Senior Financial Analyst - Real Estate Portfolio Forecasting

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We are interested in every qualified candidate who is eligible to work in the United States. However, we are not able to sponsor visas.

Scion is seeking a talented Financial Planning & Analysis Senior Analyst to join us in executing our vision. This position will deliver accurate and efficient budgeting, forecasting and reporting, while driving continuous process improvement. The Financial Planning & Analysis team is responsible for monthly and quarterly financial reporting, budgeting and forecasting, variance analysis, market and portfolio analytics, capital expenditure analysis, market research, and critical financial reports and analyses presented to institutional partners and Scion’s executive leadership team.                                                   

The Senior Analyst is curious, highly analytical and excels in a fast-paced, agile, corporate environment. This role demands a vigor for problem solving, strong analytical ability, attention to detail and proficient finance skills.

This role is based in our Home Office in Chicago, IL and requires five days in-office.

• Help to maintain and continuously improve the overall reporting process through use of automation, databasing, and business intelligence tools.
• Assess monthly performance and determine key trends across individual properties and portfolios.
• Develop monthly cash balance projections to forecast distributions and create meaningful analysis of future cashflows.
• Create and maintain various financial models and asset management tracking tools dedicated to providing a clear understanding of investment performance.
• Develop presentations and detailed financial analysis results in a well-defined format.

• Support the property-level annual budgeting and periodic reforecast process, owning and/or assisting various revenue and expense workstreams and working closely with asset management, property operations, revenue management, capital, and other departments to ensure the highest quality budgets.
• Review proposed budgets through detailed trend analysis of historical performance, portfolio and external benchmarks, contracts, and new strategic initiatives to identify outliers and improvement opportunities.
• Be an expert in the budgeting and forecasting system and process, providing mentorship to analysts across FP&A and asset management.

• Perform special research, analysis, and ad hoc projects for a multitude of stakeholders on a frequent basis collaborating closely with all departments across the organization.
• Leverage executive communication skills to clearly explain analysis results to internal peers, senior management, external investors.

The responsibilities listed above may not be all inclusive.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Finance, Economics, Accounting, Mathematics, or other STEM program is preferred; 3-5 years of professional experience
• Advanced financial modeling skills with Excel (VBA is a plus)
• Experience with data visualization and business intelligence tools is preferred (Looker is a plus)
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with PowerPoint experience
• Experience with Vena and Entrata is preferred
• Strong collaboration across all departments and with external partners

• Job location is based at Scion’s Chicago corporate headquarters.
• Working hours consist of standard daytime business hours.