Development Analyst

Development Analyst

Since 2012, we've grown to become one of the leading single-family rental companies and homebuilders in the country, recently recognized as a top employer by Fortune and Great Place To Work. At AMH, our goal is to simplify the experience of leasing a home through professional management and maintenance support, so our residents can focus on what really matters to them, wherever they are in life.

The Development Analyst is responsible for partnering with internal stakeholders of AMH Development to identify business requirements and needs regarding all land acquisitions. They will then transform these needs into the development of system processes that leverage current systems to create technical solutions. Oversees the financial review of land proformas while also tracking status of all deals in the land pipeline. This role will also interact with the corporate land and finance teams to ensure proper flow of information and approvals. Support the Vice President (VP) of Land Acquisition and/or Senior Vice President (SVP) - Regional Director of Development by tracking and maintaining a solid pipeline of land to beat or exceed the Annual Plan or updated. This position also collaborates with the Information Technology (IT) and Business Intelligence Team on the details of technical solutions to validate that the strategic business needs are met, appropriate training is created, and data integrity is maintained.

Responsibilities:

• Ensure compliance with the process, quality and timeliness of land acquisition deals, analysis, submittal, approval, and finalization of all land deals.
• Review budget changes to understand the drivers of variance and work with the local and regional teams to assess changes to original underwriting. Continuously review land acquisition process to identify areas for process improvement to effectively process deals through internal approval as quickly as possible.
• Work with regional management team to review key performance metrics of all new land deals.
• Creates systems and formulae for data analysis within given parameters and audit results for accuracy within set limits.
• Handles other business development and research and development assignments assigned by Executive Vice President (EVP) - Real Estate Investments.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in a quantitative or business discipline (business administration, management information systems, computer science, engineering, statistics, data analytics or related field) required.
• Minimum of five (5) years of technical and/or analytical progressively responsible experience (operational improvement, software optimization, etc.).
• Minimum of two (2) years of experience working with database management, strategy or advanced analytics and reporting software.
• Land banking experience is required.
• Valid Driver's license required.
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Project, and Visio required.
• Knowledge of accounting principles preferred.
• Working knowledge of Excel, Adobe Acrobat, Yardi Voyager, and/or CRM Dynamics is highly desirable.
• Excellent verbal and written communication, planning, analysis and organizing skills.
• Strong leadership, employee development, appraisal, relationship management, conflict resolution, presentation, and problem-solving skills.

Compensation

The anticipated pay range/scale for this position is $84,652.00 to $116,396.00 Annually. Actual starting base pay within this range will depend on factors including geographic location, education, training, skills, and relevant experience.

Additional Compensation

This position is eligible to receive quarterly bonus payments.

Perks and Benefits

Employees have the opportunity to participate in medical, dental and vision insurance; flexible spending accounts and/or health savings accounts; dependent savings accounts; 401(k) with company matching contributions; employee stock purchase plan; and a tuition reimbursement program. The Company provides 9 paid holidays per year, and, upon hire, new employees will accrue paid time off (PTO) at a rate of 0.0577 hours of PTO per hour worked, up to a maximum of 120 hours per year.