Associate, Financial Operations & Analysis Full Time NEW

Our Financial Operations & Analysis department is looking to hire an Associate to join their team! Members of the FOA team share a strong drive to provide timely, accurate, and critical financial data analysis for the firm. In this role, you will have cross-functional visibility and the opportunity to work alongside internal groups, such as Asset Management, and external service providers. Our team works in a hybrid environment, with 3-days spent working in Heitman’s office each week.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Applying your knowledge of accounting principles and financial analysis in day-to-day responsibilities.
• Learning how to calculate property and debt valuations as well as investment performance metrics.
• Reviewing and approving accounting transactions such as acquisitions, dispositions, and waterfall calculations.
• Reviewing financial statements, supporting schedules, and related footnotes.

Qualifications:

• Degree in Accounting, Finance, or Real Estate
• 0 to 2 years of experience
• Analytically minded with an ability to manipulate and analyze data to identify trends, solve problems, and make informed recommendations
• Strong project and time management skills
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment
• Commitment and willingness to manage competing (sometimes tight) deadlines
• Strong team player and collaboration skills to support working together across multiple functional departments
• Motivated by independent and team-oriented successes
• Strong problem solver with the ability to leverage your analytical and critical thinking skills in school and/or in the work environment
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• A “think outside the box” mindset with a desire to brainstorm creative solutions in our ever-changing industry
• A fundamental knowledge of Excel

Job Location and Travel

• This position is based in our Chicago office.
• Our teams work in a hybrid environment and in-office days vary by team.

We are looking for great candidates who have a unique combination of experiences, traits, and talents. We couldn’t describe you in a list of bullet points, so consider this posting a conversation starter. If you check some, but not all, of our boxes, we still want to talk! Please apply for this role if much of this job description describes you.

Source: Heitman Career Page

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