Senior Financial Analyst - Financial Planning & Analysis

Senior Financial Analyst - Financial Planning & Analysis

Department: Executive Administration

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: Corporate

Description

The Senior Financial Analyst - Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) is responsible for expanded analysis of property financials through modeling, projections, actuals, and reporting in accordance with GAAP and cash basis accounting principles. This position will collaborate closely with internal departments and stakeholders in analyzing American Campus Communities' revenue and expense projections, property characteristics, and historical financial data.

Critical Duties:

• Build and maintain models containing financial and non-financial data to track historical operating performance.
• Analyze historical operating performance and create financial models to forecast future earnings estimates.
• Assist in analyzing variances between budget/projection/target and actual results and adjusting any financial models to refine future earnings estimates as needed.
• Assist in analyzing business results to identify trends and key performance indicators to assist in strategic financial management.
• Support a designated portfolio of properties through a strong working knowledge of each property's operating structure, regional/market conditions, leasing policies, etc.
• Assist in annual and monthly operating budget/forecasting, utilizing key performance indicators (KPI) to accurately evaluate and forecast net operating income (NOI) and cash flow.
• Assist with the creation of a monthly reporting package that includes both financial and non-financial data that will be distributed to senior leadership.
• Act as a liaison between various departments across the business to collect and organize relevant information.
• Ensure compliance with Sarbanes Oxley and departmental policies and procedures related to the Company's budgeting and forecasting processes.
• Maintain strong working knowledge of financial modeling and current Excel functions/features to ensure efficiency in all daily processes.
• Assist with Information Technology related processes focused on the Company's budgeting and forecasting system.
• Participate in regular meetings with Operations stakeholders to ensure forecasting accuracy.
• Assist leadership with employee engagement and encourage professional development of the FP&A team.
• Effectively communicate and problem solve with team members and other departments in all necessary areas related to financial forecasting.

American Campus Communities Culture Commitments

• Our people are devoted to a culture of inclusion, diversity, and equality in the workplace and our communities. We are committed to intentionally executing an evolving set of goals specific to inclusion, diversity, and accountability, driven by empathetic leadership and embraced by all.
• The core of American Campus culture involves everyone being fully invested in everything that we do down to picking up the smallest piece of trash in the office and around our communities. No matter their position or duration at the organization, everyone picks up trash.
• Serve as an American Campus representative and liaison in all interactions.
• Certain activities involved in this position may be photographed and/or video and audio recorded for quality control and/or training purposes. Compliance with the Photo, Video and Voice Recording Policy is a condition of employment.

Skills, Knowledge & Expertise

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed are representative of the minimum knowledge, skills, and/or abilities required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education/Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in Economics, Business, or Finance and/or 1-2 years' experience in student/multi-family housing, financial planning and/or analytics, and/or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:

Knowledge of:

• Student housing and/or multi-family real estate industry and operations including, but not limited to, financials practices, leasing and marketing, management, and residential services, etc.
• Effective project management processes and resources.

Skill in:

• Financial modeling and forecasting.
• Excel functions and features.
• Business analysis.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and collaboration.
• Project and time management.
• Administration and organization.
• Analytical strategic conceptualization and consulting.
• Working with cross-functional teams in a fast-growing, rapidly changing environment.
• Effective leadership and teamwork.

Ability to:

• Explain analytic strategic conceptualization and consulting to business unit leaders and stakeholders.
• Explain business strategies and concepts to technologists.
• Track, prioritize, and drive multiple concurrent projects to success.
• Problem solve and analyze data by assimilating new information, understanding complex topics, and arriving at sound analysis and judgement.
• Remain detail oriented while multi-tasking across multiple priorities and projects to include personal and team workload.
• Drive process and change in a dynamic and complex operating environment.
• Provide strategic thinking and analysis.
• Make decisions effectively and efficiently.
• Read, analyze, and interpret business/financial reports.
• Gain traction quickly and demonstrate ambition and high energy.
• Address common inquiries from business and technical partners.
• Build relationships and liaise with internal and external stakeholders at all levels.

Benefits & Perks

• Benefits:

• Dental

• Vision

• 401(k) with Employer Matching

• Medical & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)

• Life Insurance

• Sick Leave

• Paid Time Off

• Paid Pregnancy & Childbirth Leave

• Paid Paternity Leave

• Health Insurance

• Health Savings Account (HSA) with Employer Matching

• Short-Term & Long-Term Disability

• Perks:

• Preferred Membership Pricing at Local & National Companies

• CoreGiving Volunteer Days

• Referral Program

• Charity Matching Program