Financial Analyst

Blue Heron Companies, LLC; Las Vegas (NV); On-site; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Blue Heron Companies, LLC in Las Vegas seeks an experienced Real Estate Financial Analyst to support all divisions. You will model cash flows, collect data, value projects, benchmark, and report results to drive capital decisions.

The role involves budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, and underwriting of investments. Strong Excel skills, analytics, and communication are essential for collaboration with leadership and finance teams.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in business finance, real estate finance, or a related field.
• Bachelor’s degree in accounting/finance/economics.
• Strong analytical and data gathering skills.
• Good business acumen.
• Strong fluency with Excel formulas and functions.
• High proficiency in financial modeling techniques.
• Excellent interpersonal communication and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Prepare draft financial and operational forecasts and analyses with QA reviews.
• Provide ad hoc analysis for operational and financial departments.
• Collaborate with leadership to manage budgets and capital budgets.
• Develop reports for forecasting, trends, variance analysis, and results.
• Create P&L views for individual projects and developments.
• Monitor budget adherence with cost and revenue center managers.
• Identify, document, and explain budget variances across units.
• Prepare monthly project-level financials with variance explanations.
• Develop pro forma and underwriting models for investments and acquisitions.
• Focus on KPIs and process improvement opportunities.
• Assist with ad-hoc analytical projects.
• Other tasks as assigned.

Skills

Analytical skills

Data gathering

Business acumen

Interpersonal skills

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in accounting/finance/economics

Tools

Excel

Forecasting tools

Job description

Description

Overview:

Blue Heron is seeking an experienced real estate financial analyst to support all divisions within the organization. The Financial Analyst will provide financial support that includes cash flow modeling, data collection and integration, project valuation, benchmarking, and reporting.

Responsibilities:

• Prepare draft financial and operational forecasts and financial analyses and perform quality assurance and quality control reviews of all reports.
• Provide ad hoc analysis for both operational and financial departments, including but not limited to long-term strategic planning and resource allocation.
• Work closely with department leadership to manage the budget and work closely with organizational units to ensure their capital budgets are developed in an accurate manner.
• Develop and manage reports for forecasting, sales trends, variance analysis, and monthly financial results analysis.
• Create P&L views for individual projects and developments.
• Collaborate with cost and revenue center managers to monitor budget adherence and ensure good financial decision-making.
• Identify, document, and explain budget variances across multiple operational units.
• Prepare monthly project level financials with variance explanations, department-level forecasting and budgeting, and assessment of key business metrics.
• Develop and maintain pro forma and underwriting models to evaluate the viability, cash flow projections, and risk profiles of potential investments, and acquisitions.
• Focus on key performance indicators and/or ongoing process improvement opportunities.
• Assist with ad-hoc analytical projects.
• Other tasks as assigned.

Requirements

Essential Qualifications:

• 3+ years of experience in business finance, real estate finance, or a related field.
• Bachelor’s degree in accounting/finance/economics.
• Strong analytical and data gathering skills.
• Good business acumen.
• Strong fluency with Excel formulas and functions.
• High proficiency in financial modeling techniques.
• Excellent interpersonal communication and problem-solving skills.