Senior Financial Analyst

Senior Financial Analyst

The Senior Financial Analyst will primarily assist Houston Brokerage Teams with office, industrial and retail assets for their financial analysis needs for client business.

This position will report into regional leadership and locally to the Director of Operations. The Senior Financial Analyst maintains proprietary Excel models of market data and prepares financial comparisons for C&W's brokerage, consulting and investment divisions. The role includes preparing financial analysis of the projected costs associated with lease renewals and relocations, involving the comparative assessment of various leasing alternatives, lease vs. ownership, build-to-suits, and own vs. sale / leaseback. The Analyst may also prepare investment analysis in relation to asset acquisitions and dispositions. Below are the role's principal responsibilities :

• Prepares complex and sophisticated valuation and cash flow analyses, lease comparisons, lease restructures, lease vs buy, acquisitions / dispositions, strategic real estate alternatives, subleases, sale leaseback's, cancellations / buyouts, relocations, build-to suits, and other strategic real estate alternatives
• Makes recommendations to brokers, their clients, and other service line professionals
• Provides knowledge and analytical skills covering a broad range of real estate products and transactions structures including lease comparisons, lease restructures, lease vs buy, sale-leaseback's, cancellations / buyouts, acquisitions / dispositions, strategic real estate alternatives, subleases, relocations, and build-to-suits
• Reads, abstracts and analyzes complex legal real estate related documentation to include leases, financing / loan agreements, mortgage documents, partnership agreements, and corporate financial statements for relevant financial information that will impact the assignment
• Prepares clear, concise, and presentation ready documentation and spreadsheets that support and explain the basis of the analyses for use in client presentations, proposals and / or reports
• Participates with C&W brokers, or other C&W professionals, in client meetings to present and discuss analyses as needed May discuss analysis summaries and findings with clients
• Assists in the quality control effort to insure that all client presentation materials are professional, accurate, high impact and reflect the standards of quality normally associated with C&W work product
• A working knowledge of GAAP for lease analysis and other types of real estate transactions
• May assist and participate in strategy sessions in preparation for conferences with clients
• Participation in all Financial Analysis calls and meetings

Minimum Qualifications

Required Skills

Cushman & Wakefield also provides eligible employees with an opportunity to enroll in a variety of benefit programs, generally including health, vision, and dental insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life, and disability insurance programs, and paid and unpaid time away from work. In addition to a comprehensive benefits package, Cushman and Wakefield provide eligible employees with competitive pay, which may vary depending on eligibility factors such as geographic location, date of hire, total hours worked, job type, business line, and applicability of collective bargaining agreements. The compensation for the position is : $77,945.00 - $91,700.00

Cushman & Wakefield is an Equal Opportunity employer to all protected groups, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities. Discrimination of any type will not be tolerated. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act (ADAAA), if you have a disability and would like to request an accommodation in order to apply for a position at Cushman & Wakefield, please call 1-888-365-5406 or email HRServices@cushwake.com. Please refer to the job title and job location when you contact us.