Associate, FP&A

At April Housing, we’re building a team of bold, mission-driven professionals who are motivated by meaningful work and energized by collaboration. Our work supports a clear purpose of expanding access to high-quality housing, and each role plays an important part in advancing that mission.

 

You’ll collaborate shoulder‑to‑shoulder with some of the most talented experts in the industry, gaining hands-on exposure that helps you grow your skills and broaden your perspective from the day one. Our environment is dynamic, fast paced and evolving, designed to support curious, ambitious people as they take on new challenges and develop capabilities that translate throughout their careers.

 

April Housing is a leading owner and operator of high‑quality affordable housing across the United States. Founded in 2022 and headquartered in Los Angeles, we are a portfolio company of Blackstone Real Estate, supporting the affordable housing and LIHTC (Low-Income Housing Tax Credit) portfolio. Our mission is clear: preserve critical affordable housing stock while delivering exceptional management and high‑quality homes to the communities we serve. We are committed to being a fair, transparent, and responsible owner.

 

Backed by Blackstone Real Estate enabling us to invest in the creation and preservation of affordable housing for the long run. We are making a bold commitment to preserving affordable housing across the country. April Housing is dedicated to ensuring our assets aligned with high standards of excellence, including ongoing property improvements and elevated resident services.

 

We’re looking for individuals who share our commitment to excellence and believe in the impact that thoughtful, well-executed work can have on communities. If you’re driven by purpose, value collaboration, and are excited to grow while contributing to something meaningful, April Housing offers a place to build experience, expand your impact, and do work that matters.

The Associate will play a vital role in the Financial Planning & Analysis team by guiding Analysts and performing various analytical duties associated with operating a large portfolio of affordable housing properties. The duties revolve around analyzing operational and financial data to support asset managers in improving performance as well as performing the duties described below for the benefit of various stakeholders including various April Housing departments, executive leadership and Blackstone.

 

What you will do:

• Gather, analyze, and interpret financial and operational data to provide critical insights on trends and variances and identify opportunities to improve performance.

• Complete “deep-dive” property assessment reports for at-risk assets not meeting budget and/or operational expectations.

• Prepare monthly, quarterly, and ad hoc financial reports for executive leadership and Blackstone, including presenting financial data and analysis clearly and concisely.

• Execute April’s annual budgeting and forecasting process, including coordinating with asset managers, department heads, operators, and other key stakeholders to gather relevant data and assumptions.

• Assist in preparing the quarterly board book: coordinate and work across departments on high profile deliverable presented to Blackstone senior real estate leadership team at the quarterly board meeting.

• Develop and maintain complex corporate-level financial models to provide multi-year visibility into financial performance.

• Work collaboratively across departments and with external partners to support business objectives.

• Work with IT and other stakeholders to automate manual reporting, work on software implementation, and create interactive business intelligence tools and dashboards.

• Utilize third-party data to monitor and analyze market and industry trends. Data sources will include a range of different products (Yardi Matrix, Green Street, Bureau of Labor Statistics, etc.).

• Perform special ad hoc projects on a frequent basis.

• Support development of analysts through mentorship and training.

 

What you should have:

 

• Bachelor’s degree in business, finance, or accounting.

• A minimum of three (3) to six (6) years’ work experience in FP&A and/or financial reporting within a commercial real estate firm.

• A strong work ethic, the strength to thrive in a dynamic and demanding work environment, and an ability to meet critical deadlines.

• Intelligence with a keen focus on details (e.g. ability to review team members’ work to ensure accuracy and consistency).

• Excellence with Excel and PowerPoint: efficient database sourcing, utilization of standard Excel functions (sumif/s, sumproduct, index/match, indirect, pivot tables, data tables, filters, and keyboard shortcuts) to aggregate and summarize data, creation of graphs in proper context of data presented, use of best practices for insuring data integrity, design of executive/board level presentation quality outputs. Experience with Yardi and/or data analytics is a plus.

• Excellent oral and written communication skills since interaction with personnel at all levels will be required.

• Communicates Effectively: Listens effectively and confirms understanding when needed.  Cooperates effectively with teammates(intact team and cross-functionally) and provides and takes feedback with ease

• Drives Results: Works hard to ensure understanding of all critical performance targets.  Lines up personal and team performance to deliver results.  Accepts feedback and pivots activities and behaviors when needed to improve results.

• Plans and Aligns: Understands plans communicated and asks for clarity when needed.  Provides input when plans require front-line input. Makes an effort to ensure teammates are aligned on daily and weekly actions supporting the plan.

• Manages Ambiguity: Carefully listens to the need for change or the need to wait for instruction in times of change.  Keeps moving daily and weekly tasks forward while waiting for any pivots to workstream.

• Develops Talent/Professional Development: Works with leadership to execute individual development plans for self and others.  Make time to become the best in their current role and to learn aspects of future potential roles.

• Resilient: Stays abreast of results individually and for the team and reacts with persistence, especially when results are less than planned.  Keeps a positive attitude and entertains and develops ideas to enhance results. 

Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, the California Fair Chance Act and any other applicable city, county, or local ordinances. Good cause exists for a criminal background check because one of the material duties of this position requires access to sensitive financial information and confidential and proprietary information and accordingly requires the candidate to possess a high level of integrity and discretion. The Company faces a significant risk to its business operations or business reputation if a criminal history check is not performed. A criminal history that has a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with these material duties may potentially result in the withdrawal of a conditional offer of employment.

Base Compensation Range:

$130,000.00 To $150,000.00 Annually. This represents the presently-anticipated low and high end of the Company’s base compensation range for this position. Actual base compensation range may vary based on various factors, including but not limited to location and experience.

Total Direct Compensation:  This job is also eligible for discretionary bonus and incentive compensation on an annual basis.

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EEO Statement

April Housing is an equal opportunity employer. In accordance with applicable law, we prohibit discrimination against any applicant, employee, or other covered person based on any legally recognized basis, including, but not limited to: veteran status, uniformed servicemember status, race, color, caste, immigration status, religion, religious creed (including religious dress and grooming practices), sex, gender, gender expression, gender identity, marital status, sexual orientation, pregnancy (including childbirth, lactation or related medical conditions), age, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, physical or mental disability, genetic information (including testing and characteristics), protected leave status, domestic violence victim status, or any other consideration protected by federal, state or local law. We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations, if you need an accommodation to complete the application process, please email talent@revantage.com