Finance Manager – Real Estate Development

Job Type: Full time

Job Number: JR-025479

Location: Salt Lake City,
UT

If you’re passionate about building a better future for individuals, communities, and our country-and you’re committed to working hard
to play your part in building that future-consider WGU as the next step in your career.

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students graduate, creating a better tomorrow for themselves and their families.

The salary range for this position takes into
account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skill sets; experience
and training; licensure and certifications; and other business and organizational needs.

At WGU, it is not typical for an individual
to be hired at or near the top of the range for their position, and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of
each case. A reasonable estimate of the current range is:

Grade: Professional 312 Pay Range: $109,900.00 – $170,400.00

Job
Description

The Finance Manager serves as WGU’s lead financial advisor responsible for project financial planning, funding strategy,
capital planning, cash flow forecasting, financial governance, and executive financial reporting for our campus development. This role
develops and maintains project financial models, evaluates funding alternatives, assesses financial risk, and provides decision support to
ensure sound financial stewardship throughout the project lifecycle.

Primary Responsibilities

Financial Planning and
Analysis

• Develop, maintain, and update project financial models and pro forma throughout the project
  lifecycle.
• Prepare financial analysis to support strategic decisions, project alternatives, and major investments.
• Conduct
  scenario and sensitivity analysis across key variables including cost, schedule, inflation, interest rates, and operating
  assumptions.
• Evaluate financial impacts of scope changes, schedule delays, and strategic alternatives.

Funding
Strategy and Capital Planning

• Develop and maintain the project funding strategy and capital plan.
• Evaluate and
  recommend capital structure alternatives and funding approaches.
• Support financing activities and related due diligence, including
  debt, bond, incentive, and grant opportunities.
• Develop recommendations regarding capital allocation and funding
  requirements.

Cash Flow Management and Forecasting

• Develop and maintain project cash flow
  forecasts.
• Monitor projected funding requirements throughout the project lifecycle.
• Evaluate impacts of schedule, cost, and
  scope changes on financial performance and funding needs.
• Support budgeting, forecasting, and capital planning processes.

Financial Governance and Reporting

• Prepare executive-level financial reports, analyses, and
  presentations.
• Maintain financial governance procedures, reporting standards, and supporting documentation.
• Present
  financial recommendations to project leadership and executive stakeholders.
• Support board, executive, and governance reporting
  requirements and monitor compliance with financial approvals.

Financial Risk Management

• Identify and assess
  financial risks associated with project delivery, operations, and market conditions.
• Develop mitigation strategies and monitor key
  assumptions throughout the project lifecycle.
• Support project-wide risk management efforts and governance processes.

Collaboration

• Partner with Development, Project Controls, and Cost Management to evaluate forecasts, alternatives, and
  major project decisions.
• Coordinate with Development Accounting to reconcile forecasts with actual expenditures and accounting
  records.
• Support Construction and Procurement on financial evaluation of commitments and execution decisions.
• Provide
  financial analysis and recommendations to executive leadership.

This job description includes a general representation of job
requirements rather than a comprehensive inventory of all required responsibilities or work activities. The contents of this document or
related job requirements may change at any time with or without notice.

Qualifications

Knowledge, Skills, and
Abilities

• Advanced financial modeling, forecasting, and analytical skills.
• Strong executive communication and
  presentation skills.
• Knowledge of project finance, capital planning, and development economics.
• Ability to evaluate
  financial implications of business decisions and align recommendations to project objectives.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Real Estate, Economics, Business Administration, or a related field.

Experience

• 8+ years of experience in real estate finance, development finance, corporate finance, project finance,
  investment analysis, or related disciplines.
• Demonstrated expertise in financial modeling, pro forma development, capital planning,
  funding strategies, cash flow forecasting, and financial analysis.
• Experience evaluating debt financing, bond financing, incentives,
  grants, tax credits, and other capital sources.
• Experience supporting large-scale commercial, institutional, mixed-use, hospitality,
  higher education, corporate headquarters, or comparable complex developments.

Experience in lieu of education

Equivalent relevant experience performing the essential functions of this job may substitute for education degree requirements.
Generally, equivalent relevant experience is defined as 1 year of experience for 1 year of education and is at the discretion of the hiring
manager.

Travel

This position requires occasional travel of up to 20%, including required attendance at designated
company summits (typically one to two per year). Additional travel may include conferences, visits to company locations, and other
business-related events as needed. Additional travel may be assigned as needed to support business requirements.

Position &
Application Details

Full-Time Regular Positions (classified as regular and working 40 standard weekly hours): This is a full-time,
regular position (classified for 40 standard weekly hours) that is eligible for bonuses; medical, dental, vision, telehealth and mental
healthcare; health savings account and flexible spending account; basic and voluntary life insurance; disability coverage; accident,
critical illness and hospital indemnity supplemental coverages; legal and identity theft coverage; retirement savings plan; wellbeing
program; discounted WGU tuition; and flexible paid time off for rest and relaxation with no need for accrual, flexible paid sick time with
no need for accrual, 11 paid holidays, and other paid leaves, including up to 12 weeks of parental leave.

How to Apply: If interested, an
application will need to be submitted online. Internal WGU employees will need to apply through the internal job board in Workday.

Additional Information

Disclaimer: The job posting highlights the most critical responsibilities and requirements of the
job. It’s not all-inclusive.

Accommodations: Applicants with disabilities who require assistance or accommodation during the
application or interview process should contact our Talent Acquisition team at recruiting@wgu.edu.

Equal Employment Opportunity: All qualified applicants will receive
consideration for employment without regard to any protected characteristic as required by law.

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