Adventurous Journeys LLC - Director, Finance bei Adventurous Journeys LLC

Department: Finance

Reports to: SVP, Finance

Location: Chicago, IL

This role will be performed onsite in the Chicago office.

Adventurous Journeys Capital Partners (“AJCP”) is seeking a Director, Finance to support the firm’s growth by assisting with the finance function, which broadly encompasses financial planning and analysis and data analytics in a cross-functional setting.

ABOUT AJ Capital Partners

Adventurous Journeys ("AJ") Capital Partners is a vertically integrated real estate investment manager founded in 2008. The firm repositions real estate to build timeless, scalable businesses and brand platforms. We deliver returns on transformative real estate by applying placemaking, inspired design, and hospitality principles to spaces overlooked or undervalued by traditional investment firms. The firm’s current portfolio includes $5.9 billion of assets across 100+ properties and 50+ geographic markets. With a mission to humanize hospitality through handcrafted projects made by people for people, AJ delivers spaces that evoke emotional connections and become backdrops for enriching life experiences. Our headquarters are in Nashville, with offices in Chicago, London, Miami, and New Orleans. For more information on AJCP, please visit www.ajcpt.com. 

ABOUT THE ROLE

The Director, Finance will be responsible for supporting the firm’s finance function. The finance team is focused on managing the financial resources of the firm, along with the funds and related entities that it sponsors. The Director, Finance is a key contributor for the firm’s valuation process in which its sponsored funds are marked to fair value each quarter and is responsible for spearheading deliverables provided to third-party accounting firms in conducting annual audits. The Director, Finance will help lead reporting and analytics for investment management companies and help drive corporate-level financial transactions and other ad-hoc assignments. The Director, Finance will help advance AJ’s artificial intelligence (AI), data transformation, and business intelligence initiatives.

The Director, Finance will liaise with internal staff, executive leadership, external service providers, and counterparties in a fast-paced, time-sensitive environment, while being flexible, proactive, resourceful, efficient, and conducting oneself with utmost professionalism.

WHAT YOU WILL DO

• Execute and manage the quarterly valuation process for assigned funds, in collaboration with colleagues from Accounting, Investments, Asset Management, and Capital Markets.
• Execute and manage deliverables required for year-end financial reporting process, namely audit deliverables.
• Support the financial reporting process, including the preparation of quarterly and annual investor deliverables.
• Coordinate and drive analyses for investment management company financial activities and generate reporting deliverables for executive management and external parties.
• Help drive advancements in AJ’s artificial intelligence (AI), data transformation, and business intelligence initiatives. 
• Assist with various ad-hoc requests and other duties as assigned.

WHO YOU ARE

AJCP is seeking a highly motivated individual who thrives in working in a fast-paced, but disciplined, entrepreneurial environment. The ideal candidate must enjoy taking ownership to implement, manage, and improve processes to drive efficiency. This role also requires the following capabilities: 

• Ability to manage competing priorities in balancing both the strategic and tactical components of AJ’s finance function.
• Strong business and financial acumen, analytical skills, attention to detail, decision-making skills, and adherence of confidentiality.
• Resourceful approach to solving complex, multifaceted challenges.
• Ability to communicate professionally and effectively with internal and external stakeholders. 
• Positive attitude with a proactive mentality.

YOUR QUALIFICATIONS

Required

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Real Estate, Accounting, or related discipline.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong project management skills.
• High attention to detail.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook.

Preferred 

• 7+ years of finance, valuations, and analytics experience.
• Experience at a real estate investment management firm or private equity firm.

Equal Employment Opportunity: 

AJCP is an equal employment opportunity employer and complies with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination based on race, color, creed, religion, sex, age, national origin or ancestry, physical, medical or mental disability or condition (including, without limitation, HIV and AIDS), developmental disability, handicap, denial of family and medical care leave, denial of pregnancy leave, domestic partner status, status as a victim of sexual or domestic violence (or familial relationship to such victim), veteran status, marital status, sexual orientation, arrest records, citizenship status, criminal history that has been expunged, unfavorable discharge from the military, or any other basis protected by federal, state or local laws.

In compliance with local law, we are disclosing the compensations, or range thereof, for roles that will be performed in Illinois. Actual salaries may vary based on various factors including but not limited to location, experience, role and performance. The range listed is just one component of AJCP’s total compensation package for employees. Pay Range: $140,000-$180,000. Other rewards may include annual bonuses. In addition, we provide a variety of benefits to employees, including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, a retirement savings plan, paid holidays and paid time off.