Land Analyst

Position Summary: The Land Analyst ensures accurate financial analysis of land acquisition opportunities, reviews land packages, and analyzes financing proposals.  They will collaborate with the land and accounting team to recommend a specific finance structure for each project that both minimizes the company’s equity and maximizes the return while considering the company’s land risk limitations. 

Duties / Responsibilities:

• The Land Analyst supports the Land team with all aspects of land acquisition, from identifying potential land prospects to closing land transactions.
• Prepare financial proformas and competitive market analyses to assist the land acquisition team in determining the viability of proposed land acquisitions.
• Work with the entitlement and development teams and consultants to determine budgets and schedules to be used in proformas.
• Coordinate with multiple departments to understand home construction costs and buyer preferences in proformas.
• Review and analyze due diligence information for potential land investments.
• Extract and analyze data from various sources, including the MLS, company databases, Zonda, and other external websites.
• Post-acquisition – maintain financial proformas and competition analyses to assess ways to enhance existing communities' performance and report actual performance.
• With the guidance of Land Acquisition leadership, prepare detailed Land Packages with relevant support data for submittal to Corporate Land Committee to seek approval of real estate transactions.
• Oversees the findings from the conflict inquiry process to ensure optimal outcomes for the company.
• Leverages relationships and interfaces with governmental agencies and the local community for ROW and project permitting issues.

Qualifications:

• Four-year degree in business, accounting, or finance. 
• Homebuilding industry experience preferred.
• Excellent at financial pro forma modeling skills
• Experience with Microsoft Office Products, especially Microsoft Word and Excel.   
• Good oral and written communication and customer service skills.    
• Must have strong a strong problem-solving approach and strong analytical and negotiant skills.
• Is exceptionally accurate, detailed and organized. 
• Ability to collaborate with immediate team members and across departments. 
• Ability to maintain confidentiality.
• Must be team-oriented and motivated.

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