Business Management Analyst / Associate

If you are an internal applicant, please log into Workday and submit your application via the Jobs Hub. Please click here to apply internally. Join the Discovery family, where quality and service are at the heart of everything we do! This role will be located at one of Discovery Land Company’s locations: Maverick Golf & Ranch Club, set outside of Fort Worth, TX. Maverick Golf & Ranch Club is seeking a highly analytical, detail-oriented, and proactive Business Management Analyst / Associate to support the VP of Business Management across project execution, financial planning and analysis, sales operations, and stakeholder reporting. This individual will work across finance, development, sales, marketing, operations, and project management, providing analytical support and helping ensure that the project's financial and operational objectives are effectively executed. This is a hands-on, high-visibility role for someone early in their real estate, finance, or development career who wants direct exposure to the full lifecycle of a large-scale luxury residential and club development. The role reports directly to and will work in close daily partnership with the VP of Business Management, supporting their responsibilities across the project. The ideal candidate will have strong financial and analytical skills, exceptional attention to detail, excellent organizational abilities, and the ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, highly collaborative development environment. The position requires someone who can take ownership of projects, identify issues before they become problems, and communicate clearly with both senior leadership and cross-functional teams. Beyond the analytical work, this person must be comfortable operating in a member, investor, and partner-facing capacity — someone with the polish, judgment, and communication skills to represent the project well in those interactions and serve as a genuine ambassador for Maverick. Key Responsibilities Business Planning & Financial Analysis Support the preparation, maintenance, and ongoing refinement of the project's annual Business Plan and financial forecasts. Maintain and update project financial models, budgets, forecasts, and supporting schedules. Track actual performance against budget and forecast, identifying material variances and the underlying drivers. Prepare recurring financial and operating reports for project leadership, DLC management, investors, and other stakeholders. Analyze project economics, including revenue, costs, margins, capital expenditures, cash flow, and returns. Assist in evaluating the financial impact of proposed changes to development scope, timing, phasing, product mix, amenities, and other project initiatives. Maintain detailed project assumptions and supporting analyses to ensure consistency across financial models and reporting. Assist with ad hoc financial analysis and special projects as requested by the VP of Business Management or senior leadership. Development & Project Management Support the development team in tracking project budgets, schedules, milestones, contracts, and deliverables. Maintain detailed tracking of development expenditures relative to the approved Business Plan and identify potential budget issues. Assist in analyzing project costs and identifying opportunities to phase, defer, restructure, or otherwise optimize expenditures. Track project-level commitments and anticipated expenditures to help maintain an accurate view of future capital requirements. Assist with the preparation of development updates, project status reports, and materials for internal and external meetings. Coordinate information across development, finance, construction, design, and other project teams to ensure that project decisions are accurately reflected in budgets and forecasts. Identify potential risks, inconsistencies, or gaps in project information and proactively escalate issues to the VP of Business Management. Sales & Marketing Support the Sales and Marketing teams with financial and analytical analysis related to residential and membership sales. Assist in evaluating individual offers, incentives, pricing decisions, and other sales-related opportunities. Track sales activity, inventory, pricing, absorption, and other key performance indicators. Maintain sales reporting and provide analysis of trends, variances, and performance against Business Plan assumptions. Assist with analysis supporting changes to pricing, product mix, release strategy, and sales initiatives. Support the preparation of sales and marketing materials and analyses included in Business Plan updates and senior leadership presentations. Capital & Investor Reporting Assist with project-level reporting to investors, capital partners, lenders, and other stakeholders. Support the preparation of materials related to capital requirements, project funding, distributions, and financial performance. Maintain supporting schedules and analyses for project debt, equity, and other capital sources. Assist in preparing information and analyses for lender, investor, and partnership meetings. Help ensure that financial and operating information presented to external stakeholders is accurate, consistent, and supported by underlying data. Project Reporting & Data Management Develop and maintain recurring dashboards and reporting tools to monitor project performance. Establish and maintain organized databases and tracking systems for project financial, development, sales, and operational information. Improve reporting processes and identify opportunities to automate or streamline recurring analyses. Ensure that key project assumptions, data, and reporting are maintained accurately and consistently. Prepare high-quality Excel analyses, presentations, and other materials for senior management. Cross-Functional Coordination Work closely with Development, Sales, Marketi