Manager, Sr. Finance - Real Estate & Strategy

This position senior-level financial, analytical, and strategic support to the Real Estate and Retail Strategy organization. It is a key partner to the Real Estate Committee and business leadership, delivering financial modeling, deal analysis, and portfolio-level insight that shapes retail location decisions, lease economics and capital allocations across the store portfolio. 

The role owns the financial proforma process for real estate transactions and serves as a trusted advisor translating complex real estate and financial data into clear, decision-ready recommendations. The role will also support financial planning, forecasting and incorporating real estate costs into broader business unit financials.

• →Real Estate Financial Proformas & Deal Analysis
  • →Own and maintain the financial proforma model used to evaluate new store openings, renewals, relocations, and closures across the ODP real estate portfolio
  • →Conduct lease valuations to support recommendations
  • →Partner with Real Estate, Legal and Store Operations to ensure proforma assumptions reflect current market, occupancy cost and site level performance
• →Capital Budgeting and Tracking
  • →Manage capital budgeting process for real estate projects including forecasting, spend tracking, and variance analysis
  • →Maintain reporting to track project level ROI
• →Process Improvement and Automation
  • →Identify opportunities to improve efficiency, streamline workflows, and automate recurring financial processes and reporting
  • →Build and enhance financial models and tools that support process improvements, reporting efficiency, and decision-making
  • →Leverage financial systems, advanced Excel tools, and emerging technologies (including AI-based tools) to improve accuracy, reduce manual effort and enhance productivity
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  Analytical Agility and Business Partnership

  • →Work effectively with large, complex data sets to ensure accuracy, identify issues and support reliable financial outputs
  • →Prepare analyses and reporting that help business partners understand performance trends and the financial implications of key decisions
  • →Communicate clearly and collaborate effectively with cross-functional business partners to support financial processes and operational decision-making

   

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in Finance or Business Management
• 7 years experience in Budgeting, forecasting, and long range planning
• P&L management and variance analysis
• Capital planning and project evaluation (ROI, IRR, NPV, payback)
• Portfolio optimization and footprint rationalization
• Building business cases and presenting recommendations to leadership
• Leading or supporting cross functional strategic projects
• Ability to achieve accurate results under time pressures and manage multiple priorities effectively
• Advanced Excel and financial modeling skills, with the ability to work accurately with large, complex data sets
• Experience with Oracle Smartview and other financial reporting platforms
• Strong analytical skills, including the ability to identify trends, interpret results, and support business decision-making
• Experience supporting process improvement and automation initiatives, including some familiarity with AI-enabled tools

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