Analyst

Overview

When you join Hines, you will work alongside innovative leaders who set the standards responsible for our reputation as an industry leader today, and you’ll be a part of shaping our future in the years to come.

Responsibilities

As an Analyst with Hines on the Land Development team, you will provide financial modeling, research and analytical support associated with land acquisitions and master-planned residential lot development projects. You will provide project managerial support for existing projects in the Houston market and support for other markets as needed.

The Analyst position will sit in downtown Houston at the Southwest Region Headquarters at Texas Tower. The position is full-time, and applicants are expected to be in the office accordingly in order to learn and grow in their role as quickly as possible. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

New Business:

• Perform financial analysis of potential development opportunities through financial modeling, analysis of cash flows and application of valuation principles using Microsoft Excel.  Strong excel skills are critical for the position
• Assist with due diligence process associated with acquisitions by performing document control, analyzing due diligence materials, developing underwriting assumptions, verifying accuracy, demonstrating critical thinking on deal structures, and establishing projections or other duties as assigned.
• Critically analyze each potential deal for the best capital, debt, or financial  structure, and present recommendations to team with thoughts, questions, options and a recommendation for next steps.
• Create cash flow models and deal summary packages for banks and partners, as well as Hines internal investment committee.

Project Management:

• Participate in the development management of existing projects including market research, analyzing builder home sales data, administration of investor and lender reporting requirements, supporting entitlement process and tracking city regulations, acting as single point of responsibility for all financial aspects of project.
• Support project team on construction related items including oversight of construction management, project design, reviewing and negotiating contracts, creating marketing materials for project, and site visits to monitor project progress.
• Maintenance and reprojections of financial models for existing projects.
• Monitor project budgets and schedules for significant variances and assist in creating new budgets for new projects.  Work with Accounting team on financials.
• Create processes to assist the team on streamlining reporting requirements, deal summaries, investor presentations, and one-off presentation requests.
• Perform budget and liquidity analyses. Forecasting cash flows to make informed project management decisions.
• Serve as liaison and monitor the flow of information regarding the project interested parties including investors, bankers, contractors, architects, and city personnel.
• Serve on HOA Board for various projects, taking an active managerial approach to HOA decisions and the budgeting process.  Attend MUD board meetings for all projects on behalf of the developer, providing project updates at meetings. 
• Assist in builder lot closings, including clear and consistent communication with homebuilders, attorney, title companies, and accounting teams.  Maintain corresponding lot trackers and sales map updates.

Reporting:

• Responsibilities to coordinate internal Annual Plan reporting and external monthly and annual Partner presentations.
• Assist in the preparation of internal and external investment reports including investment deal summaries and Investment Committee reports, with responsibility for written, graphic and numerical requirements.
• Prepare required monthly and quarterly reports for lenders and investors of all projects, and present reports on regularly scheduled update calls as needed.

Qualifications

Minimum Requirements include:

• Degree in Finance/Real Estate or other relevant discipline from an accredited institution.  
• One to three years’ experience in Real Estate Development preferred but not required.

• Curiosity to learn and comfortability asking questions.

• Taking initiative and being a proactive & critical thinker who exhausts all avenues to solve a problem before asking for direction.

• A willingness to withstand long working hours, which are frequently necessary and required for career development.

• Development-specific financial modeling experience preferred but not required.

• Strong proficiency in Excel, and proficient in Word and Powerpoint (report writing and board presentations).

• Exchange ideas, information, recommendations and opinions with others to arrive jointly at decisions, conclusions or solutions.

• Possess excellent interpersonal skills.

• Successfully manage a variety of tasks within a tight time schedule.

• Ability to handle very stressful, high pressured atmosphere.

Closing

Hines is a global real estate investment, development and property manager. The firm was founded by Gerald D. Hines in 1957 and now operates in 28 countries. We manage a $92.3B¹ portfolio of high-performing assets across residential, logistics, retail, office and mixed-use strategies. Our local teams serve 634 properties totaling over 225 million square feet globally. We are committed to a net zero carbon target by 2040 without buying offsets. To learn more about Hines, visit www.hines.com and follow @Hines on social media. ¹Includes both the global Hines organization as well as RIA AUM as of June 30, 2022.

We are an equal opportunity employer and support workforce diversity.

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