Justin Monaghan
Mooresville,NC
Summary
Senior leader with over 15 years in real estate, facilities, and finance, specializing in enterprise portfolio strategy and capital optimization for multi-site organizations. Successfully managed national portfolios of 1,800+ locations, achieving multimillion-dollar cost savings through effective outsourced service partnerships. Expertise in scalable systems, governance, and analytics to drive growth across real estate finance, FP&A, lease administration, and facilities operations.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Sr. Manager, Real Estate & Facilities
UNITED RENTALS, INC.
Charlotte, NC
10.2024 - 01.2026
- Led enterprise real estate and facilities operations for 1,800+ North American locations, managing 4 Regional Facilities Managers and an outsourced 60+ person IFM workforce (CBRE).
- Stabilized a strategic outsource partner across facilities, transactions, and advisory services, aligning third-party execution with corporate performance standards.
- Delivered $1.4M in hard savings within six months through lease obligation framework, landlord recovery enforcement, and equipment and building warranty optimization.
- Redesigned territory alignment from business-unit to geographic models, minimizing travel fatigue and significantly decreasing T&E expenses.
- Built executive dashboards and a project complexity weighting model to balance workloads based on difficulty rather than volume, improving throughput and team sustainability.
- Reduced project approval-to-initiation timelines by 30 days by standardizing lease review practices, landlord consent protocols, and proactive stakeholder engagement.
- Directed migration of 4,000+ lease records and 12,000+ project records into CoStar Real Estate Manager; served as system administrator and data governance owner.
- Created a SharePoint/Nintex-based Real Estate Hub, automating capital approvals, new location requests, and closures to streamline field-to-corporate workflows.
- Developed annual portfolio growth and tiered disposition strategies (landlord releases, subleases, buyouts) to optimize footprint and capital deployment.
Manager, Finance – Real Estate
United Rentals, Inc.
Charlotte, NC
10.2018 - 10.2024
- Led FP&A and capital strategy for a $500M+ Corporate Real Estate portfolio, encompassing rent, CAPEX, and P&L responsibility.
- Built enterprise DCF and NPV models to support Own vs. Lease decisions, build-to-suit structures, and renewal negotiations.
- Directed $80M annual CAPEX planning and forecasting, achieving ~86% accuracy through EAC- and throughput-based modeling techniques.
- Delivered $2M in EBITDA improvement by implementing a GAAP-compliant project manager labor capitalization framework.
- Produced 24-month forecasts for a $450M annual rent portfolio, modeling fixed increases, CPI escalations, and FMV renewals.
- Managed ASC 842 compliance, internal rent transfer pricing, dark store reserve modeling, and broker opinion of value (BOV) benchmarking.
- Oversaw Corporate Office property P&L (rent, utilities, taxes, OPEX), achieving 99% budget accuracy through rigorous variance analysis.
- Prepared real estate financial close processes, including CIP accruals, reclassifications, and asset allocation schedules.
Sr. Analyst, Strategic Sourcing
Lowe’s
Mooresville, NC
11.2015 - 03.2018
- Delivered $46.5M in hard savings through data-driven sourcing strategies, including $36M in ocean transportation and $10.5M in automated supply chain systems.
- Directed end-to-end sourcing lifecycle from market analysis and RFP development through contract execution and SOW negotiation.
- Conducted Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) analyses to balance cost, service levels, warranty terms, and long-term operational risk.
- Led executive presentations to secure stakeholder alignment and sourcing approvals.
Senior Accountant
Lowe's
Mooresville, NC
12.2013 - 11.2015
- Designed a POS (point of sale) transaction analysis tool that identified policy gaps, reducing ineligible returns and delivering $12.5M+ in cost savings.
- Managed vendor governance programs, ensuring compliance with MSAs, SOWs, and complex funding structures.
- Facilitated quarterly business reviews with merchandising leadership to drive continuous improvement.
Financial Analyst
Sentry Safe
Rochester, NY
08.2010 - 09.2013
- Optimized working capital by managing A/P cycles, achieving 98.9% discount utilization and $134K in direct savings.
- Negotiated improved payment terms with 55+ vendors, increasing Days Payable Outstanding (DPO).
- Led transition to electronic payments and implemented a paperless document retention strategy to improve audit readiness.
Education
Certification - Business Analytics Science
UNC Charlotte School of Professional Studies
Charlotte01-2025
Masters of Business Administration - Real Estate Finance
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA At CHARLOTTE
Charlotte01-2020
Bachelors of Science - Corporate Finance
ST. JOHN FISHER COLLEGE
Rochester01-2012
Associate in Applied Science - Accounting
FINGER LAKES COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Canandaigua01-2010
Skills
- Executive leadership
- Team collaboration
- Project management
- Business partnership
- Process optimization
- Client and vendor relations
- Budgeting and forecasting
- Verbal and written communication
- Data-driven decision making
- AI and prompt engineering
Certification
• NC Real Estate Brokerage License, Active
• Business Analytics Science, UNC Charlotte School of Professional Studies
• Business Analytics Science, UNC Charlotte School of Professional Studies
Community Service
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY, Personal Volunteering
Technology Expertise
- Microsoft Office | Microsoft SharePoint
- ChatGPT and Gemini
- CoStar Real Estate Manager
- CBRE fmPilot
- Nintex Process Mapping
- IBM TM1
- Lawson
Timeline
Sr. Manager, Real Estate & Facilities
UNITED RENTALS, INC.
10.2024 - 01.2026
Manager, Finance – Real Estate
United Rentals, Inc.
10.2018 - 10.2024
Sr. Analyst, Strategic Sourcing
Lowe’s
11.2015 - 03.2018
Senior Accountant
Lowe's
12.2013 - 11.2015
Financial Analyst
Sentry Safe
08.2010 - 09.2013
Certification - Business Analytics Science
UNC Charlotte School of Professional Studies
Masters of Business Administration - Real Estate Finance
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA At CHARLOTTE
Bachelors of Science - Corporate Finance
ST. JOHN FISHER COLLEGE
Associate in Applied Science - Accounting
FINGER LAKES COMMUNITY COLLEGE