FP&A Analyst Details

FP&A Analyst

The Scion Group - Chicago, IL

Employment Type : Full-Time

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Your Opportunity

The Scion Group is seeking a talented Financial Planning & Analysis Analyst to join us in executing our vision. This position will deliver accurate and efficient budgeting, forecasting and reporting, while driving continuous process improvement. The FP&A team is responsible for monthly and quarterly financial reporting, market and portfolio analytics, budgeting and forecasting, variance analysis, capital expenditure analysis, market research, and critical financial reports and analyses presented to institutional partners and Scion's executive leadership team.

The FP&A Analyst is curious, highly analytical and excels in a fast-paced, agile, corporate environment. This role demands a vigor for problem solving, strong analytical ability, attention to detail and proficient finance skills.

Your Benefits

• FLSA Status Exempt
• Discretionary annual bonus
• Paid Time Off
• Health Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• 401k Matching
• Paid Maternity Leave

Your Responsibilities

Budgeting & Forecasting

• Support the property-level annual budgeting and periodic reforecast process; owning and/or assisting various revenue and expense workstreams and working closely with asset management, property operations, revenue management, capital, and other departments to ensure the highest quality budgets.
• Review proposed budgets through detailed trend analysis of historical performance, portfolio and external benchmarks, contracts, and new strategic initiatives to identify outliers and improvement opportunities.
• Be an expert in the budgeting and forecasting system and process.

Reporting

• Contribute to rebuilding the overall reporting process through use of automation, databasing, and business intelligence tools.
• Assess monthly performance and determine key trends across individual properties and portfolios.
• Develop monthly cash balance projections to forecast distributions and create meaningful analysis of future cashflows.
• Create and maintain various financial models and asset management tracking tools dedicated to providing a clear understanding of investment performance.
• Develop presentations and detailed financial analysis results in a well-defined format.

Research

• Perform special research, analysis, and ad hoc projects for a multitude of stakeholders on a frequent basis collaborating closely with all departments across the organization.
• Leverage executive communication skills to clearly explain analysis results to internal peers, senior management, external investors.

The responsibilities listed above may not be all inclusive.

What We Require

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Finance, Economics, Accounting, Mathematics, or other STEM program is preferred; 1-3 years of professional experience
• Advanced financial modeling skills with Excel (VBA is a plus)
• Experience with data visualization and business intelligence tools is preferred (Looker is a plus)
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with PowerPoint experience
• Experience with Vena or Essbase and Entrata is preferred
• Strong collaboration across all departments and with external partners

Operational Details

• Job location is based at Scion's Chicago corporate headquarters.
• Working hours consist of standard daytime business hours.

The Scion Group LLC provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, religion, creed, national origin, color, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, physical or mental disability (as long as the employee/applicant is otherwise qualified for the job with or without a reasonable accommodation), genetic information, HIV/AIDS status, marital status, uniformed service, veteran status, pregnancy or other legally protected status or category under federal or state law. The Scion Group LLC complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in all locations in which the Company has properties. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfers, leaves of absence, compensation, training and other terms and conditions of employment. The Scion Group LLC is committed to the principles of equal employment opportunities.

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