Financial Analyst - Financial Planning & Analysis
Department: Executive Administration
Employment Type: Full Time
Location: Corporate
Description
*This position is located in Austin, Texas*
The Financial Analyst - Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) is responsible for the creation and preparation of budgets, forecasts, and other financial targets in accordance with GAAP and cash basis accounting principles. This position will collaborate with internal departments and stakeholders in analyzing and maintaining a database of financial information to include, but not limited to: 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.
• 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.
• Ensure compliance with Sarbanes Oxley and departmental policies and procedures related to the Company's budgeting and forecasting processes.

Essential Duties:

• Other duties may be assigned
• Assist with the creation of a monthly reporting package that includes both financial and non-financial data that will be distributed to senior leadership.
• 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.
• 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 0-1 years' experience in student/multi-family housing, financial planning and/or analytics, and/or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Certificates/Licenses:

• N/A

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.
• Microsoft Office applications - emphasis on Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.

Skill in:

• Financial modeling and forecasting.
• Excel functions and features.
• Business analysis.
• Interpersonal communication and collaborating with others.
• Project and time management.
• Administration and organization.
• Analytical strategic conceptualization and consulting.
• Working with cross-functional teams in a fast-growing, rapidly changing environment.

Ability to:

• 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.
• 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.

Benefits

• Dental
• Vison
• 401(k)
• Medical & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Life Insurance
• Sick Leave
• Paid Time Off
• Paid Maternity Leave
• Health Insurance
• Short Term & Long Term Disability