Manager, Financial Analysis Hub – Multifamily

Role Overview

• Deliver strategic insights and recommendations to Capital Markets Multifamily Brokers based on analysis findings;
• Collaborate with broker and leadership stakeholders, and other support teams, to ensure the Financial Analyst Pool delivers an exceptional broker experience
• Monitors, tracks, and observes process and production behaviors, identifying opportunities where additional training support may be required
• Implements effective delegation best practices
• Oversee the day-to-day operations of the CMFA Hub including supervision of direct reports and quality review of analyses, deadlines, and resolution of issues/conflicts
• Performs quality control reviews, identifying where the team’s strengths are and areas where additional training may be required
• Monitor CMFA Hub and direct report’s performance to identify opportunities for process and deliverable improvement, and continued development
• Lead, coach, train, and develop Financial Analysts, including offshore teammates, on industry best practices
• Develop and deliver Multifamily Financial Analyst training materials to standardize onboarding and support continued development
• Partner with Multifamily brokers and key stakeholders to develop, enhance, and implement a Multifamily Analyst training program
• Spearhead the creation of standardized, best practice workflow processes and guidelines
• Collaborate with technology partners to identify, implement, and maintain automation/data analysis solutions to support CMFA Hub operations
• Ensures reporting data and analytics are accurate and complete
• Support business development activities to encourage use of the CMFA Hub across Cushman & Wakefield’s Multifamily product group and key stakeholders
• Champions the adoption of the Financial Analyst Hub, pitching value proposition and benefits to Capital Markets Multifamily brokers

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree or Master’s Degree (Business, Finance, Real Estate, Accounting, Economics, etc.) strongly preferred
• Combination of education without a degree and corporate work experience may be considered
• 7+ years of multifamily financial analysis and underwriting modeling experience;
• Capital Markets and Commercial Real Estate underwriting and valuation experience strongly preferred
• Demonstrates an executive presence with the ability to communicate and interact with Multifamily brokers and contributes to driving successful outcomes
• Experience leading teams and contributing to the professional development of financial professionals, including completing performance evaluations and managing team members who may be remote workers or reside in different geographies
• Previous multifamily underwriting and/or originations experience a plus including, but not limited to, investment sales, debt financings for single assets, portfolios, and institutional-quality asset sale and experience across the capital stack sources
• Strong champion of change and process improvement, as well as problem resolution, project management, communication, and relationship management skills
• Experience improving processes and procedures to drive standardization and improve efficiency and quality; demonstrates technical savvy to identify areas for automation or technical improvement
• Ability to balance and prioritize multiple priorities in a high-volume, fast-paced environment
• Ability to navigate challenges with a solution-orientated mindset and act with a sense of urgency
• Strong analytical skills with high attention to detail and accuracy
• Prior management oversight with direct reports is a plus
• Highly proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, specifically Excel
• Excel cash flow modeling experience required
• Argus modeling experience is a plus
• Previous Capital Markets and/or Multifamily brokerage team experience a plus (broker license is not required for role)

Benefits

• health, vision, and dental insurance
• flexible spending accounts
• health savings accounts
• retirement savings plans
• life and disability insurance programs
• paid and unpaid time away from work