Sr. Director - Financial Planning- Corporate G&A and Compensation

Company Description

Who We Are

AIR Communities is one of the country's largest owners and operators of multifamily housing, managing high-quality communities across the country! At AIR, we value integrity, respect, collaboration, customer focus, and performance. These values are brought to life by our teammates, who are ultimately responsible for our success. When you join our team, you'll work alongside the most dedicated professionals in the industry and open the door to unlimited career opportunities.

We seek motivated professionals who excel in customer service and thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative environment. If you're inclined towards more challenging tasks and aspire to exceed expectations, our environment may align better with your ambitions, join us!

Job Description

We are hiring a Director of FP&A, Corporate G&A & Compensation to join our Finance team in Denver, CO. This role is responsible for leading the monthly, quarterly and annual corporate G&A financial process, including review, variance analysis, and driving meaningful process improvements. A key focus will be compensation planning and modeling across both corporate and property management functions.

This position will also own the annual budget and reforecast processes, inclusive of compensation and administrative expenses across all departments. The role requires deep expertise in financial modeling, strong executive communication skills, and the ability to effectively partner with internal leaders and Blackstone.

The ideal candidate is a dynamic leader with a proven ability to design and execute scalable, efficient processes that consistently deliver decision-ready insights.

What You Will Do: 

The Director will lead enterprise-level financial planning and analysis for Corporate G&A and compensation, delivering clear, decision-ready insights on performance across monthly, quarterly, and annual cycles. This role will own the G&A review process, including variance analysis, forecasting, and identification of key risks and opportunities, while driving compensation planning and modeling across corporate and property management functions.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead a cross-functional team through the preparation and review of the Corporate G&A budget, including a reforecast on a rolling and semi-annual basis; communicate deviations from budget and reforecast to senior leadership and Blackstone with clear, actionable plans.
• Track and report of integration savings, as well as assist in identifying savings opportunities.
• Own end-to-end compensation planning and modeling across corporate and property management functions, ensuring alignment with business strategy and financial objectives
• Responsible for enterprise-level reporting and analytics, ensuring monthly, quarterly and annual deliverables are accurate, consistent, and strategically aligned for executive leadership and key stakeholders. Establishing new process post-integration will be necessary.
• Provide property and fund level reporting and analysis for budget, reforecast and actual results.
• Act as a trusted advisor to senior leadership, proactively influencing enterprise strategy and performance outcomes.
• Partner with HR, Finance Systems, and IT to enhance and optimize FP&A and compensation planning tools and systems, driving automation, data integrity, and reporting efficiency.
• Continuously evaluate and improve processes, enhancing scalability through standardization, documentation, cross-training, and team development.

Keys to Success:

• Energized and Resilient: Optimistic with a positive attitude; resilient under pressure.
• Detail Oriented: Consistently accurate and vigilant about details, always spotting potential errors.
• Nimble Problem Solver: Proactive in identifying challenges, always offering recommendations, and solutions.
• Team Focused: Elevates the team, guiding, developing, and mentoring members for success.
• Champion of Change and Innovation: Adaptable to change, champions innovative ideas, and always seeks to improve.

Qualifications

What You Will Bring: 

• 10+ years of progressive experience, including at least 5 years in compensation planning
• Modeling complex compensation structures preferred
• Private equity experience preferred
• Proven success building and leading high-performing FP&A teams
• Ability to handle highly sensitive data with discretion and confidentiality
• Strong executive presence with the ability to communicate complex, data-driven i