FP&A Analyst – Financial Planning Analysis

Job Description

Corporate FP&A Analyst | Greystar

The Tone:
This is a full-time role at Greystar, located in Charleston, South Carolina, with consideration for candidates open to relocation. Greystar is the largest rental housing operator and developer in the US, and a prominent global investment management company, managing over $350 billion of real estate worldwide. This role is crucial for providing strategic financial planning, analysis, and reporting support directly to Greystar’s executive team. The analyst will deliver critical insights that inform enterprise-wide planning, influence key decisions, and drive overall company profitability.

The TL;DR
• Role: Early Career
• Type: Full-time
• Location: In-person, Charleston, SC (willing to consider relocation)

• Mission: To provide critical financial planning, analysis, and reporting to inform executive decision-making and drive company profitability.
• Tech Stack: Microsoft 365 (Excel, PowerPoint), Business intelligence and financial planning tools, FP&A systems, financial reporting platforms, BI tools

What You’ll Actually Do
• Reporting: Prepare the consolidated monthly management reporting package for the Executive Committee, including detailed analysis of budget performance, key operating metrics, revenue, EBITDA, and both business-line and consolidated results.
• Analysis: Analyze monthly and quarterly financial performance, identifying key drivers and variances, investigating unexpected outcomes, and communicating meaningful insights to both the Corporate Finance team and senior leadership.
• Planning: Assist in the comprehensive preparation of the Company’s consolidated annual business plans and quarterly reforecasts, along with creating related presentation materials for senior leadership.
• Metrics Communication: Analyze and clearly communicate the Company’s global operating and financial metrics, such as Assets Under Management (AUM), Equity Under Management (EUM), and other critical Key Performance Indicators.
• Process Improvement: Actively identify and implement process and procedural improvements aimed at streamlining recurring work, reducing manual effort, strengthening controls, and enhancing the overall quality of financial reporting.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related field is required. This is an early career role focused on financial planning and analysis.
• Experience: Requires 1–2 years of relevant finance, accounting, or analytical experience, with a preference for direct FP&A experience. Strong proficiency in Microsoft 365, particularly Excel for data manipulation and PowerPoint for presentations, is essential.
• Skills: Candidates must possess exceptional attention to detail to ensure accurate and reliable work, strong analytical skills to interpret large datasets and translate findings into business insights, and advanced Excel skills for efficient data analysis. Effective written and verbal communication is crucial for explaining financial information to various stakeholders. Resourceful problem-solving, high initiative, and learning agility are also key.
• Bonus: An MBA or MAcc is a plus, and experience with business intelligence tools, financial planning systems, or other financial reporting platforms is preferred.