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, and ability to adjust focus.
• Frequently required to sit; occasionally required to stand and walk.
• Occasionally required to reach with hands and arms.
• Frequently required to talk or hear.
• Occasionally required to bend, twist, or climb.
• Moderate concentration/intensity, which includes prolonged mental effort with limited opportunity for breaks.
• Average memory, taking into consideration the amount and type of information.
• Moderate level of complexity for decision making. Average time pressure of decision making.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate

POSITION TYPE/EXPECTED HOURS OF WORK

This is a full-time position. Days and hours of work are Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

TRAVEL

No travel is expected for this position.

REQUIRED EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• High school diploma or GED
• Bachelor’s Degree, preferably in Business, Engineering, Finance or Accounting
• Finance or Accounting work experience strongly preferred
• Homebuilding industry experience preferred, but not required
• Advanced Proficiency with Microsoft Excel

ADDITIONAL ELIGIBILITY QUALIFICATIONS

• None required for this position.

EEO STATEMENT

McKee Homes provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, McKee Homes complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

McKee Homes expressly prohibits any form of workplace harassment based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status. Improper interference with the ability of McKee Homes’ employees to perform their job duties may result in discipline up to and including discharge.

OTHER DUTIES 

Please note this job description is not designed to contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

ABOUT US

The culture at McKee Homes is built on our shared Core Values – McKee Focus, Good People, Continuous Improvement, and Work Smart / Play Hard. McKee Focus means that we are one team working to deliver quality and consistency. We work together across our Regions to Build a Cure for Alzheimer’s. Good People means that we embrace diversity and kindness. We are passionate and authentic with each other and believe in clear and respectful communication. Continuous Improvement means we advocate for our personal journey. We are lifelong students and coaches that never stop learning and continuously empower change. Work Smart/Play Hard means we celebrate family and each other. We recognize stellar achievement, and we love what we do!

It is important that you share these values as we hire, review, reward and recognize outstanding associates based on these.