Financial Analyst

About Cousins Properties:

Headquartered in Atlanta, Cousins is a fully integrated, self-administered and self-managed real estate investment trust (REIT). Cousins has a simple, compelling strategy: Premier urban Sun Belt office portfolio, Disciplined about capital allocation, Best-in-class balance sheet, with Strong local operating platforms. Acting through its operating partnership, Cousins Properties LP, primarily invests in Class A office buildings located in high-growth Sun Belt markets. Cousins Properties (NYSE: CUZ) develops, owns, and manages a 20+ million square foot trophy office portfolio in the high-growth Sun Belt markets of Atlanta, Austin, Charlotte, Dallas, Nashville, Tampa, and Phoenix.


Founded in 1958, Cousins creates shareholder value through its extensive expertise in the development, acquisition, leasing, and management of high-quality real estate assets. The Company has a comprehensive strategy in place based on a simple platform, trophy assets, and opportunistic investments. For more information, please visit


Job Summary:

Cousins Properties is seeking a Financial Analyst to join the Corporate Finance team. The analyst will perform analytical and financial support activities related to corporate forecasting, reporting, variance and sensitivity analysis, company valuation, capital allocation and capital markets activities. Heavy excel work and financial modeling is required. The analyst should be prepared to develop, maintain and enhance a variety of financial models and present financial analysis in an accurate and informative manner.


This position is located in Atlanta, GA (in the Buckhead area). This position is on-site. This is not a remote or hybrid position.

Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain sophisticated Excel-based financial models.

• Analyze financial and operational results versus forecast and expectations, investigating significant variances and communicating findings.

• Perform complex financial analyses and modeling with minimal supervision, including cash flow projections, IRR and NPV calculations and sensitivity analyses.

• Develop and maintain models and analyses to aid in the validation of existing forecasts; support strategic initiatives and help review critical financial decisions; support internal and external financial and management reporting.

• Create and prepare financial reports to better understand company performance.

• Assist with the creation of deliverables to investors/analysts, the Executive Team and the Board of Directors.

• Assist with capital markets transactions.

The above statements are intended only to describe the general nature of the job and should not be construed as an all-inclusive list of position responsibilities.

Required or Preferred Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Bachelor's Degree in Finance, Economics, Accounting or Real Estate with excellent academic credentials is required.

• Proficiency with Microsoft Office is required with advanced knowledge of Microsoft Excel.

• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.

• Detail oriented with clear/consistent focus on the accuracy and completeness of work product.

• Accountability - A high degree of professional "ownership" of financial models and related work product.

• Responsiveness - Need to perform responsibilities with an acute sense of urgency to meet the needs of others; able to work outside the core business hours when needed and willing to accept a variety of tasks associated with this position.

• Integrity - Demonstrate sound business ethics; consistently comply with organizational values; protect confidential information.

• Communication - Able to clearly express ideas; present verbal information in a straightforward manner; ask questions in order to open channels of communication; listen to understand the perspective of others.

• Adaptability - Able to adapt to changes in situation, direction, or people; adjust to needs of others without losing self-esteem.

• Problem Resolution - Able to use systematic techniques to define problems, options, and solutions; evaluate alternative solutions; solve technical or complex problems using logic.

• Project Analysis - Able to break down problems and information in order to systematically identify the cause of problems or make recommendations; gather information from multiple sources; analyze complex information; organize information for analysis.

Cousins is an equal opportunity employer where employment decisions are based on merit, qualifications, and aptitude. The Company does not discriminate in employment opportunities or employment practices on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex (including gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity), national origin or ancestry, physical or mental disability, veteran status, age, genetic information, or any other class or characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.