Analyst, Financial Planning

4 weeks ago


Chicago, United States EQ Office Full time
Job DescriptionJob DescriptionSalary:

About EQ Office 

 

EQ Office is Blackstone’s US office portfolio company with best-in-class expertise across acquisitions, asset management, leasing, redevelopment & property operations. EQ’s focus is to create and operate inspiring workplace destinations by offering solutions that blend the best of work, home, and hospitality. Our diverse team of ~160 professionals currently operate a portfolio of over 20 million square feet for over 1,500 customers across major US markets including Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, and Seattle. 


OneTeam is EQ’s Core Foundation. It's what happens when individuals collaborate across team, function, and time zone. It's that innovative idea that starts to stick when we come together under one roof; it's the desire to be part of something bigger than ourselves, striving to find greater purpose. By sharing best practices across department and region, extending impact beyond work and into our communities, and integrating our foundational principles, we ultimately do better when we operate together.


At EQ Office our culture is centered around OneTeam with the following principles


· Kindness, Respect and Trust

· Merit

· Accountability

· Integrity

· Essential Transparency

· Never be Complacent

· Work Hard and Have Fun

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Role Summary

The Analyst, FP&A will participate heavily in the annual budget and quarterly reforecasting processes that involve planning, supporting budgeting and forecasting tools, determining financial goals and related guidance, communicating process and guidance to teams in the field, and reporting on results to field teams and senior management.  This person will focus on providing the data and analysis to support the weekly, monthly, and quarterly reporting processes in addition to serving as a partner as the business looks to modernize the presentation and extraction of data, shortening the time to insight.  This person is a strong communicator and influencer with an ability to bring people together.


The duties include preparing monthly financial analyses and reports, supporting/collaborating to complete annual budgets and reforecasts, sourcing and compiling market data, reviewing quarterly board materials, and ad hoc analysis and reporting.  This role requires 5 days in the office at our Willis Tower, Chicago, IL location.


Essential Job Functions


  • The ideal candidate will convey a passion/curiosity for real estate investment, constantly work to identify, scale, and automate repetitive functions, be coachable, and have a strong desire to learn and grow in the field.
  • Build and maintain financial models and run company/fund/portfolio-level analytics on an ongoing and ad-hoc basis
  • Understand and master a multitude of financial systems and processes to provide support and training as needed
  • Analyze monthly financials for opportunities to make action-oriented conclusions to improve financial and operational results.
  • Work with large quantities of data and master ability to analyze and audit results
  • Work closely with the multiple teams around EQ to ensure cross-unit collaboration and to support the asset management, property management and leasing efforts

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Preferred Competencies:

This section provides an overview of the Core competencies needed for the role.


  • Attention to Detail: Thoroughness and precision in analyzing data, preparing reports, and executing transactions accurately.
  • Financial Analysis: Ability to analyze financial statements, valuation models, and financial data to assess the performance and value of companies.
  • Adaptability: Flexibility to adapt to changing market conditions, client requirements, and business priorities while maintaining a high level of performance.
  • Resourcefulness: Accesses resources effectively and quickly to get things done; arranges information and files in a useful manner; is detail oriented.

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Qualifications

  • A minimum of 1 to 3 years work experience in the accounting, finance, or commercial real estate fields
  • Bachelor’s degree in accounting, economics, finance, real estate, or STEM
  • A strong work ethic, with an ability to work in a dynamic and demanding work environment to meet critical deadlines
  • Exceptional analytical skills with a deep knowledge of Excel and overall technical curiosity
  • Strong accounting and finance knowledge
  • Proficiency with Excel and PowerPoint: efficient database sourcing, utilization of standard Excel functions (sumif/s, v/hlookup, index/match, indirect, pivot tables, data tables, filters, and keyboard shortcuts) to aggregate and summarize data, creation of graphs in proper context of data presented, use of best practices for insuring data integrity
  • Meticulous attention to detail

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Benefits:  The Company provides a variety of benefits to employees, including health insurance coverage, retirement savings plan, paid holidays and paid time off (PTO).

 

EEO Statement

Our company is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. Our employment decisions are based on individual qualifications, job requirements and business needs without regard to race, color, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, age, religion, disability, citizenship status, national origin, pregnancy, veteran status and or any other legally protected characteristics. We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations, if you need an accommodation to complete the application process, please email recruiting@eqoffice.com

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