Senior Financial Analyst

Avison Young•Atlanta, GA

About The Position

Avison Young is seeking a Senior Financial Analyst to join our Capital Markets and Net Lease team in the SE. This role offers the opportunity to support a growing, high-volume investment sales platform advising clients on investment sales, debt, and equity transactions nationwide. The analyst will play a key role in underwriting and executing transactions, preparing sophisticated financial analyses and offering memorandums, and supporting client advisory efforts across a diverse range of asset types. The ideal candidate brings strong commercial real estate finance and analytical skills, exceptional attention to detail, and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.

Requirements

Bachelor's or Master’s degree in finance, real estate, economics, accounting, or a related field.
3 – 5 years of experience in commercial real estate finance, investment sales, capital markets, valuation, or a related discipline.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to synthesize complex qualitative and quantitative information into clear, concise narratives and client-facing presentations.
Exceptional analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills, with strong attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
Advanced understanding of commercial real estate fundamentals, including lease structures, underwriting, valuation methodologies, and due diligence process. Preferred understanding of retail real estate including tenant
Strong Microsoft Excel and ARGUS underwriting capabilities with demonstrated experience building complex financial models and conducting investment analyses.
Experience utilizing real estate research and analytics platforms such as CoStar, Placer.ai, and similar tools; familiarity with Power BI, AI-enabled platforms, and data visualization tools is a plus.
Self-motivated team player with a strong work ethic, intellectual curiosity, and a desire to contribute to a collaborative, high-performing culture.

Nice To Haves

Experience with Power BI and AI-enabled tools is preferred.
Familiarity with Power BI, AI-enabled platforms, and data visualization tools is a plus.
Preferred understanding of retail real estate including tenant

Responsibilities

Prepare Broker Opinions of Value (BOVs), offering memorandums (OMs), pitch materials, and other client-facing deliverables by integrating market research, financial analysis, and compelling investment narratives.
Build and maintain sophisticated institutional-quality financial models using ARGUS and Excel, including cash flow projections, debt and equity structures, investor waterfall models, portfolio underwriting, and sensitivity analyses.
Analyze investment fundamentals, including tenant credit, lease rollover exposure, trade area performance, merchandising strategy, consumer demand trends, and market dynamics to support underwriting and investment recommendations.
Support the execution of single-asset, portfolio, and structured transactions across investment sales, debt, and equity mandates, ranging from single-tenant net lease assets to institutional-quality assets, mixed-use developments, and large-scale portfolios.
Coordinate and evaluate due diligence materials, including leases, rent rolls, operating statements, appraisals, and other transaction-related documentation to support underwriting, marketing, and transaction execution.
Partner with brokerage, market intelligence, and marketing professionals to leverage market data, location analytics, and proprietary insights in support of client advisory and transaction strategies.
Assist in all phases of transaction execution, including investor communications, bid analysis, due diligence coordination, marketing activities, closing processes, and stakeholder reporting.
Present analytical findings and investment recommendations to senior producers, clients, and investors in a clear, concise, and professional manner.
Utilize industry-leading research and analytics platforms, including ARGUS, Excel, CoStar, Placer.ai, and similar technologies; experience with Power BI and AI-enabled tools is preferred.
Support new business development initiatives, special projects, and other strategic assignments as needed.