Corporate FP&A Analyst
About the Company
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. The company has nearly $79 billion of assets under management, including over $34 billion of development assets and over $36.5 billion of regulatory assets under management. Founded in 1993, Greystar is committed to providing world-class service in the rental residential real estate business.
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 key finance deliverables and conducting ad hoc analyses to drive company profitability.
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 the 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 that 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 and ability 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 the ability to work through ambiguity, investigate questions, and develop 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 the ability to manipulate, organize, validate, and analyze 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.
Preferred location: Charleston, SC, or willingness to relocate to Charleston, SC.
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, plus your 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 are offered for full-time employees. For Union and Prevailing Wage roles, compensation and benefits may vary due to Collective Bargaining Agreements or local governing authority.