Financial Analyst

Cushman & Wakefield • Chicago, IL

1d • $68,000 - $80,000 • Onsite

About The Position

The selected candidate will support Chicago-based brokerage teams, as well as multi-market professionals, by delivering financial analysis and advisory services for both private and public sector clients. This role reports to the Occupier Financial Advisory organization. The Financial Analyst is responsible for maintaining proprietary Excel-based financial models and for preparing financial comparisons in support of Cushman & Wakefield’s brokerage platform, as well as other service lines as needed. The role includes developing detailed financial analyses of projected occupancy costs associated with lease renewals and relocations. This involves comparative evaluation of various real estate strategies, including lease vs. own, build-to-suit scenarios, and sale-leaseback structures. The Analyst may also support investment-related analyses for occupier clients, including basic underwriting and valuation in connection with asset acquisitions and dispositions.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree preferably in finance, accounting, real estate or related business areas
• 1-3 years of commercial real estate experience with knowledge of commercial real estate economics, investment analysis, and real estate cash flow projections
• Advanced proficiency in MS Excel, proficiency in financial modeling, analytical and word processing software including, Microsoft Office Suite
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills are essential for client and broker interaction
• Ability to prioritize, multi-task, and handle time-related deliverables on high functioning deal teams
• Attention to detail; perform basic, efficient, error-free modeling and analysis
• Understanding and comfort around concepts around finance, accounting, investments

Nice To Haves

• Excel VBA knowledge preferred but not required
• A working knowledge of GAAP for lease analysis and other types of real estate transactions preferred but not required
• ARGUS and/or ProCalc experience or knowledge is preferred but not required

Responsibilities

• Prepares complex pre-tax cash flow analyses, lease comparisons, lease restructures, lease vs buy, acquisitions/dispositions, strategic real estate alternatives, subleases, sale leasebacks, cancellations/buyouts, relocations, build-to suits, and other strategic real estate alternatives
• Makes recommendations to brokers and other service line professionals
• Provides knowledge and analytical skills covering a broad range of real estate products and transactions structures including lease comparisons, lease restructures, lease vs buy, sale-leaseback’s, cancellations/buyouts, acquisitions/dispositions, strategic real estate alternatives, subleases, relocations, and build-to-suits
• Reads, abstracts and analyzes complex legal real estate related documentation to include leases, financing/loan agreements, mortgage documents, partnership agreements, and corporate financial statements for relevant financial information that will impact the assignment
• Prepares clear, concise, and presentation ready documentation and spreadsheets that support and explain the basis of the analyses for use in client presentations, proposals and/or reports
• Supports C&W brokers, or other C&W professionals, with client meetings arming them with quality information to present and discuss as needed.
• Assists in the quality control effort to ensure that all client presentation materials are professional, accurate, high impact and reflect the standards of quality normally associated with C&W work product
• May assist and participate in strategy sessions in preparation for conferences with clients
• Participation in all Financial Analysis calls and meetings

Benefits

• health, vision, and dental insurance
• flexible spending accounts
• health savings accounts
• retirement savings plans
• life, and disability insurance programs
• paid and unpaid time away from work

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level