Ventas is a leading S&P 500 company enabling exceptional environments that benefit a large and growing aging population. With an enterprise value exceeding $50 billion and a portfolio of more than 1,400 properties across North America and the United Kingdom, Ventas is a preeminent participant in the longevity economy. Its largest business is private-pay senior housing, which includes over 850 communities providing valuable care and services to more than 90,000 residents. The Ventas portfolio also includes outpatient medical buildings, research centers and healthcare facilities that attract strong institutional demand from the largest health systems, biomedical companies and universities and other research institutions in the world. Backed by strong financial performance and a collaborative culture, Ventas has the capital, capabilities and relationships to deliver superior value. The experienced Ventas team shares a commitment to each other and to the Company’s mission of helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives.
About the Role
The Manager, Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A), reporting to the VP, FP&A, is responsible for understanding the objectives and strategic initiatives of the Outpatient Medical and Research platforms and delivering actionable insights grounded in actual results and forecasting models. This individual takes a forward-looking approach to developing sophisticated analytics that drive NOI across a growing and complex enterprise.
Key Responsibilities
- Supporting business decision making and performance through financial and operational insights, converting quantitative data into strategic insight.
- Leading budgeting, forecasting, and multi-year planning processes.
- Advising senior leadership through robust variance analytics, executive-level storytelling, and strategic performance insights.
- Lead the preparation of accurate and timely financial statements and external reporting, ensuring compliance with regulatory, accounting, and company standards.
- Enhancing financial systems, processes, and data governance.
- Driving cross-functional collaboration across Outpatient Medical, Research, Accounting, IT and other operational teams.
- Identifying and implementing improvements to analytics, planning tools, and automation initiatives.
- Maintaining strong controls to ensure data integrity and accuracy.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, Accounting, or related field required.
- 6+ years of experience in finance or accounting, ideally within real estate or with exposure to financial planning, forecasting, or analytics.
- Must be located in the Chicago, IL surrounding area or willing to relocate for the duration of employment.
- Willingness to adapt and thrive in a blended work environment with 3-days in office, seamlessly transitioning between remote work and in-office operations.
- High proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint is required; experience with Power BI, Yardi, ARGUS, or similar analytics tools is a plus.
- Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate across departments and leadership levels.
- Highly motivated, intellectually curious, proactive, and solutions-oriented.
- Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without need for employer sponsorship now or in the future
The estimated base salary range for this position is $120,000 – $170,000 per year. This range reflects a good-faith estimate of the base salary Ventas reasonably expects to pay at the time of posting. Actual base pay will be determined based on work location, skills, qualifications, relevant experience, and business needs.
In addition to base salary, this role is eligible for discretionary incentive compensation and a comprehensive benefits package, which includes medical, dental, vision, retirement savings, paid time off, and other wellness benefits under applicable plan terms.
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Ventas, Inc. offers a competitive compensation and benefits package to the successful candidate.
Ventas, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Ventas, Inc. does not accept unsolicited resumes from staffing agencies, search firms or any third parties.
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What We Do
For more than two decades, Ventas, Inc., an S&P 500 company and one of the world’s foremost Real Estate Investment Trusts (REIT), has operated as the premier capital provider to leading senior living, healthcare operators and research institutions. With more than $36 billion of investments under our belt, we own communities where patients and their families receive health and healing; where world class researchers discover treatments for disease; and where seniors live with dignity.
Thanks to our financial strength and liquidity, our stock and robust dividend provides secure retirement savings and income to pensioners, firefighters, teachers and individuals around the world.
We take our ESG (Environment, Social & Governance) commitments seriously. We’ve set meaningful ESG goals aligned to three pillars – People, Performance, Planet - emphasizing strong corporate governance; encouraging community engagement through social and financial support to communities where we live and work; and minimizing our environmental impact by protecting the planet while lowering operating costs and improving portfolio efficiency.
We're honored to receive many external recognitions for our efforts: Ventas was named to the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index for the first time in 2019 and received Nareit’s 2019 Health Care Leader in the Light award for the fourth time. We were the first REIT to sign the CEO Action for Diversity & Inclusion and are a “Winning Company” on the 2020 Women on Boards Gender Diversity Index recognizing our 30% female Board. Our CEO, Debra A. Cafaro, is a leader widely-acclaimed for her strategic vision, and is ranked #29 in Harvard Business Review’s CEO 100, one of only 14 global CEOs named to HBR’s list consistently since 2014.
Our team is what truly differentiates us – our winning competitive edge is due to a rare combination of drive and skill and a commitment to excellence that fuels everything we do.
