Financial Analyst

Van Metre Companies•Ashburn, VA

6d•$60,000 - $70,000•Hybrid

About The Position

At Van Metre, we believe that each employee contributes directly to our growth, success, and culture, and are seeking a candidate who loves to challenge themselves and work with others to fulfill this role. Van Metre Companies has a Financial Analyst position available! The role is a highly visible and challenging role, rich in data and analytics, playing a crucial role in driving investment and operational decisions for business units. As Financial Analyst, you will use professional expertise to utilize Van Metre’s financial, sales, and operation systems to build financial models and provide analysis, transforming data into insights, furthering the evolution of the company. You will collaborate with Owners, Executives and Senior Leadership on investment decisions and the growth trajectory of the company. This is a hybrid role based out of our Fairfax office every Tuesday, and our Broadlands office every Wednesday. Additional in person work may be required according to business needs.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree in Finance or related field required
Previous finance internship experience highly preferred
High proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite
Intermediate to Advanced Excel Skills
Understanding of financial calculations (profitability ratios, financial risk ratios, etc.), reporting, consolidation, and financial analysis
Proficient in financial modeling
Meticulous attention to detail and the ability to extrapolate and apply findings from analysis and data; attentiveness to accuracy
Demonstrate confidence in explaining, defending and or challenging analytical findings
Absolute integrity; highly motivated; able to quickly learn and understand key business drivers and business models; able to manage multiple priorities and tasks while operating effectively in a dynamic, matrixed environment
Strong interpersonal skills to work closely with subject matter experts across the company; serve as liaison between business, technical and program support teams
Ability to communicate across diverse audiences ranging from business leadership to technical roles throughout the organization, including field operations; professional maturity and presence to effectively interact with senior leadership
Ability to facilitate meetings to validate, prioritize and document project requirements and returns
Ability to organize, coordinate and direct projects leading to innovative, strategic initiatives
Intellectual curiosity; strong analytical, critical thinking and problem-solving abilities
Strong desire and willingness to support team endeavors beyond core responsibilities
Operates under minimal supervision and performs duties with broad latitude for exercising independent judgment

Nice To Haves

Familiarity with SQL, Power BI and other tools, with an interest in learning how to query to work with datasets to support business analysis, benchmarking, and optimization efforts

Responsibilities

Support all areas of the business collaborating with New Homes, Land, and Investment Properties divisions to build financial models for projections and reporting
Participate in the origination, underwriting and negotiation of investment opportunities, including ground up development, redevelopment opportunities, and/or stabilized assets
Conduct analysis of assumption inputs and outputs to drive key investment decisions and reassert projections in current projects
Benchmark results of actual financial information to plan and analyze opportunities of multifaceted business decisions
Serve as liaison with business units to provide analysis and develop processes and provide recommendations on financial and operational optimization and engineering
Assess benefits to be derived and change impacts from system improvements and quantify impacts to business units
Articulate cash flow, net income, and debt models – to include bank covenant and other complex covenant restrictions – in Excel
Understand and solve complex financial transactions; superior knowledge of financial theory and valuation
Demonstrate and apply knowledge of best financial analysis practices, tools and techniques
Conduct a wide variety of detailed qualitative and numerically oriented assessments and analyses, and provide recommendations based on findings
Review legal and transaction documents such as purchase sale agreements, loan documents, etc. and accurately model financial transactions
Data aggregation and reporting within excel workbooks and Power Bi; provide clear recommendations on improving information flow