Financial Analyst

Full-time - Entry Level

Chicago, IL

Real Estate

About the position

Cushman and Wakefield is seeking a Financial Analyst for their market-leading capital markets (investment sales) team, specifically supporting the Multi-Family team. The role will be based out of the company's office in downtown Chicago. The ideal candidate for this role is someone who can operate in a fast-paced environment and multi-task under tight deadlines while maintaining a positive and professional demeanor. The Financial Analyst will provide financial and analytical support services, which will include preparing proposals/opinions of value and marketing materials, data input, underwriting property values, analyzing sales trends and preparing financial analysis for presentation to clients as well as the wider investment market. This position requires significant computer and communication skills with a strong emphasis on ARGUS and Excel modeling. Professionalism and attention to detail are essential traits for the ideal candidate.

Responsibilities

• Direct professional communication and coordination with our clients and investors.
• Responsible for ensuring timely and efficient completion of client deliverables.
• Underwrites investment property opportunities throughout Chicago and the broader metro region, including property and valuation cash flow analysis, operating cash flow projections, summary documentation and other miscellaneous analysis.
• Analyzes legal real estate documentation such as leases, property financial statements, tenant reimbursement reconciliation statements, etc.
• Prepare and conduct written and oral presentations for Broker Opinions of Value (BOVs) or Requests for Proposals (RFPs).
• Assist in the creation of an Offering Memorandum (OM) used to market a property for disposition.
• Work with potential buyers to clearly explain underwritten details and calculations.
• Assist in the transfer of information between buyer and seller during due diligence.
• Maintain databases tracking various aspects of capital markets deal flow.
• Helps maintain team databases and summaries of market transactions and intel for research and/or marketing purposes.
• Performs other ad-hoc duties as assigned

Requirements

• Holds a Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Administration or similar.
• Deadline-oriented mindset with strong ability to multitask across a variety of ongoing projects in varying phases.
• Extremely numbers-oriented with excellent proficiency with financial modeling and analysis including real estate financial concepts such as discounted cash flow (DCF), IRR, NPV, CoC, YoC, LTV, etc.
• Strong attention-to-detail leading to efficient and error-free work and analysis is critical to this role.
• Strong verbal and electronic communication skills, with a strong preference for well-developed business writing skills and experience.
• General understanding of real estate market fundamentals and concepts/terms (i.e. cap rate, NOI, etc.) is preferred.
• Proficient in Excel, Word and other Microsoft Office Suite products.
• Working knowledge of ARGUS software preferred (either ARGUS Enterprise or ARGUS DCF)
• At least 1-4 years of relevant commercial real estate experience is preferred with focus on capital markets transactions (i.e. sales, recapitalizations, financings, etc.)

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Vision insurance
• Dental insurance
• Flexible spending accounts
• Health savings accounts
• Retirement savings plans
• Life insurance
• Disability insurance
• Paid time off
• Unpaid time off