Senior Director, Head of Financial Planning & Analysis

at  Kilroy Realty

ABOUT KILROY REALTY

• Kilroy (NYSE: KRC) is a leading U.S. landlord and developer with over 14 million square feet in our portfolio which spans five distinct regions including San Diego, Greater Los Angeles, the San Francisco Bay Area, the Pacific Northwest and Austin, Texas.
• As pioneers and innovators in the creation of a more sustainable real estate industry, our approach to modern business environments helps drive creativity and productivity for some of the world’s leading technology, entertainment, life science and business services companies.
• A big part of the company’s foundation is its commitment to enhancing employee growth, satisfaction and wellness while maintaining a diverse and thriving culture. For the third year in a row, the company has been named to Bloomberg’s Gender Equality Index – recognizing companies committed to supporting gender equality through policy development, representation, and transparency.
• We hope you’ll decide to join us!

OPPORTUNITY REQUIREMENTS

• Prior analytical role with 10+ years of experience (finance, FPA, banking, etc.).
• Strong and extensive excel modeling skills.
• Knowledge of financial statements and the flow of information among the income statement, balance sheet and cash flow statement.
• Knowledge and insight on FPA processes, including long term forecasting.
• Knowledge of real estate fundamentals, preferably REITs.
• Ability to demonstrate effective verbal and presentation / communication skills. Must be capable of dealing with all levels of management.
• Experience managing others is preferred.
• Knowledge of finance, accounting, budgeting, and cost control principles including Generally Accepted Accounting Principles would be helpful.
• Yardi and/or Argus experience, a plus.

As essential function of this position is regular and predictable attendance. The core responsibilities of this position include, but are not limited to the following:

• Prepare and lead the annual budgeting process as well as monthly forecast updates which incorporate information from various groups within the company, including but not limited to:
• Leasing assumptions
• Property level expenses
• Corporate expenses
• Financing assumptions
• Acquisition, disposition, and development analyses
• Track company metrics such as FFO, FAD, operating margins, occupancy, same store NOI, capex, leasing data, and revenue recognition.
• Prepare and explain cash and GAAP variance analyses for current forecast compared to budget and current forecast to prior forecast.
• Prepare monthly regional reports for Senior and Executive Management to review company performance.
• Incorporate budgeting/forecasting information from Yardi into Argus Enterprise for five-year forecast sensitivities.
• Prepare support analyses for quarterly earnings call preparation.
• Work with asset management and accounting to review property-level analyses and help explain variances.
• Manage and coordinate effective communication among various groups, including accounting, asset management, development, and corporate finance.
• Assist in the preparation of the Annual Business Plan.
• Serve as second reviewer of Finance team Corporate Model.
• Continually evaluate and improve processes and efficiency for the group.
• Assist with technology platform and software implementation.
• General ad hoc analyses for Senior and Executive Management as requested.