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Position – Senior Analyst / Manager, Financial planning and analysis (FP&A) Department / Role Overview: Amherst Residential Amherst Overview Amherst is a vertically integrated real estate investment, development, and operating platform, offering solutions across the U.S. real estate capital stack, including single-family residential (SFR), mortgage-backed securities (MBS), and commercial real estate (CRE). Amherst is headquartered in Austin, TX and New York, NY, in the United States, with regional global offices located in India and Costa Rica. Underpinned by proprietary technology, battle-tested data and mortgage model, and a deep understanding of U.S. real estate markets, Amherst’s vertically integrated platform seeks to provide investors a more efficient model to price, finance, and manage real estate with turnkey execution capabilities across the firm’s debt and equity strategies in the public and private residential, commercial, and mortgage-backed securities markets. Our Single-Family Residential (SFR) strategy has quickly scaled over the last 10 years to own and operate 40,000+ homes in 30+ markets across 20 states while building a vertically integrated real estate investment and operating platform that manages approximately $18bn in assets. Across the SFR strategy, Amherst acquires, builds, renovates, leases, finances, manages, and disposes of homes on its own account and for its investors. Outside of the SFR strategy, Amherst is engaged in various strategic initiatives and venture businesses, including commercial real estate debt and equity (all things non-SFR) and mortgage-backed securities advisory. For Further information about The Amherst Group, kindly visit . Department / Role Overview: Amherst Residential The Senior Analyst / Manager, FP&A at Amherst will be part of the corporate Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) team and provide support for all FP&A efforts, including financial and business analysis, annual budgeting, forecasting, financial modeling, and strategic planning. The Financial Analyst will also play a “hands-on” role in developing and implementing financial planning processes and tools. The FP&A team works cross-functionally with other teams within the organization to consolidate financial information and develop projections and analyses. Our team works in a fast-paced, collaborative and demanding environment and we are looking for a self-motivated candidate who has a “no excuses / get the job done” mentality. The ideal candidate will be highly analytical and skilled at communicating complex financial concepts to and developing working relationships with Executive Leadership and all levels, functions and operations of the company. Job Description (Primary Responsibilities)  Lead the annual budget and forecasting process for all assigned functional areas including relevant analysis and documentation of major variances.  Assists with Preparation of monthly financial packages and variance analysis against budget and prior periods.  Identify and recommend enhancements with respect to content, process, and controlsProvide financial and strategic support to senior management and the owners, including preparing board presentations, financial presentations, and other projects.  Meet with division leads to discuss monthly variances to budget and any organizational changes that may affect financials.  Partner with Accounting and HR to report monthly expenses and headcount across the firm’s divisions and markets.  Other duties assigned to ensure proper functions of the team.  Experience with structured ERP systems (Adaptive, Anaplan, etc.) a great advantage  Strong Excel and PowerPoint skills (Power Query, Power Pivot and Power BI skills a plus). Desired Skills/Qualifications:  Bachelor’s degree in Economics, Accounting, or Finance.  3-7 years of experience in banking/investment management/corporate finance/structured financing.  High potential individual, able to rise within the finance organization or move into other roles within the company.  Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.  Strong verbal, quantitative, and written communication skills required.  High standards of accuracy and precision; strong attention to detail; highly organized.  Ability to work effectively under tight time constraints, and multi-task on various projects.  Familiar with, or can quickly become familiar with, the company’s operations and strategy.  Strong Excel and PowerPoint skills (Power Query, Power Pivot and Power BI skills a plus).  Experience with structured ERP systems (Adaptive, Anaplan, etc.) a great advantage  Experience working for a RE-backed firm a plus. Amherst’s core values:  Culture & Conduct: Positive attitude with high integrity. Agile in adapting to a dynamic environment with emerging datapoints. We do the right thing the right way and are accountable for our actions.  Client-Centricity & Business Acumen: Strong Team player, multiple internal/external stakeholders management,  Communication & Connectivity: Strong written and verbal communication skills with clients and management. Collaboration – We align, contribute, and win together.  Execution & Delivery: Self-starter, Proactive, motivated, driven personality, Excellent organizational and time management skills.  Agility – We are nimble and responsive.  Community – We empower and support people to create a sense of belonging for all. Should be comfortable with Working Shift/ arrangement: US Shift (1:30 PM – 10:30 PM – IST and 4:30 PM – 1:30AM), Flexible - Hybrid working model