Financial Analyst – IBM Planning Analytics (TM1)- Green Brick Partners

About the Role

This position must believe in, practice, and initiate all Green Brick Partners values set forth in the acronym HOME: Honest, Objective, Mature, and Efficient. The role focuses on shifting the department from reactive data pulls to a disciplined, repeatable reporting environment. Key goals include improving department leverage, reducing errors, enabling holistic validation of model results, and reducing reliance on other departments for non-Finance users to engage with TM1.

Responsibilities

• Forecast Review & Model Validation (60–65%): 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.
• Documentation & Process Management (25–30%): 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.

Requirements

• 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.

Skills

• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel.
• Experience with TM1, IBM Planning Analytics, Power BI, SQL, or Python.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Exceptional attention to detail and organizational skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication.
• Ability to work effectively in cross-functional teams.

Physical Requirements

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

Location: Plano Corporate Office