Corporate FP&A Analyst

Greystar is a leading, fully integrated global real estate platform offering expertise in property management, investment management, development, and construction services in institutional-quality rental housing. Headquartered in Charleston, South Carolina, Greystar manages and operates over $350 billion of real estate in more than 260 markets globally. Greystar is the largest operator of apartments in the United States, managing over one million units/beds globally, with nearly $79 billion of assets under management.

About the role

The FP&A Analyst will support Financial Planning & Analysis for Greystar, providing strategic support to the executive team on enterprise-wide planning, analysis, and reporting. This role involves preparing consolidated financial deliverables and ad hoc analyses, including quarterly forecasts, annual business plans, and key performance reporting.

Responsibilities

• Prepare the consolidated monthly management reporting package for the Executive Committee, including analysis of budget performance, key operating metrics, revenue, EBITDA, and business-line and consolidated results.
• Analyze monthly and quarterly financial performance, identify key drivers and variances, investigate unexpected results, and communicate insights to the Corporate Finance team and senior leadership.
• Understand processes, objectives, and value drivers in each line of business and collaborate with team leaders to analyze and report business drivers.
• Assist in the preparation of the Company’s consolidated annual business plans, quarterly reforecasts, and related presentation materials for senior leadership.
• Collaborate with accounting, finance, and business teams to collect, validate, and synthesize information for business plans, forecasts, and management reporting.
• Analyze and communicate the Company's global operating and financial metrics, including AUM, EUM, and other key performance indicators.
• Maintain and improve financial models, reporting tools, and recurring analyses, focusing on accuracy, scalability, and efficiency.
• Take ownership of assigned analyses and deliverables from initial request through completion, proactively identifying questions, dependencies, data issues, and next steps.
• Review work carefully for accuracy, completeness, and consistency before distribution and proactively investigate discrepancies or unexpected results.
• Perform ad hoc reporting and analytics, including what-if and scenario analyses.
• Respond to financial reporting and analytical requests from business leaders with a strong sense of ownership, responsiveness, and customer service.
• Identify and implement process and procedural improvements to streamline recurring work, reduce manual effort, strengthen controls, and improve financial reporting quality.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related field; MBA or MAcc is a plus.
• 1–2 years of relevant finance, accounting, or analytical experience; FP&A experience is preferred.
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft 365, particularly Excel and PowerPoint.
• Experience with, or a strong desire to learn, business intelligence and financial planning tools.
• Strong understanding of financial statements, budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, and financial modeling.

Skills

• Exceptional attention to detail, with a demonstrated ability to produce accurate, reliable work and identify inconsistencies or errors.
• High degree of initiative and ownership, with the ability to independently move work forward and follow through on assignments with limited oversight.
• Strong learning agility and intellectual curiosity, with the ability to quickly understand new processes, financial concepts, systems, and business questions.
• Resourceful problem-solving skills, including working through ambiguity, investigating questions, and developing solutions without step-by-step instructions.
• Strong analytical skills and the ability to interpret large volumes of financial and operational data, identify trends and drivers, and translate findings into meaningful business insights.
• Advanced Excel skills, including manipulating, organizing, validating, and analyzing large datasets efficiently.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to clearly explain financial information and analytical conclusions to stakeholders.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines while maintaining accuracy and quality.
• Collaborative and dependable team member who is equally comfortable working independently and partnering across functions.
• Experience with FP&A systems, financial reporting platforms, and/or BI tools is preferred.

Location

Preferred location is Charleston. Candidates open to relocation will be considered.

Pay

Many factors go into determining employee pay within the posted range, including business requirements, prior experience, current skills, and geographical location.

Benefits

• Competitive Medical, Dental, Vision, and Disability & Life insurance benefits.
• Low (free basic) employee Medical costs for employee-only coverage; costs discounted after 3 and 5 years of service.
• Generous Paid Time Off: 15 days of vacation, 4 personal days, 10 sick days, and 11 paid holidays. Additional vacation accrued with tenure. Birthday off after 1 year of service.
• 6-Week Paid Sabbatical after 10 years of service (and every 5 years thereafter).
• 401(k) with Company Match up to 6% of pay after 6 months of service.
• Paid Parental Leave and lifetime Fertility Benefit reimbursement up to $10,000 (includes adoption or surrogacy).
• Employee Assistance Program.
• Critical Illness, Accident, Hospital Indemnity, Pet Insurance, and Legal Plans.
• Charitable giving program and benefits.
• Onsite housing discount at Greystar-managed communities (subject to discount and unit availability).

Benefits offered for full-time employees. For Union and Prevailing Wage roles, compensation and benefits may vary.