Commercial Real Estate FP&A Consultant (Lease Planning & Forecasting)

Company: The Intersect Group
Location: Irvine
Posted on: November 26, 2025

Job Description:

Job Description Location: On-site in Irvine, CA (5 days/week) Type: Contract, 3–6 months (possibility of extension) Start: ASAP A multi-billion real estate owner-operator is engaging a seasoned FP&A consultant to stabilize and elevate leasing revenue forecasting, planning, and reporting ahead of two incoming full-time hires. You’ll lead process improvements and system optimization across MRI, Argus, and Salesforce to create a scalable, well-documented planning engine for the office portfolio. What You’ll Do System Optimization (MRI, Argus, Salesforce): Diagnose manual workarounds, streamline reconciliations, and integrate data flows (e.g., MRI rent rolls ? Argus planning ? Salesforce leasing data). Align occupancy/lease activity with financial planning; limited touchpoints with SAP for financials. Leasing Planning & Forecasting: Upgrade quarterly forecasts and annual budgets; build durable, auditable rent roll models and documentation. Reduce single-point-of-failure risk by distributing ownership and standardizing workflows. Enhanced Reporting & Insights: Refine Excel-based leasing and revenue reports so asset leaders can read beyond raw stats—support storytelling with clear visuals, variance analysis, and driver-based insights. Change Enablement: Create clean file structures, backup documentation for assumptions, and pragmatic SOPs so the future team can scale confidently. What You’ll Bring Senior-level FP&A leadership in commercial real estate with deep lease knowledge (clauses, options, step-ups, free rent, TI/LC, expirations, and occupancy dynamics). Hands-on expertise with MRI, Argus, and Salesforce, plus advanced Excel for large datasets (index/match/xlookup, pivots, model hygiene). Proven record of process improvement: mapping workflows, eliminating manual transfers, improving controls, and documenting assumptions. Strong communication and an independent, proactive working style; comfortable advising executives and translating complex details into clear recommendations. Nice to Have Familiarity with SAP for financials (limited role in this project). Experience building driver-based models, scenario analysis, and executive dashboards. Prior work standing up planning processes during team transitions or rapid growth. Why This Project Immediate, high-impact mandate to upgrade lease-driven forecasting and reporting for a sizable office portfolio. Green-light to fix what’s broken—not just operate it: simplify, document, and future-proof core processes for incoming hires. Work shoulder-to-shoulder with senior leadership in a high-visibility engagement.

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