Financial Analyst Business Development Intern

POSITION SUMMARY:

At Elmington Property Management, we do things a little differently. We're not your ordinary property management group and pride ourselves on doing business with smarts while being unexpected. We thrive on showing investors, customers, and residents that property development & management doesn't have to be boring. Most property management companies refer to the team that keeps things running smoothly as "maintenance", but we are NOT most property management companies. Elmington focuses on providing the best service to our residents and our owners

Elmington Property Management Purpose and Core Values:

The relentless focus on genuine care and standards of excellence for our residents, guests, and clients is our highest mission. Our common purpose is to make a meaningful impact in the lives of others through selfless service.

Our Core Values:

Win As One: We treat everyone with respect, kindness, and empathy. Harnessing cross-functional collaboration, we elevate success, understanding the principle 'good for the hive, good for the bee.'

By Any Means: No matter the ask, we find a way and take total ownership to make it happen. We Forget The Ordinary, by making the impossible ideas possible, consistently going above and beyond, without compromising integrity.

Continual Growth: We seize every opportunity to grow and develop as individuals, employees, and as a company.

Be Clear, Be Kind: We believe in the kindness of clarity, courageously embracing hard conversations to advance together with shared understanding and transparency.

EPM's Financial Analyst Intern supports the Business Development team by assisting with financial modeling, underwriting, and analysis for potential growth opportunities. This role provides exposure to deal evaluation, proformas, and the financial decision-making process behind acquisitions and new business initiatives.

KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS/ABILITIES:

• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills to liaise effectively with team leaders, corporate leadership, owners, and residents.
• Outstanding organizational skills to manage multiple priorities, tasks, and deadlines efficiently.
• A passion for chasing excellence and providing exemplary customer service.
• Strong analytical, quantitative, and problem-solving skills
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and financial modeling concepts
• Ability to analyze financial statements and operating assumptions
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy
• Ability to communicate financial insights clearly and professionally

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

• Assist in building and reviewing financial proformas for potential deals
• Support underwriting and investment analysis for new business opportunities
• Analyze operating assumptions, rent growth, expenses, and market data
• Assist with sensitivity analyses and scenario modeling
• Help prepare financial summaries and materials for internal review
• Support ongoing refinement of financial models and underwriting tools, vetting key tools for internal adoption
• Collaborate with Business Development, Operations, and Finance leaders on assigned projects
• Perform all other duties as assigned.

SPECIFIC EDUCATION OR EXPERIENCE:

• Pursuing a degree in Finance, Economics, Real Estate, or a related field
• Coursework in financial modeling, corporate finance, or real estate preferred
• Strong Excel skills required; prior modeling experience preferred
• Prior internship, coursework, or project experience is a plus but not required

PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORK ENVIRONMENT:

• Frequently sit, stand and walk.
• Regularly required to talk or hear.
• Frequently required to use hands or fingers to handle or feel objects, tools or controls.
• Occasionally required to climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl.
• Occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
• Vision abilities to include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision and the ability to adjust focus.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
• Temperature in the workplace is typically moderate, though the ability to withstand seasonal cold and heat of the outdoors is necessary.

Capstone Project: Investment Underwriting & Deal Analysis

Objective:
Evaluate and select a sample or real (approved) analytical tool for the underwriting process.

Project Components:

• Analyze current tools and process to understand gaps and needs
• Vet and evaluate new tools, at least 3, on the market to address needs and improve the process
• Scope out the cost and impact of the proposed tool
• Summarize investment rationale and key features, recommending the final selection for approval

Final Deliverables:

• Process Mapping for underwriting process of current and future state
• Underwriting analytics research and reporting
• Cost and impact analysis
• Recommendation of selection with rollout process and launch plan

Presentation Focus:
How selecting the right underwriting tool helps make a meaningful impact to our underwriting process ensuring accuracy and scalability.

TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS:

• Travel up to 10% of the time for site visits.

The Elmington Experience
We're creating a different kind of company at EPM. We promise we will never be ordinary, which we hope you can see by this job description. At EPM, you will be pushed to accomplish more than you ever thought possible. You will be challenged by your team leader and your peers to achieve more and to find better ways and do your best work. If you believe in yourself, enjoy a challenge, and appreciate working with exceptional people, then EPM could very well be the last company you ever work for.

Elmington Property Management is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws.