Financial Analyst

Cousins Properties•Atlanta, GA

22h•Onsite

About The Position

Headquartered in Atlanta, Cousins is a fully integrated, self-administered and self-managed real estate investment trust (REIT). Cousins has a simple, compelling strategy: Premier urban Sun Belt office portfolio, Disciplined about capital allocation, Best-in-class balance sheet, with Strong local operating platforms. Acting through its operating partnership, Cousins Properties LP, primarily invests in Class A office buildings located in high-growth Sun Belt markets. Cousins Properties (NYSE: CUZ) develops, owns, and manages a 20+ million square foot trophy office portfolio in the high-growth Sun Belt markets of Atlanta, Austin, Charlotte, Dallas, Nashville, Tampa, and Phoenix. Founded in 1958, Cousins creates shareholder value through its extensive expertise in the development, acquisition, leasing, and management of high-quality real estate assets. The Company has a comprehensive strategy in place based on a simple platform, trophy assets, and opportunistic investments. For more information, please visit www.cousins.com. Job Summary: Perform advanced level analytical and financial support activities related to property forecasting and portfolio analysis as well as evaluating potential acquisitions and dispositions. Develop, maintain and enhance a variety of financial models and work as part of the broader Investments team to present financial analysis in an accurate and informative manner and support the market teams. This position is on-site in our Corporate office in Atlanta (Buckhead area). This is not a remote or hybrid position.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Economics or Real Estate with excellent academic credentials.
1-3 years of real estate financial analysis, or investment decision-making experience.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office is required with advanced knowledge of Microsoft Excel
Detail oriented with clear/consistent focus on the accuracy and completeness of work product.
Integrity - Demonstrate sound business ethics; consistently comply with organizational values; protect confidential information.
Communication - Able to clearly express ideas; present verbal information in a straightforward manner; ask questions in order to open channels of communication; listen to understand perspective of others.
Adaptability - Able to adapt to changes in situation, direction, or people; adjust to needs of others without losing self-esteem.
Problem Resolution - Able to use systematic techniques to define problems, options, and solutions; evaluate alternative solutions; solve technical or complex problems using logic.
Project Analysis - Able to break down problems and information in order to systematically identify the cause of problems or make recommendations; gather information from multiple sources; analyze complex information; organize information for analysis.
Accountability – Passion for real estate with a high degree of professional “ownership” for financial models and the related work product.
Responsiveness – Need to perform responsibilities with an acute sense of urgency to meet the needs of others; respond to solve problems; able to work outside the core business hours when needed and willing to accept a variety of tasks associated with this position.

Nice To Haves

Knowledge and skills with Argus Enterprise preferred.

Responsibilities

Perform complex financial analyses and modeling with minimal supervision, including cash flow projections, ARGUS valuation models, IRR and NPV calculations and sensitivity analyses
Develop and maintain sophisticated Argus and Excel-based models for institutional office assets and developments
Underwrite and conduct due diligence on potential office developments and investments
Assist with lease proposals
Assist with preparation and review of portfolio level reports
Review and analyze legal documents and other materials as part of leasing process.
Provide value-add suggestions and input to Asset Management on a proactive basis.
Perform on-going market and transaction research
Other projects as assigned.
The above statements are intended only to describe the general nature of the job and should not be construed as an all-inclusive list of position responsibilities.