Financial Analyst – IBM Planning Analytics (TM1)

Overview

This position must believe in, practice, and initiate all Green Brick Partners values in set forth in an acronym we call HOME.  They must be Honest, Objective, Mature and Efficient in how he or she approaches their role at Green Brick.

Job Summary: Shift focus of department from reactive data pulls toward disciplined, repeatable reporting environment. Improve department leverage, reduce risk of errors, and enable holistic validation of model results before delivery of new tools to end-users. Reduce reliance on other departments and technical requirements for non-Finance users to engage with TM1.

Responsibilities

Primary Responsibilities (60–65%)

• Forecast Review & Model Validation: Perform first-pass review of forecast submissions and report outputs to ensure accuracy, completeness, and consistency. Identify discrepancies, validate assumptions, support testing activities, and escalate issues requiring management review.
• TM1 Report Development: Develop, maintain, and support TM1 and Excel-based reporting tools, workbooks, and templates used for reporting, analysis, auditing, and data entry.
• Other Reporting & Analytics: Prepare recurring and ad-hoc reporting for executive leadership, including earnings support materials, operational reports, lot analyses, and management-requested financial analysis via Microsoft Fabric and other tools.
• Process Improvement: Convert recurring ad-hoc requests into standardized reporting solutions, support adoption of self-service reporting, and assist in improving reporting efficiency and consistency for end-users.

Secondary Responsibilities (25–30%)

• Documentation & Process Management: Maintain documentation for reporting processes, model structures, user procedures, system limitations, and reporting controls.
• User Support & Training: Provide reporting support, troubleshoot issues, assist users with TM1 and Excel-based tools, and support training efforts for end-users.
• Change Management & Development Support: Assist with requirements gathering, validation of reports vs. expected results, and adherence to change management policies and procedures.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Management Information Systems, Business Analytics, or related field required. MBA or Master’s Degree a plus.
• CPA, CMA, or other relevant professional certification preferred
• 1-3 years of experience in finance, accounting, FP&A, financial systems, reporting, analytics, or related disciplines.
• Advanced Excel skills required
• Experience with TM1, IBM Planning Analytics, Power BI, SQL, Python, or related reporting tools a plus.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and organizational skills with exceptional attention to detail.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to work effectively across technical and non-technical teams.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities, meet deadlines, and perform effectively in a fast-paced environment.
• Self-motivated with strong professional judgment and discretion in handling confidential information.
• Homebuilding, real estate, land development, public company reporting, or corporate FP&A experience preferred.

Supervision of Others: None

Authority/Budget/Decision Making/Discretion and Independent Judgment Ability:

Physical Requirements: Ability to stand and walk for 4 hours straight or up to a full 8-hour day; sit for extended periods; kneel and bend at the waist; walk up and down stairs; walk on unlevel terrain; use hands to finger, handle or feel; reach with hands and arms; talk and hear.  Ability to lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.  Specific vision ability required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision and peripheral vision.

Location:  Plano Corporate Office

Nothing in this position description restricts management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.