Corporate Real Estate Finance Director
Wells Fargo
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Charlotte • North Carolina • United States
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Salary
💰 $215,000 - $355,000 per year
Job Level
About the role
- Leads the Corporate Real Estate Finance function, driving the transformation of integrated financial reporting, forecasting, budgeting, and occupancy allocation across the Real Estate portfolio
- Partners closely with Corporate Real Estate, Technology, Corporate Finance, and Lines of Business Finance teams to deliver forward-looking, driver-based financial insights that enable informed, strategic decision-making
- Modernizes processes and tools to support agile forecasting, long-term capital and expense planning, and multi-year scenario analysis
- Translates complex financial and operational data into clear executive insights, directly influencing real estate strategy and enterprise-wide financial outcomes
- Leads and develops a high-performing team delivering complex real estate financial advisory services across the company
- Defines and implements requirements for integrated financial reporting, forecasting, budgeting, and occupancy allocation for the Real Estate portfolio
- Leads the development of new processes and tools to support monthly forecast updates, variance analysis, and annual budget planning
- Establishes scalable, efficient approaches to long-term capital and expense planning, including multi-year scenario and sensitivity analysis
- Models balance sheet and income statement impacts of fixed asset depreciation, lease terms, and long-term portfolio decisions
- Streamlines and automates real estate financial reporting and analysis to reduce cycle time, strengthen controls, and improve data quality
- Synthesizes complex financial, operational, and economic data into concise insights and executive-level presentations
- Partners with senior leaders and executives to influence real estate strategy, investment decisions, and enterprise outcomes
- Manages people and financial resources to ensure commitments are met and aligned with Finance strategy
- Fosters a culture of talent development, accountability, and continuous improvement
Requirements
- 8+ years of Finance experience or equivalent experience demonstrated through work experience, training, military experience, or education
- 4+ years of management or leadership experience
- 7+ years of hands-on experience in Corporate Real Estate Finance
- 7+ years of experience in lease accounting and real estate financial modeling, including conversion from cash to P&L basis, long-term forecasting, and cash flow modeling tied to key assumptions and drivers
- Deep understanding of real estate construction, property management, and lease administration processes, including specialized accounting treatments such as rent smoothing and depreciation
- Proven experience modeling balance sheet, income statement, and cash flow impacts of capitalized assets over their depreciable life, in accordance with accounting standards
- Demonstrated ability to build assumption-based, multi-scenario analyses and clearly communicate financial implications to executive leadership
- Strong collaborator and communicator with the ability to define requirements, gain executive buy-in, and lead cross-functional teams to deliver results
- Expert problem solver with a track record of driving outcomes under tight timelines, navigating ambiguity, and creating clarity and accountability across teams
- Prior experience leading large-scale finance or real estate transformation initiatives
- Experience consulting, influencing, and partnering with senior business leaders on high-impact strategic decisions
Benefits
- Health benefits
- 401(k) Plan
- Paid time off
- Disability benefits
- Life insurance, critical illness insurance, and accident insurance
- Parental leave
- Critical caregiving leave
- Discounts and savings
- Commuter benefits
- Tuition reimbursement
- Scholarships for dependent children
- Adoption reimbursement
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
financial reportingforecastingbudgetingoccupancy allocationreal estate financial modelinglease accountingcash flow modelingmulti-scenario analysisbalance sheet modelingincome statement modeling
Soft Skills
leadershipcollaborationcommunicationproblem solvinginfluencingstrategic decision-makingteam developmentaccountabilitycontinuous improvementexecutive presentation