Global investment management firm is seeking a dynamic and results-oriented Senior Associate for a full-time role in its Finance and Accounting department. This opportunity can be at their offices in Los Angeles or New York. The Senior Associate will work closely with the FP&A team, partnering with Fund Accounting, senior investment professionals, senior Finance leadership, information technology resources and programmers. This role provides great opportunity for the candidate to gain exposure and build expertise in both Data Analytics and Finance fields.

[Hybrid Remote] 

PRIMARY FUNCTIONS/RESPONSIBILITIES

• Maintenance and continued improvement of the Real Estate funds’ financial models and data analytics tools
• Responsibility for the collection of data on a timely basis from internal and external parties
• Responsibility for the upload of the collected data into the relevant system/database, making initial checks of the data for omissions and accuracy and liaise with data provider to resolve issues
• Promote the benefits and importance of data governance and ensure it is at the forefront of all processes
• Support the implementation of new systems and processes, including data collection, testing, analysis, presentation and supporting the roll out
• Comparing and evaluating previous budgets and forecasts, and performing variance analysis to explain differences in performance and make improvements going forward
• Prepare and assist with ad-hoc business reporting, analysis and business partner requests, working in conjunction with colleagues in Los Angeles to ensure timely response to the business
• Support group wide efforts to improve consistency, accuracy and efficiency of information 

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelors’ degree in related field (Engineering, Finance, Accounting or Economics) from accredited institution
• 5-6 years of relevant work experience
• MBA, Chartered Financial Analyst, Chartered Accountant or CPA license preferred but not required
• Knowledge of investment performance standards, real estate fund structures, investment property structures, alternative investments, securitization, or other investment products preferred

General Requirements:

• Ability to work in a fast-paced, high growth environment; excited about working in a start-up environment with the backing and infrastructure of a well-established industry leader
• Strategic and critical thinking
• Data modelling skills, including entity-relationship modelling and multi-dimensional modelling
• Excellent Excel background with knowledge of Macro and financial modeling
• Proficient in Excel VBA programming language
• Should be comfortable around Tech Savvy Data analytics. Candidate must have the skillset to interact with IT and understand the underlying architecture of how data is stored and staged, so they can run it through predictive models and come up with advice to help leaders make good business decisions.
• Knowledge of data architecture, database structures, and database design, e.g. SQL database
• Experienced in database query, schema design, and maintenance of master and transaction data
• Knowledge of Power BI or other data analytical tools preferred; Proficient in Data Analysis Expressions (DAX) preferred
• Candidates with background in accounting and finance would be preferred
• Strong communication skills will be important; ability to analyze and summarize complex information both verbally and in writing with colleagues in the United States
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills; ability to multi-task and manage various deadlines
• Excellent organizational and interpersonal skills; attention to detail and timelines required 

Reporting Relationships: Vice President, Financial Planning & Analysis