Real Estate Valuation Analyst

Real Estate Valuation Analyst

GA Group is one of the nation's leading financial valuation firms providing a unique collection of services made up of Advisory, Real Estate, Retail, and Wholesale & Industrial solutions, in a combined breadth of expertise to offer tailored results across industries. From operational efficiency and restructuring to growth initiatives, we are committed to converting challenges into strategic advantages and enhancing value for our clients.

GA Group employees enjoy competitive salaries, access to our 401(k) profit sharing retirement plan, and other benefits including paid holidays, vacation and sick leave, voluntary group medical, dental, and vision insurance, and company paid life and disability coverage.

GA Group is headquartered in Los Angeles, California with offices across the U.S.

Position Scope

We are seeking a full-time Real Estate Valuation Analyst to work in our Chicago, IL; Los Angeles, CA; Boston, MA; or Dallas, TX offices. Expectations would be a minimum of 3 days a week in the office.

Our services include valuation, tax, engineering, and financial consulting for the purposes of financial reporting, tax reporting, property insurance, transaction advisory, litigation support, and financing. Some of the more common valuation products include the following: purchase price allocations, liquidation valuations, tax valuations, property insurance valuations, expert witness reports and testimony.

In addition, we provide specialty tax consulting and transaction due diligence services. These services include providing utility sales tax exemption studies, obsolete inventory studies, capex and maintenance studies, replacement cost new (RCN) studies, lead time analysis, and property tax consulting. These services are typically provided in the form of a detailed narrative report addressing the service provided.

A Real Estate Valuation Analyst in Advisory Services works within a team environment to assist in providing real estate valuation, consulting and other advisory services to clients of all types.

Essential Duties

• Review, analyze and interpret client provided financials and physical property data
• Research and analyze real estate markets, economics, public records, and sale and lease data
• Assists in the development of valuation models and understands how to utilize the valuation techniques such as the sales, income and cost approaches when performing on valuation engagements
• Create statistical models and exhibits that show the engagement conclusions, assumptions and calculations which will ultimately be included in every report to be delivered to clients and all workpapers
• Participates in management interviews with the subject company to gather data pertinent to the engagement through direct client interaction
• Participate in inspections of real estate when required
• Report Writing - Presenting the results of our analysis in a clear and concise manner
• Record Keeping - Documenting all pertinent data used in analysis

Education, Experience and Skills

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, economics, business or similar from an accredited college/university
• Ability to successfully multi-task while working independently or within a group environment
• Excellent written and verbal English communication skills
• Valid driver's license
• Excellent knowledge of MS Excel operations
• Demonstrated strong level of computer skills to include, Microsoft Office applications, as well as other office software products in a Windows environment

Why GA Group?

• Growth opportunities with training and internal path to promotion
• Encouragement to contribute your valuable ideas to improve our company, products, and services
• Regular communication with senior management of companies in a wide range of industries, providing frequent opportunities to expand your business knowledge.
• Healthy work-life balance with hybrid position, allowing for both remote work and in-person interaction and collaboration