Job Description

This internship will provide support to CSM's Financial Planning & Analysis team, focusing on developing reports, processes and analyses to enhance management's ability to make strategic and accurate business decisions across Retail, Office/Industrial, Hotel and Multi-Family Residential industries of real estate.

The intern will gain an understanding of the real estate industry, market data intelligence and key industry business metrics. The learning process will incorporate a combination of hands on experience, mentoring from the FP&A Manager and team, and practical assignments. By the end of the internship, the intern will have a broad understanding of the real estate business and gained exposure to a variety of different tools and methods used to support the industry.

INTERNSHIP RESPONSIBILITIES

• Develops, updates and automates reports and analyses utilizing financial applications. This includes assisting in monthly reporting and preparing asset management plans.
• Conducts market research for analysis and reporting. This includes maintaining competitive maps, updating comparative benchmarking and sharing market data intelligence.
• Partners and helps to create a sale compensation database that can be utilized to pull competitive compensation for each property.
• Assists in the benchmarking the analytics of operating expenses for the Multi-Family real estate assets.
• Assists in tracking financial statements from commercial tenants and evaluating their credit risk to CSM.
• Engages with members of the FP&A team, other interns and corporate office employees to build relationships and a professional network.
• Supports the FP&A team with other ad-hoc tasks and projects as needed.

REQUIRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

Education: Must have completed at least two years of college, preferably working towards a Degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Real Estate Development or a related field.

Experience/Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:

• Possesses a strong sense of personal responsibility for work outcomes.
• Demonstrates organizational skills with a keen attention to detail and accuracy.
• Exhibits a solid work ethic and sees projects through to completion.
• Displays strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Demonstrates excellent computer skills (especially with Microsoft Excel).
• Must be flexible and take initiative.
• Maintains confidentiality of company information.
• Possesses a basic understanding of process improvement and a willingness to explore new ideas.

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