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Financial Planning and Analysis Manager

Remote / Online - Candidates ideally in
Chicago Heights, Cook County, Illinois, 60411, USA
Listing for: Equity Residential
Remote/Work from Home position
Listed on 2026-01-30
Job specializations:
  • Business
    Data Analyst
Job Description & How to Apply Below

Step into a high-impact role at the center of strategic decision-making. As Manager, Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A), you’ll blend deep technical expertise in financial analysis, modeling, and reporting with strong leadership in project management and process improvement. You’ll oversee critical recurring reporting, support enterprise-wide planning initiatives, develop analytical tools that elevate decision-making, and ensure the accuracy, transparency, and integrity of financial data.

As a trusted partner to cross-functional teams, you’ll play a key role in guiding the business toward sustainable growth and operational excellence.

Please note: Our current onsite work schedule requires attendance from Monday through Thursday each week, with remote work permitted on Fridays.

WHO YOU ARE:
  • Analytical. You are comfortable building models, analyzing data, forecasting, interpreting financial statements, and evaluating trends. Without a doubt, you’ve got strong quantitative skills.
  • Knowledgeable. Interest rates, debt products, and fixed income concepts are comfortable topics for you to discuss and your solid understanding of capital structure optimization and rating agency methodologies are other tools you’re comfortable engaging in.
  • Strong Communicator. Your writing and speaking skills are clear and effective, demonstrating your ability to be articulate and understood.
  • Organized and Accountable. You are flexible and able to juggle the needs of changing priorities of the business.
  • Efficient and Effective. You handle pressure well and do so with confidence. And when a tight deadline comes up, you organize the tasks to be completed—including quality checks— and focus on how to re-prioritize your other tasks to meet the timeframe.
  • A Team Player. You are known for serving as a resource and trusted business partner for internal groups. Participating in cross-functional projects is the type of work you love.
  • Technologically Savvy. You’ve got a deep knowledge of Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint, plus at least a basic knowledge of SQL.
  • Passionate. Motivated. Eager to Learn. You ask smart questions, challenge the status quo, and regularly seek to understand. You invest extra energy to reach your goals. And when a special project arises, you volunteer.
WHAT YOU’LL DO:

Analytics & Reporting.
  • Assists in the preparation, review, and delivery of cyclical financial reports (monthly, quarterly, annual), ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and consistency across business units.
  • Collaborates with business partners in the budgeting and forecasting process, gather inputs, validate assumptions, and synthesize financial results into actionable insights.
  • Develop and refine financial models and dashboards that support strategic initiatives, scenario planning, and executive decision-making.
  • Provide proactive financial analysis and commentary on key performance indicators (KPIs), trends, and variances to support leadership discussions.
  • Support financial reporting related to transactions, including acquisitions, dispositions, and strategic investments.
  • Administer Position Management and Human Capital Management (HCM) reporting, maintaining alignment with workforce planning efforts.
Testing & Quality Assurance
  • Conduct user acceptance testing (UAT) for new reporting tools, dashboards, and data integrations.
  • Apply medium-to-advanced SQL skills to validate data sources, troubleshoot discrepancies, and optimize performance of financial queries and data pipelines.
  • Partner with IT, Data Governance, and Accounting teams to ensure systems and tools align with FP&A needs and adhere to data quality standards.
Project Management
  • Familiarity with project management tools (such as Smartsheet, Clickup, etc) to track project timelines, deliverables, and dependencies to ensure successful execution
  • Prepare and maintain project documentation such as project charter, project plan, business requirements, communication plans, implementation schedules and close out documentation are well organized and easy to follow.
  • Foster strong relationships with project stakeholders to ensure clear communication, alignment of expectations, and resolution of any issues or conflicts…
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