At Lifestyle Communities (LC), we take deliberate action every day to nurture a culture grounded in our purpose — to Build a Connection™. Whether you’re behind the bar, in the kitchen, or on the floor, your work helps create spaces where people come together, connect, and belong.
We are guided by our core values — Performance, Quality, Communication, Teamwork, and Leadership — and fueled by our commitment to excellence. At LC, you’ll find your “why,” your place to belong, and the opportunity to make a lasting impact.
We count on accounting and finance to deliver far more than just the numbers. Lifestyle Communities’ (LC) Finance team helps us realize our goals and achieve our ambitions by identifying and capitalizing on opportunities to drive value. You’ll join the Business Finance team, which partners with each LC business to plan, forecast and protect returns. Development Finance sits at the center of LC’s growth: a pipeline of large, multi-phase multifamily communities.
As the AVP, Development Finance, you are the owner’s financial voice on every LC Development Services project, from pursuit through stabilization. You bring developer discipline: you have worked where returns and promote depended on delivering on budget, on schedule and on rent, and you know how to spot a project drifting from its proforma before it shows up in a draw or an investor report.
You will own the monthly performance view of each project — estimated cost to complete, delivery schedule, asking versus achieved rents, and the path to stabilization — and translate it into its impact on return on cost, IRR and promote. You will partner closely with development, construction, accounting, capital markets and asset management, and provide management a clear, concise view of where each project stands and what should be done about it.
In addition to monitoring active projects, you will independently assess and challenge the Development team’s underwriting of new land and multifamily pursuits, build the financial plan for the pipeline, and develop a development finance team that uses modern tools, including automation and AI, to spend less time producing reports and more time influencing decisions.
Project Performance and Returns
Budget, Cost to Complete and Draws
Schedule, Phasing and Lease-Up
Pipeline, Capital and Reporting
Leadership and Controls
Reports to the Vice President, FP&A (to the Chief Financial Officer until that role is filled). Directly manages the Project Accounting Manager, with responsibility to build out a Columbus-based development finance team. The ability to achieve results by working with others within the organization, regardless of the reporting relationship, is a critical success factor.
The physical demands and work environment described herein are representative of the criteria that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made for individuals with disabilities to perform these functions in accordance with applicable law.
Physical Demands: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to primarily sit; stand; walk; handle or feel objects, reach with hands and arms; talk and hear. Occasional climbing, balancing, stooping, crouching, and crawling; specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, and the ability to focus.
Work Environment: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is exposed to an office environment with regular exposure to project sites.
Location and Travel: Position will be based in Columbus, Ohio (on-site) with periodic travel to project sites in local and out of state markets including but not limited to Tennessee, South Carolina, North Carolina, Texas, Denver, and Florida.
The above information in this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.
Lifestyle Communities (LC) is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Our story begins with a vision to create a world where communities become the catalyst for connection. We’re not just another developer, real estate company, restaurant or corner gym. We’re a brand dedicated to helping people connect.
When we started the company in 1996, we saw an industry built on product, not people. We introduced a new way of building communities. Not just a place to live, but a place to call home. Then, we realized we could do more. Our vision extends to other shared spaces — where you gather to eat, where you maintain a healthy lifestyle, and where you find your next place to call home. With meaningful connections at the core of our common purpose, we’re able to create a sense of place and belonging within our communities.
Our Values: Our values serve as our compass. They're more than words on paper or a cheeky analogy. They keep us grounded. They keep us focused on what matters. Our values cross departments, roles, and brands; they are the beliefs and ideals that guide our behaviors and actions.
Performance: We collectively celebrate wins, support taking risks, and take personal accountability when we make mistakes.
Quality: We create value by understanding our customers needs and consistently delivering what we promise.
Communication: We want you to be you. Express yourself, be vulnerable, and connect with others. Take action to ensure everyone is in the know.
Teamwork: We act as one team, extending trust and respect to each other in pursuit of our collective goals.
Leadership: At LC, leadership is a choice, not a designation. We want leaders who set the pace through their expectations and example, and who provide inspiration, empathy, and confidence to all.
Please visit our career page at www.lifestylecommunities.com/careers to learn more about our career opportunities.
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