AVP, Corporate Finance

Job description

*Headquartered in New York with a nationally-scaled platform, RXR is a 450+ person, vertically integrated investment manager with expertise in a wide array of value creation activities, including acquisitions, asset and portfolio management, property operations, development, construction, leasing, and technological innovation. RXR is an active investor in real estate credit, rental housing, commercial property, and property technology through value-added and opportunistic investment strategies.* ## Job Summary The AVP, Corporate Finance is a key member of RXR's Corporate Finance team and is responsible for leading financial planning, analysis and strategic support for RXR’s corporate and operating business. Responsibilities include supporting corporate finance transactions, financial modelling and budgeting, business unit performance management, cash flow and various scenario analysis. The position is highly visible and works closely with senior management and a broad cross-functional group, including investment professionals, business segment and unit leaders, asset management, accounting teams, and finance professionals embedded within RXR's business segments. The AVP will play a key part in synthesizing inputs from these groups into a cohesive corporate forecast, ensure the accuracy and integrity of financial projections, and translate changes in the business into clear financial implications for senior leadership, investors, and other stakeholders. ## Key Responsibilities Financial Planning, Forecasting & Model Ownership - Own the day-to-day maintenance and continued development of RXR's integrated corporate model, annual budgets, reforecasts, and multi-year financial projections in collaboration with the team. - Coordinate the forecast process across business segments, validate key assumptions, and ensure changes are incorporated accurately and consistently into the corporate forecast. - Maintain detailed supporting schedules to facilitate the forecast process. - Assist with actual-to-budget and actual-to-forecast analyses, identify material variances and emerging trends, and update forward-looking assumptions as the business evolves. - Continuously improve model structure, controls, documentation, and reporting processes to increase accuracy, scalability, and efficiency. Business Integration & Financial Analysis - Develop an intimate understanding of RXR’s businesses and how the Company generates earnings and cash flow across its investments and service businesses. - Stay connected to activity across the platform, including new investments, acquisitions, dispositions, financings, developments, joint ventures, asset-level developments, and strategic initiatives, and assess their financial implications for the Company. - Synthesize financial and operating information into clear insights, scenarios, and recommendations for senior leadership. Corporate Finance & Strategic Analysis - Support the execution of corporate transactions, including preparation of financial analyses, marketing materials, responding to investor diligence responses, and other transaction-related materials. - Support corporate liquidity planning, cash management, distributions, debt and covenant analyses, and internal capital allocation analyses. - Develop executive-level financial presentations and reports for senior leadership, investors, lenders, rating agencies, and board-level discussions, as applicable. - Perform scenario and sensitivity analyses to evaluate strategic decisions, business initiatives, capital needs, and changes in operating assumptions. Leadership & Cross-Functional Collaboration - Serve as a central point of coordination across Corporate Finance and RXR's business segments for forecasting, planning, and model-related matters. - Build strong working relationships across a diverse group of stakeholders, accounting, segment leaders, asset management teams, and investment professionals. - Lead and mentor junior finance staff, promoting financial modeling practices, and a high level of ownership and accountability. - Support ad-hoc financial analyses and special projects as business needs evolve. ## Qualifications & Experience - Experience: 6-8 years of progressive experience in financial planning & analysis, corporate finance, real estate finance, or investment management, preferably within a complex real estate investment or operating platform. - Education: Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Real Estate, Economics, Accounting, or a related field; MBA or CFA preferred. - Technical Skills: Advanced Excel financial modeling is required, including the ability to independently own, maintain, audit, and improve complex integrated financial models. Demonstrated interest in and ability to leverage AI and other technologies to improve analysis, automate processes, and enhance the efficiency and scalability of workflows. Strong PowerPoint skills are required; experience with Yardi is preferred. - Industry Knowledge: Strong understanding of real estate investment and operating businesses, including transactions, joint ventures, asset-level economics, fee-based service businesses, and complex organizational and capital structures. - Analytical Skills: Strong quantitative and qualitative analytical capabilities, with exceptional attention to detail and the ability to connect asset- and business-level activity to consolidated Company financial performance. - Communication Skills: Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to obtain and challenge inputs from a diverse group of stakeholders and communicate financial concepts to senior executives. - Leadership & Collaboration: Proven ability to manage cross-functional processes, coordinate across multiple business and accounting teams, lead junior staff, and influence key stakeholders without direct authority. - Work Style: Highly organized, proactive, and adaptable, with a willingness to take ownership of new initiatives and responsibilities as business needs evolve, including areas that may fall outside of the role’s defined day-to-day responsibilities. The salary range and/or hourly rate listed is a good faith determination of potential base compensation that may be offered to a successful applicant for this position at the time of this job advertisement and may be modified in the future. When determining a team member's base salary/rate, several factors may be considered as applicable (e.g. location, years of service, specialty, education, relevant experience). Bonus eligible. Pay Range $170,000—$190,000 USD **RXR is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to recruiting, hiring and promoting qualified people of all backgrounds regardless of gender, race, color, creed, national origin, religion, age, marital status, pregnancy, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, military or veteran status, or any other basis protected by federal, state, or local law.** **RXR is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, RXR will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact 516-506-6847.**