Financial Analyst

About the position

At Colliers, we are looking for a Financial Analyst to join our team in a hybrid role based out of our St. Louis Park, MN office. This position is crucial to our support operations, providing expert financial analysis and analytical work to support transaction management and brokerage services. You will be responsible for optimizing clients' real estate acquisition and disposition strategies, designing and building sophisticated financial models, and providing exceptional service to clients through analytical tools and cost-effective analysis. You will also support client presentations and excel in a fast-paced environment, applying creativity to problem-solving.

Responsibilities

• Optimize client's real estate acquisition and disposition strategies by developing comprehensive financial models, conducting research, and performing analysis of leases, proposals, and client portfolios.
• Design and build sophisticated financial models for properties with existing and speculative cash flow in addition to ground-up development and redevelopment opportunities.
• Provide exceptional service to your clients through providing analytical tools and cost-effective analysis that can influence purchase decisions.
• Provide support in client presentations, responses to RFP's and new business pitches.
• Excel in a fast-paced environment, with the ability to deliver results to the highest accuracy in terms of financial analysis.
• Apply creativity to problem-solving by sourcing feedback and asking questions.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Business Administration, Accounting, Economics or related area.
• 3-5 years' experience in real estate, capital markets or corporate finance.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Microsoft PowerPoint.
• Experience developing cash flow models and in-depth financial analysis.
• Argus Modelling experience will be considered an asset.
• Strong organization skills and initiative.

Benefits

• Employer subsidized medical benefits including dental and vision.
• Employer paid basic life/AD&D insurance and short-term/long-term disability.
• 401k plan with employer match.
• 10 days of sick leave and a minimum of 15-days vacation annually.
• Certain senior-level roles are eligible for unlimited time off.
• 10 paid holidays plus two personal flex days throughout the calendar year.
• Twelve weeks of paid parental leave for birth parents and four weeks for non-birth parents (including adoptive/foster parents) after successful completion of 90 days of employment.