Senior Financial Analyst

With broader and deeper capabilities than any other company, CBRE is the leading full-service real estate services and investment organization in the world.

CBRE, the nation’s largest commercial real estate services firm, is seeking qualified individuals for its Financial Consulting Group (FCG). FCG facilitates an informed decision-making process for all stages of the valuation and underwriting process. FCG designs and customizes its work product to communicate information in a consistent and professional manner required by real estate investors, financial institutions and Corporate CFOs.

• Work with the Chicago Region Occupier Group to develop financial models and deliver business strategies to clients for their real estate decision making needs.
• The ability to provide sophisticated financial analysis which models a client’s current and future occupancy costs by providing cash flow projections and pricing of various leasehold interests across multiple property types
• Create financial models which use a variety of decision making metrics to help clients make real estate occupancy decisions, those metrics would include the following:
• Pre-tax cash flows
• After-tax cash flows
• Net present value analyses
• US GAAP/Profit and Loss Impact
• Ability to read, review, and abstract leases and property due diligence reports such as rent rolls, operating statements, and expense reconciliations
• Ability to gather and track critical financial data points for research and negotiation purposes
• Ability to create evaluations of properties and sensitivity analyses
• Strategize creative alternatives with co-workers and clients

• Bachelor’s degree (BA/BS) in Real Estate, Finance, Accounting, or Economics from four-year college or university required. A 3.5 GPA is highly preferred.
• Strong understanding of financial terms and principles necessary in real estate underwriting, including Discounted Cash Flow, IRR, NPV, Time Value of Money, Return on Equity, etc.
• Ability to comprehend, analyze and interpret various types of real estate documents, including leases, contracts and financial statements.
• Highly-developed verbal and written communication skills – ability to interact effectively and professionally with a wide variety of internal parties (managers, analysts, sales professionals, clients, etc).
• Ability and willingness to be proactive in the completion of analysis with incomplete information.
• Close attention to detail and strong organizational skills; ability to multi-task in order to meet client deadlines.
• Intermediate to advanced skills with Microsoft Office Suite including PowerPoint, Excel, Word, and Access.
• Requires intermediate to advanced Excel experience with formula auditing, VBA macros, template building, Pivot Tables, etc.
• Ability to understand and carry out general instructions in standard situations; ability to solve problems in complex situations.
• Ability to think creatively to resolve problems.
• • Solid organizational skills and ability to manage multiple assignments with changing priorities.
• Willingness to work hard in a transaction oriented environment.
• High level of integrity and ethics.
• Decisions made with general understanding of procedures and company policies to achieve set results and deadlines.
• Team player, strong work ethic and passion to work in the commercial real estate industry.
• Strong analytical skills, financial/math skills and a keen sense of numbers.