Senior Financial Analyst - Asset Management

Since opening our first self-storage facility in 1972, Public Storage has grown to become the largest owner and operator of self-storage facilities in the world. With thousands of locations across the U.S. and Europe, and more than 170 million net rentable square feet of real estate, we're also one of the largest landlords.

We've been recognized as A Great Place to Work by the Great Place to Work Institute. And, our employees have also voted us as having Best Career Growth, ranked us in the Top 5% for Work Culture, and in the Top 10% for Diversity and Inclusion.

We're a member of the S&P 500 and FT Global 500. Our common and preferred stocks trade on the New York Stock Exchange.

About the Role: Are you ready to make a significant impact in a dynamic and innovative environment? As a Senior Financial Analyst at Public Storage, you’ll be a key player in our Asset Management team, directly reporting to the Director of Finance. This role is crucial in driving analytical efforts related to investment performance, capital investment forecasting, and scenario modeling. We’re looking for someone who is passionate about accuracy, loves transforming data into actionable insights, and can step up as a leader within the team.

Responsibilities:

• Lead and Innovate: Design and maintain impactful financial analyses and analytics through KPIs and dashboards to support senior management decisions.
• Drive Accountability: Develop reporting and analytical deliverables that provide transparency and insight into how operational activities affect investment performance, focusing on risks and opportunities to bring value added to the organization via improvement of allocated spend and efforts.
• Collaborate and Coordinate: Manage and coordinate capital planning activities with the Facilities Asset Management Executive Leadership Team.
• Strategic Reporting: Prepare senior management reporting packages, including budget approvals, CAPEX run rate and cash flow forecasting, P&L presentations, and insights on strategic performance of capital initiatives.
• Tech-Savvy Leadership: Drive technological innovation within asset management via proactive and preventive analytics. Proactively identify ways to leverage technology to create value.
• Support and Collaborate: Assist with monthly accounting close and collaborate with the accounting team to support public reporting and audit requirements.
• Cross-Functional Work: Work with finance, accounting, internal auditing, tax, and legal teams to ensure compliance standards are met.
• Ad Hoc Projects: Participate in various projects as needed, bringing your unique perspective and expertise.

• Educational Background: Bachelor’s and/or Master’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, Technology with a focus on Finance/Projects partnership, or a related field.
• Experience: 5-7 years of experience in financial analysis, asset management, or project management.
• Communication Skills: Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills.
• Technical Proficiency: Strong technical skills, with proficiency in Tableau, Power BI, SQL, Python, R, and Microsoft Office Suite.
• Leadership and Flexibility: Strength of character and flexible style to work successfully with a range of people, from staff to executives, with the personal presence to deal effectively with these constituencies.
• Energetic and Motivated: Energetic, organized, creative, curious, and highly motivated, with the ability to learn and work independently and collaboratively.
• Work Ethic: Strong work ethic and ability to support multiple projects in parallel, prioritizing competing demands under time-sensitive deadlines.
• Entrepreneurial Spirit: An entrepreneurial spirit with the commitment and wherewithal to collaboratively grow the Public Storage platform, bringing and implementing industry best practices and sophistication to the company.
• Growth-Oriented: Highly driven and motivated to join a team that offers tremendous opportunities for personal and professional growth.
• Public Company Experience: Experience in a public company is a plus.
• Travel: Ability to occasionally travel to our HQ in Glendale, CA.

Join us and be part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and growth. If you’re ready to take your career to the next level and make a real difference, we’d love to hear from you!

One of our values pillars is to work as OneTeam and we believe that there is no replacement for in-person collaboration but understand the value of some flexibility. Public Storage teammates are expected to work in the office five days each week with the option to take up to three flexible remote days per month.

• Our office is based in Plano, east of I75 near E. Park Blvd, just North of Historic Downtown Plano.