Analyst - Financial FPA

UDR Careers•Highlands Ranch, CO

23h

About The Position

The Analyst - Financial FPA works closely with Finance and Investor Relations to support company-wide financial and business analysis, projections, assumptions, and insights across all business lines. The role contributes to a comprehensive and accurate forecasting model and assists departments with financial reporting, variance analysis, cost-cutting measures, and analytical models related to investments, sources and uses of capital, macroeconomics, and apartment funding. The position also supports the construction and implementation of databases for the Portfolio Strategy data analytics tool. The analyst helps forecast and report earnings, balance sheet, and cash flow metrics; conducts monthly actual-versus-forecast analyses; coordinates with operating, transaction, development, and accounting personnel; and supports strategic planning and profitability analysis. The role contributes to annual business planning, forecast updates, Board presentations, quarterly earnings materials, investor communications, publications, and other company messaging. It maintains and develops analytical models covering items such as capital sources, share repurchases, apartment fundamentals, supply and demand, and macroeconomic factors.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Accounting, Economics, Finance, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
At least two years of relevant finance experience.
Knowledge of organizational policies, procedures, and the business operations of the company’s business lines.
Knowledge of business research principles, processes, and techniques.
Ability to apply policies and procedures to resolve routine or complex company issues.
Ability to manage relationships with analysts across departments and develop effective forecasting tools and models.
Ability to demonstrate leadership, influence results, and institute change without direct authority.
Ability to think conceptually and translate concepts into practical applications and decisions.
Strong work ethic, integrity, and business acumen.
Ability to develop and prepare business analyses and plans.
Knowledge of strategic business decision-making principles.
Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions and practical solutions related to financial modeling.
Ability to calculate financial results such as NPV, IRR, ROI, FFO, and AFFO.
Ability to manage workload and develop efficient and effective processes.
Polished interpersonal skills and strong personnel management and multitasking skills.
Strong oral and written communication skills, including the ability to respond to inquiries from investors and management.
Ability to write articles that conform to prescribed publication styles and formats and present information effectively to management, investors, and company electronic media.
High proficiency with Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint.
Ability to occasionally lift items weighing up to 30 pounds, operate office equipment, perform extensive data input, and sit for long periods.
Regular and consistent attendance.

Nice To Haves

Proficiency in database management and computer coding.
CFA Level I candidacy or higher.

Responsibilities

Work with Finance and Investor Relations to forecast and report company earnings, balance sheet, and cash flow metrics.
Perform monthly variance analyses of actual results versus forecasts, verify forecast accuracy, and identify potential re-forecasting needs.
Coordinate with operations, transactions, development, and accounting personnel to ensure forecast data for business units is accurate and included.
Analyze short- and long-term strategies for achieving growth objectives and assess their profitability.
Assist with the annual Business Plan, forecast updates, Outer Year Update, and related presentations.
Maintain analytical models, including models evaluating the effects of share repurchases on NAV, AFFO, the balance sheet, and other key metrics.
Evaluate sources of capital, including debt, equity, and joint ventures, and analyze their effects on AFFO, the balance sheet, and other key metrics.
Support the construction and implementation of databases for Portfolio Strategy data analytics tools.
Create and update analytical models concerning share repurchases, NAV, AFFO, the balance sheet, permit regression, supply and demand, apartment fundamentals, and macroeconomic factors.
Assist with Board presentation preparation.
Assist in preparing quarterly earnings materials, review quarterly internal materials for accuracy, and prepare responses to potential investor and analyst questions.
Assist with collecting and analyzing data and writing and editing publications, presentations, and electronic media to maintain accurate, relevant messaging that supports organizational goals.
Perform other duties as assigned or necessary.