Performance Associate, Financial Operations and Analysis

This Opportunity 

Our Chicago office is seeking an entry-level Associate to join their Performance team within our Financial Operations & Analysis team.

You will be an integral member of our Financial Operations & Analysis department, specifically within the Performance team. Team members share a strong drive to provide timely, accurate, and critical financial data analysis for the firm. You’ll also have cross-functional visibility and the opportunity to work alongside internal groups, such as Asset Management, Client Services & Marketing and external service providers. Our team works in a hybrid environment, with 3-days spent working in Heitman’s office each week.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Apply your knowledge of finance and accounting to create and maintain performance reporting and analytics.
• Learn how to and excel at calculating investment performance returns, and other key metrics.
• Partner with stakeholders to develop strategic reporting and build efficiencies.
• Gain Knowledge of relevant benchmarks and become a resource to the organization for related requests.
• Assist in maintenance and development of dashboards.

Qualifications:

• Degree in Economics, Finance, and Accounting
• 0-2 years of related work experience
• Analytical thinking ability to manipulate and analyze data to identify trends and make informed recommendations.
• Strong project and time management skills.
• Collaborative team player working together across multiple functional departments.
• Commitment and willingness to manage competing (sometimes tight) deadlines.
• Motivated by independent and team-oriented successes.
• Problem solving experience leveraging your analytical and critical thinking skills in school and/or business.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• A “think outside the box” mindset -with a desire to brainstorm creative solutions in our ever-changing industry.
• A fundamental knowledge of Excel.
• Experience with data visualization software (PowerBI, Tableau, etc.) and connected planning, workflow, and programming (R, Python, SQL) is a plus.

Research shows that women and people from underrepresented groups often do not apply for jobs if they don’t meet 100% of the listed qualifications. We are looking for great candidates who have a unique combination of experiences, traits, and talents. We couldn’t describe you in a list of bullet points, so consider this posting a conversation starter. If you check some, but not all, of our boxes, we still want to talk! Please apply for this role if much of this job description describes you.

The Firm

Founded in 1966, Heitman is a global real estate investment management firm. Our mission is to lead the evolution of real estate through investments that fulfill the needs of people and communities in a world of constant change. To learn more about our organization and culture, click here.

Our promise to employees: 
Reflecting the spirit of our global firm, we welcome team members of all faiths, cultures, genders, sexual orientations, races, and ethnic identities. We know that each member of our team enriches our community and business with their work/life experiences, perspectives, and ideas. However you arrive at Heitman, we pledge to honor your uniqueness, include you in our culture, and do our best to help you thrive. While we learn and grow together, we will stand by our “people first” promise. Every time.

What’s Next?

• Interested? Apply at www.heitman.com/careers to submit your application
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Additional Information

Roles Requiring Travel: All roles involving a travel component at Heitman require that candidates hold a valid, non-expired driver’s license.

Equal Employment Opportunity: Heitman is an equal employment opportunity employer and complies with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination based on race, color, creed, religion, sex, age, national origin or ancestry, physical, medical or mental disability or condition (including, without limitation, HIV and AIDS), developmental disability, handicap, denial of family and medical care leave, denial of pregnancy leave, domestic partner status, status as a victim of sexual or domestic violence (or familial relationship to such victim), veteran status, marital status, sexual orientation, arrest records, citizenship status, criminal history that has been expunged, unfavorable discharge from the military, or any other basis protected by federal, state or local laws.