Financial Planning & Analysis Summer Intern

Link Logistics Real Estate Holdco LLC; City of Rochester (NY); On-site; USD 34,000 - 49,000; Full time

Job summary

Link Logistics Real Estate is seeking actively enrolled juniors (rising seniors) for a hands-on internship in institutional real estate finance at portfolio scale. You will assist with forecasting, performance analysis, and executive reporting while learning how a large finance organization uses data, BI, and AI-enabled workflows.

You will collaborate with finance leadership and cross-functional partners across capital markets, asset management, property management, and leasing to contribute to

Qualifications

• Strong Excel skills including lookups, pivot tables, and basic financial modeling.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Word and PowerPoint.
• Basic understanding of real estate investment and finance concepts such as NOI, occupancy, and leasing metrics.
• Familiarity with Power BI, Tableau, Python, SQL or similar analytical and visualization tools.
• Experience using AI tools thoughtfully in an analytical workflow.

Responsibilities

• Support portfolio NOI reporting, reforecasting, and budget-versus-actual variance analysis.
• Track occupancy, leasing performance, and other key real estate operating metrics.
• Partner cross functionally with Capital Markets on reporting initiatives and ad hoc analysis.
• Help build automated reporting pipelines, dashboards, and AI-enabled FP&A workflows and insights.
• Maintain, refine, and improve Excel forecasting models and recurring analytical workbooks.
• Contribute to monthly business reviews, market-level reporting, and executive-ready deliverables.
• Communicate findings through Excel, PowerPoint, Power BI dashboards, and concise written summaries.

Skills

Strong Excel skills

Tools

Excel

Power BI

Tableau

Python

SQL

Word

PowerPoint

AI tools

Job description

Company Overview

Link Logistics Real Estate ("Link") is a leading operator of last-mile logistics real estate. Established by Blackstone in 2019, the company connects consumption, technology, and the supply chain across its portfolio, which spans more than half a billion square feet. With more than 5 percent of U.S. GDP flowing through our spaces, we leverage our scale, proprietary data and insights, and foundational focus on sustainability to drive success for our customers’ businesses and deliver value for our stakeholders. Link Logistics strives to be the most equitable and inclusive industrial real estate company in the business. We put our people, customers, and communities first and find ways to make a conscious, positive impact where we live and work, prioritizing diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) across our workforce to deliver an optimal employee experience. Every day, we work to reinvent and lead our industry forward by thinking bigger and challenging the status quo. Because we believe that good business must be synonymous with doing good, strong environmental, social and governance practices are foundational to our identity as a firm. These practices include setting ambitious goals to combat climate change, partnering with local nonprofits, and prioritizing internal diversity, equity and inclusion efforts. Link’s 10-week paid summer internship program helps students gain valuable experience and develop business skills while learning the basics of logistics real estate. We offer internships in a variety of departments including Capital Markets, Development, Financial Planning & Analysis, Investments, Leasing and more.

Opportunity

Link is looking for actively enrolled juniors (rising seniors) who would be interested in gaining hands‑on experience with institutional real estate finance at portfolio scale. You will support forecasting, performance analysis, and executive reporting while learning how a large finance organization uses modern data, BI, and AI-enabled workflows. You will work alongside finance leadership and cross‑functional partners in capital markets, asset management, property management, and leasing, contributing to recurring reporting and the reforecast process.

What You’ll Do:

• Support portfolio NOI reporting, reforecasting, and budget‑versus‑actual variance analysis
• Track occupancy, leasing performance, and other key real estate operating metrics
• Partner cross functionally with Capital Markets on reporting initiatives and ad hoc analysis
• Help build automated reporting pipelines, dashboards, and AI-enabled FP&A workflows and insights
• Maintain, refine, and improve Excel forecasting models and recurring analytical workbooks
• Contribute to monthly business reviews, market‑level reporting, and executive‑ready deliverables
• Communicate findings through Excel, PowerPoint, Power BI dashboards, and concise written summaries
• Partner cross‑functionally with asset management, property management, leasing, and finance teams to support operating assumptions and business insights

What You Will Bring:

• Current junior (rising senior) undergraduate student at an accredited four‑year institution
• Pursuing a degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Real Estate, Mathematics, Statistics, or a related quantitative field
• Strong Excel skills, including lookups, pivot tables, and basic financial modeling; comfortable working in complex workbooks
• Proficiency with Microsoft Word and PowerPoint
• Basic understanding of real estate investment and finance concepts, including market analysis, financial analysis, property valuation, capital markets, NOI, occupancy, and leasing metrics
• Familiarity with Power BI, Tableau, Python, SQL, or similar analytical and visualization tools preferred
• Experience using AI tools thoughtfully in an analytical workflow preferred
• Strong interest in commercial real estate asset management, investment, and financial planning and analysis; no formal real estate experience required

Compensation:

$30/hour represents the presently anticipated base compensation pay range for this position at Link. Actual pay may vary based on various factors, including but not limited to location and experience.

EEO Statement

The Company is an equal opportunity employer. In accordance with applicable law, we prohibit discrimination against any applicant, employee, or other covered person based on any legally recognized basis, including, but not limited to: veteran status, uniformed servicemember status, race, color, caste, immigration status, religion, religious creed (including religious dress and grooming practices), sex, gender, gender expression, gender identity, marital status, sexual orientation, pregnancy (including childbirth, lactation or related medical conditions), age, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, physical or mental disability, genetic information (including testing and characteristics), protected leave status, domestic violence victim status, or any other consideration protected by federal, state or local law. We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations, if you need an accommodation to complete the application process, please email [e-mail].

Company Overview (duplicate)

Link Logistics Real Estate ("Link") is a leading operator of last‑mile logistics real estate. Established by Blackstone in 2019, the company connects consumption, technology, and the supply chain across its portfolio, which spans more than half a billion square feet. With more than 5 percent of U.S. GDP flowing through our spaces, we leverage our scale, proprietary data and insights, and foundational focus on sustainability to drive success for our customers’ businesses and deliver value for our stakeholders. Link Logistics strives to be the most equitable and inclusive industrial real estate company in the business. We put our people, customers, and communities first and find ways to make a conscious, positive impact where we live and work, prioritizing diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) across our workforce to deliver an optimal employee experience. Every day, we work to reinvent and lead our industry forward by thinking bigger and challenging the status quo. Because we believe that good business must be synonymous with doing good, strong environmental, social and governance practices are foundational to our identity as a firm. These practices include setting ambitious goals to combat climate change, partnering with local nonprofits, and prioritizing internal diversity, equity and inclusion efforts. We seek to use our position, ideas, and influence to drive progress in our industry and the wider world. At Link, we give our customers space to grow—and we give people space to grow, too.

EEO Statement (duplicate)

The Company is an equal opportunity employer. In accordance with applicable law, we prohibit discrimination against any applicant, employee, or other covered person based on any legally recognized basis, including, but not limited to: veteran status, uniformed servicemember status, race, color, caste, immigration status, religion, religious creed (including religious dress and grooming practices), sex, gender, gender expression, gender identity, marital status, sexual orientation, pregnancy (including childbirth, lactation or related medical conditions), age, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, physical or mental disability, genetic information (including testing and characteristics), protected leave status, domestic violence victim status, or any other consideration protected by federal, state or local law. We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations, if you need an accommodation to complete the application process, please email [e-mail].