Financial Analyst

Cushman & Wakefield; Toronto; On-site; CAD 101,020 - 118,847; Full time

Job summary

Cushman & Wakefield is seeking a Financial Analyst in Toronto to support brokerage professionals by providing corporate real estate services. The role involves the preparation of financial analyses related to lease renewals, relocations, and investment analysis.

The ideal candidate will have a bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, or a related field, along with 1-3 years of commercial real estate experience. Proficiency in MS Excel is essential, and knowledge of financial modeling is preferred.

Qualifications

• 1-3 years of commercial real estate experience with knowledge of commercial real estate economics.
• Advanced proficiency in MS Excel and financial modeling.
• Working knowledge of GAAP for lease analysis.

Responsibilities

• Prepares complex pre-tax cash flow analyses and lease comparisons.
• Makes recommendations to brokers and service line professionals.
• Supports C&W brokers with client meetings and presentations.

Skills

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

Ability to prioritize and multi-task

Attention to detail

Understanding of finance, accounting, investments

Education

Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, real estate or related business

Tools

MS Excel

ARGUS

ProCalc

Job description

Job Title

Financial Analyst

Job Description Summary

The selected candidate will support brokerage professionals providing corporate real estate services to local Toronto-based and multi-market private companies & public corporations. This position will report into our Occupier Financial Advisory organization. The Financial Analyst maintains proprietary Excel models of market data and prepares financial comparisons for C&W’s brokerage, consulting and investment divisions. The role includes preparing financial analysis of the projected costs associated with lease renewals and relocations, involving the comparative assessment of various leasing alternatives, lease vs. ownership, build‑to‑suits, and own vs. sale/leaseback. The Analyst may also prepare investment analysis in relation to asset acquisitions and dispositions.

Job Description

• Prepares complex pre‑tax cash flow analyses, lease comparisons, lease restructures, lease vs buy, acquisitions/dispositions, strategic real estate alternatives, subleases, sale leasebacks, cancellations/buyouts, relocations, build‑to suits, and other strategic real estate alternatives
• Makes recommendations to brokers and other service line professionals
• Provides knowledge and analytical skills covering a broad range of real estate products and transactions structures including lease comparisons, lease restructures, lease vs buy, sale‑leaseback’s, cancellations/buyouts, acquisitions/dispositions, strategic real estate alternatives, subleases, relocations, and build‑to‑suits
• Reads, abstracts and analyzes complex legal real estate related documentation to include leases, financing/loan agreements, mortgage documents, partnership agreements, and corporate financial statements for relevant financial information that will impact the assignment
• Prepares clear, concise, and presentation ready documentation and spreadsheets that support and explain the basis of the analyses for use in client presentations, proposals and/or reports
• Supports C&W brokers, or other C&W professionals, with client meetings arming them with quality information to present and discuss as needed. Professional, and customer service oriented with opportunity to become client-facing over time
• Assists in the quality control effort to ensure that all client presentation materials are professional, accurate, high impact and reflect the standards of quality normally associated with C&W work product
• May assist and participate in strategy sessions in preparation for conferences with clients
• Participation in all Financial Analysis calls and meetings
• Ability to work on-site in the Toronto office up to 5 days/week, to be discussed/negotiated with hiring manager

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree preferably in finance, accounting, real estate or related business areas experience
• 1-3 years of commercial real estate experience with knowledge of commercial real estate economics, investment analysis, and real estate cash flow projections
• Advanced proficiency in MS Excel, proficiency in financial modeling, analytical and word processing software including Microsoft Office Suite
• Excel VBA knowledge preferred but not required
• A working knowledge of GAAP for lease analysis and other types of real estate transactions
• ARGUS and/or ProCalc experience or knowledge is preferred but not required
• Working knowledge of Lease Accounting (ASC 842) preferred but not required

Required Skills

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills are essential for client and broker interaction
• Ability to prioritize, multi‑task, and handle time-related deliverables on high functioning deal teams
• Attention to detail; perform basic, efficient, error‑free modeling and analysis
• Understanding and comfort around concepts around finance, accounting, investments

The compensation for the position is: $72,250.00 - $85,000.00

The company will not pay less than minimum wage for this role.

Cushman & Wakefield is committed to equity in employment and our goal is to have a diverse, inclusive, and barrier‑free workplace.

Cushman & Wakefield s’engage à respecter l’équité en matière d’emploi. Notre objectif est d’offrir un milieu de travail diversifié, inclusif et exempt d’obstacles. Si vous êtes une personne handicapée et que vous avez besoin de recevoir l’offre d’emploi dans un autre format ou d’accéder à toute autre mesure d’adaptation au cours du processus d’embauche, veuillez soumettre votre demande par courriel à [e-mail]. Veuillez mentionner le titre de poste et le lieu de travail au moment de communiquer avec nous.