Senior Financial Analyst – FP&A
📍 Skokie, IL | Hybrid
A privately held real estate investment firm specializing in a large national portfolio of residential communities is seeking a Senior FP&A Analyst to join its finance team.
This is a high-impact, analytical role for someone who enjoys working with complex financial data, building models, and helping leadership make better strategic and operational decisions.
What You'll Do:
- Extract, clean, and analyze large datasets from multiple sources to generate robust financial and operating metrics
- Develop, maintain, and optimize detailed financial models including budget templates and variance analysis
- Conduct in-depth financial analysis to support strategic planning, investment decisions, and operational improvements — including defeasance, land development, and hold/sell analyses
- Create quarterly reporting materials ensuring clarity, accuracy, and actionable insights
- Track debt financing terms and performance across the portfolio
- Support KPI development and dashboard reporting for senior leadership
- Participate in ad hoc projects with a proactive, big-picture mindset
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, or similar field; MBA or MA preferred
- 3-10 years of experience
- Previous real estate experience is required
- Proficient at financial modeling; fluent with Excel, sensitivity analysis, and pivot tables
Why This Role Stands Out:
✅ High-visibility seat working directly with senior leadership
✅ Broad analytical scope across finance, operations, and investments
✅ Real estate platform with a growing national footprint
✅ Collaborative team that values critical thinking and ownership
✅ Hybrid flexibility based in Skokie, IL
