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Senior Analyst, FP&A

United States·DallasFull-timesenior

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Key Responsibilities

Excellent verbal and written communication skills; strong listening and interpersonal skills. Effective at preparing and presenting information.

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Bellwether is a global advisory firm that helps businesses solve their most complex challenges and enhance enterprise value. We specialize in formulating and executing dynamic growth strategies through true partnership with our clients. Merging deep industry expertise, advanced analytical capabilities and best-in-class talent, we create value across the business lifecycle, from transaction management to operational transformation. Bellwether specializes in the management, analysis, and reporting of over $35 billion of AUM across a wide range of real estate related assets and corporate platforms in North America, Europe and Asia. Bellwether is privately held and has offices in Los Angeles, Newport Beach, London and Dallas.

As Senior Analyst, FP&A at Bellwether, this role will support the portfolio management team of a large commercial real estate platform. This role serves as the critical link between asset-level analytics and fund level performance, owning the models and analysis that inform how capital is deployed, held, and returned. It offers broad exposure across the real estate team, direct engagement with senior management, and a meaningful hand in the decisions that drive fund returns.

Forecast fund-level performance and analyze the economics of a large commercial real estate platform, translating asset-level activity into fund-level outcomes

Own, maintain, and enhance fund models; including updating projected and realized returns and tracking liquidity, distributions, capital calls, fees, and promote

Drive critical aspects of each fund's portfolio strategy, including hold-period optimization and exit planning and timing

Synthesize data into clear, concise observations and trends for senior management, highlighting key
business drivers and actionable recommendations

Partner with the Acquisitions team to deliver pro forma KPIs and return metrics on prospective investments ahead of Investment Committee review

Support marketing, fundraising, and investor relations efforts with timely analysis on fund
performance, forecasted results, distribution timing, and related data points

Lead the design and build-out of automated dashboards and reporting to serve the analytical needs of stakeholders across the platform

Perform ad-hoc analysis for the portfolio management team as needs arise

A minimum of 2 years’ experience, preferably in commercial real estate or investment industries Senior Analyst, FP&A

Advanced financial modeling and analytical skills, with fluency in cash-flow and return modeling and fund-level waterfalls; preferred experience with promote/carried interest structures

Advanced Excel skills, including complex formula-driven models, sensitivity analysis, and model auditing

Bachelor’s degree required, in Finance or Accounting preferred

Bellwether seeks to hire entrepreneurial individuals who are highly motivated, mature and intelligent, with demonstrated excellence in prior endeavors. The successful candidate should have:

Job Knowledge & Technical Ability: Moderate financial modeling and analytical skills using Excel. Ability to update or modify fund models, with moderate guidance. Basic understanding of real estate/fund concepts and financial statements. Ability to identify and resolve reporting issues, with limited guidance. Ability to understand fund documents and accounting files, and work with other parties on any issues or clarifying points.

Initiative & Dependability: Ability to perform responsibilities independently and proactively, solve problems, and improve processes and/or services. Self-directed, takes initiative and responsibility, ensures completion of tasks.

Communication: Excellent verbal and written communication skills; strong listening and interpersonal skills. Effective at preparing and presenting information.

Professionalism & Teamwork: Acts with honesty and integrity and maintains confidentiality, adheres to company policies. Promotes a collaborative and productive work environment. Demonstrates team building, support and respect.

Travel is not anticipated but may be needed from time to time.

Classification: Exempt Position

Status: Regular, Full-Time

Reports To: Vice President, FPA

Direct Reports: No

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, sit, and walk. Must be able to sit at an office workstation for an extended period of time. May need to reach, stoop, or kneel to access items.

Must be able to talk, hear and use wrists, hands and/or fingers frequently and repetitively to operate a computer, telephone and other office productivity machinery.

Must frequently prepare or inspect documents, and convey details or important instructions or ideas accurately, loudly, or quickly.

Ability to work independently and prioritize duties to ensure timely completion. The ability to collaborate is also imperative.

Requires active listening, critical thinking, making decisions, time management, as well as administration skills.

Ability to interact in a courteous professional manner at all times.

Regular, predictable attendance is required.

The physical and mental demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the functions.

No hazardous or significantly unpleasant conditions (such as in a typical office).

Moderate noise (i.e., business office with computers, phones, printers and light traffic).

Indoor business office environment with windows; light foot traffic within work areas.

The work environmental characteristics described here are representative of those a teammate encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

We offer a comprehensive benefits package that includes:

Employer-paid Medical, Dental & Vision, with buy-up options available

Flexible Spending Account, Health Savings Account

Carrot Fertility Benefit - $10,000 lifetime benefit

401k company match 4%, immediately vested

Generous PTO, 11 Paid Company Holidays & Paid Holiday Office Closure

14 weeks Maternity Leave & 12 weeks Parental Leave

Wellbeing program offerings

Cell phone reimbursement

Engaging team events & holiday parties

Intent of Position Description

This position description describes the general nature and level of work required by the position. It is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of qualifications, skills, duties, responsibilities or working conditions of the job. The job description is subject to change with or without notice, and Management reserves the right to add, modify or remove any qualification or duty. Nothing in this job description changes the existing at-will employment relationship between the Company and the employee occupying the position.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Bellwether is an equal-opportunity employer. Bellwether complies with all federal, state, and local laws providing equal employment opportunities, and all other employment laws and regulations. All qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to an individual's race, color, religion, religious creed, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, physical or mental disability, medical condition (including cancer and genetic characteristics), genetic information, marital status, reproductive health decision-making, sex, gender (including gender identity and gender expression), age, sexual orientation, protected veteran and/or military status, protected medical leaves, domestic violence victim status, political affiliation, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local laws. All candidates must be able to prove eligibility to work in the United States.