Business Analyst
CBRE, Inc.- Posted : 4 years ago
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JOB SUMMARY
The Business Analyst position supports a major financial services client through analytics and technology operations. Data warehousing, visualization, and analysis helps our client optimize their operations across all service lines: facilities management, occupancy planning, finance, portfolio administration, cost forecasting, etc.
This role works closely with our client and CBRE database technical team to automate data collection from source operational systems, aggregate and standardize the information in a data warehouse, and develop Tableau dashboards that leverage the data warehouse to generate meaningful client insights.
The ideal candidate possesses a broad skill set. Required skills include technical capabilities with data manipulation and data modeling; intermediate to advanced Tableau knowledge; working in a team environment; and advanced communication skills. Experience in the corporate real estate outsourcing industry is preferred. Minimum of three years of experience. Advanced degree not required but preferred. This position will be working remotely to allow for location flexibility.
COMPANY PROFILE
CBRE Group, Inc. (NYSE:CBG), a Fortune 500 and S&P 500 company headquartered in Los Angeles, is the world's largest commercial real estate services and investment firm (in terms of 2013 revenue). The Company has approximately 44,000 employees (excluding affiliates), and serves real estate owners, investors and occupiers through approximately 350 offices (excluding affiliates) worldwide. CBRE offers strategic advice and execution for property sales and leasing; corporate services; property, facilities and project management; mortgage banking; appraisal and valuation; development services; investment management; and research and consulting. Please visit our website at .
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Support both technical and project manager leads for business intelligence and facility cost analyses projects for a variety of corporate and government clients.
Create, maintain and optimize creative data visualizations and dashboards (in Tableau) to derive actionable intelligence.
Aggregation and analysis of quantitative data; forecast and trending of performance data.
Support on problem solving team that develops recommendations based on data interpretations.
Provide subject matter expertise on data-related processes and analyses.
Collect key financial and real estate portfolio data from clients for inclusion in cost models.
Develop and refine facility cost models for operating and maintain a real estate portfolio using CBRE proprietary software and other analytical tools.
Other related duties as assigned.
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES
No formal supervisory responsibilities in this position. Provides informal assistance such as technical guidance, and/or training to coworkers.
Job Requirements:
QUALIFICATIONS
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
EDUCATION and EXPERIENCE
Bachelor's degree (BA/BS) from four-year college or university. Master's degree or MBA preferred. Minimum 3+ years of related experience.
CERTIFICATES and/or LICENSES
None required.
COMMUNICATION SKILLS
Advanced written and verbal communication skills. Strong organizational and analytical skills. Ability to provide efficient, timely, reliable and courteous service to customers. Ability to effectively present information.
DATA MANAGEMENT AND ANALYTICS
Excellent data management, manipulation, and analysis skills. Ability to create integrated data models from disparate sources. Understanding of relational databases. Highly skilled in dashboard design and development. Intermediate to advanced Tableau skills are required. Proficiency in database technologies such as Microsoft Access or SQL Server is preferred.
FINANCIAL AND STATISTICAL KNOWLEDGE
Requires basic knowledge of financial and statistical terms and principles.
REASONING ABILITY
Ability to comprehend, analyze, and interpret complex data sets. Ability to solve problems involving several options in situations. Requires advanced analytical and quantitative skills.
OTHER SKILLS and/or ABILITIES
Advanced skills in Microsoft Office Suite Products, particularly Excel. Comfortable working independently and collaboratively.
SCOPE OF RESPONSIBILITY
Decisions made with thorough understanding of procedures, company policies, and business practices to achieve general results and deadlines. Responsible for setting work unit and/or project deadlines. Errors in judgment may cause short-term impact to department.
Skills
- business analyst
- sql
