Hybrid Corporate Real Estate Finance Director

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About the role

  • Leads Corporate Real Estate Finance at Wells Fargo, driving integrated financial reporting and strategic decision-making. Modernizing financial processes and managing a high-performing advisory team.

Responsibilities

  • 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

Job title

Corporate Real Estate Finance Director

Job type

Experience level

Lead

Salary

$215,000 - $355,000 per year

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

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