Senior FP&A Analyst Europe
Posted 1 day 17 hours ago by Greystar Worldwide, LLC
ABOUT GREYSTAR
Greystar is a leading, fully integrated global real estate company 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 $300 billion of real estate in nearly 250 markets globally with offices throughout North America, Europe, South America, and the Asia-Pacific region. Greystar is the largest operator of apartments in the United States, manages over 1,000,000 units/beds globally, and has a robust institutional investment management platform comprised of nearly $78 billion of assets under management, including over $35 billion of development assets. Greystar was founded by Bob Faith in 1993 to become a provider of world-class service in the rental residential real estate business. To learn more, visit .
JOB DESCRIPTION SUMMARY
This role, based in the FP&A Finance team, will report to the FP&A Manager and focus on reporting and analysis of all elements of the P&L across Europe.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Assist in coordinating the Business Plan process: maintaining the timetable, scheduling review meetings, updating and consolidating templates, processing changes in Anaplan, and distributing review materials.
- Prepare review materials and presentation decks for planning cycles.
- Drive standardisation and automation of reporting packs and decks to improve efficiency.
- Assist with financial modelling as needed.
- Partner with functional and finance leads on Business Plan processes; review, challenge, and analyse variances.
- Prepare the monthly European Finance Dashboard and related Business Plan materials.
- Manage changes and maintain schedules in Anaplan, including European Asset Management, Funds Management, TBDs, Contingency, and Fees.
- Collaborate on maintaining Risk & Opportunities and Key Bets schedules in Anaplan and prepare related outputs.
- Work with the Anaplan COE on master data management for Europe.
- Become an Anaplan super user and SME for the business.
- Maintain FP&A files with appropriate access controls.
- Partner with Data & Analytics to develop dashboards for key reports.
- Support timely and accurate delivery of planning cycles.
- Deputise for the FP&A Manager when required.
KNOWLEDGE & QUALIFICATIONS
- Good general education with strong written and numerical skills.
- Strong business partnering skills.
- Accounting background.
- Excellent Excel skills for financial reporting.
- Proven PowerPoint experience.
- Fully qualified ACCA, CIMA, ACA, or equivalent.
- Experience with Anaplan and Oracle is desirable.
- Problem-solving skills and intellectual curiosity.
EXPERIENCE & SKILLS
Essential:
- Experience in a similar role within a fast-paced, multi-jurisdictional business, ideally in Real Estate.
- Experience using Anaplan or similar FP&A tools.
- Strong financial presentation skills, both written and verbal.
- Teamwork and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to manipulate large data volumes in Excel.
- Effective communicator capable of interpreting complex financial data.
- Positive attitude, eager to learn and develop.
- Attention to detail and pride in work quality.
- Self-motivated, organized, and methodical.
- Ability to meet deadlines and prioritize tasks effectively.