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Financial Planning Analyst Summer Intern

Link Logistics Real Estate (“Link”) is a leading operator of last-mile logistics real estate. Established by Blackstone in 2019, the company connects consumption, technology and the supply chain across its portfolio, which spans more than half a billion square feet. With more than 5 percent of U.S. GDP flowing through our spaces, we leverage our scale, proprietary data and insights, and foundational focus on sustainability to drive success for our customers’ businesses and deliver value for our stakeholders. Link Logistics strives to be the most equitable and inclusive industrial real estate company in the business. We put our people, customers and communities first and find ways to make a conscious, positive impact where we live and work, prioritizing diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) across our workforce to deliver an optimal employee experience. Every day, we work to reinvent and lead our industry forward by thinking bigger and challenging the status quo. 

  Because we believe that good business must be synonymous with doing good, strong environmental, social and governance practices are foundational to our identity as a firm. These practices include setting ambitious goals to combat climate change, partnering with local nonprofits, and prioritizing internal diversity, equity and inclusion efforts.  

 Importantly, Link’s principles define how we operate. They unify and guide every decision, action and behavior within our organization and are the foundation upon which our culture is built. Each day at Link brings exciting opportunities to prioritize our customers, operate as one team, do the right thing, foster innovation, strive for enduring positive impact and deliver outcomes. 

Link’s 10-week paid summer internship program is designed to help students gain valuable experience and develop business skills while learning the basics of commercial and industrial real estate. We offer internships in 15 departments including Capital Markets, Construction, Development, Financial Planning & Analysis, Investments, IT, Leasing, Property Management, Marketing and more.   

 

 Link is looking for actively enrolled juniors (rising seniors) who would be interested in a real estate internship on our FP&A team in this upcoming summer. Summer interns will have the opportunity to become exposed to several markets and properties across the industrial spectrum and can expect to have close interaction with the broader accounting team. 

 

What You Will Bring   

Operate in a time sensitive and critical output environment therefore attention to detail and ability to perform under pressure is critical. 

Work closely with the teams across the organization to ensure cross-unit collaboration and to support the asset management, property management and leasing efforts and understand financial output of key assumptions 

Refine existing forecasting processes and models 

Communicate findings and conclusions of analyses through Excel, PowerPoint charts, Power BI dashboards and brief write-ups.  

Understand and master a multitude of financial systems and processes to provide support and training as needed 

Develop analytics and other ad hoc reporting that provide important insights to the efficiency of functional areas and spend. 

 

Qualifications 

 Current junior (rising senior) undergraduate student at an accredited four-year institution 

Pursuing a degree in accounting, finance, real estate, economics, mathematics, or related field 

Strong interest in commercial real estate asset management and investment (no formal experience required) 

Basic understanding of real estate investment and financing processes including, but not limited to, market analysis, financial analysis, property valuation and capital markets 

Exceptional knowledge of MS Word, PowerPoint, and Excel 

Ability to prioritize and multi-task in a fast-paced environment 

Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail 

Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills 

Excellent oral and written communication skills since interaction with senior level management will be required 

Must be actively enrolled for consideration of internship  

 

$30/hour represents the presently anticipated base compensation pay range for this position at Link. Actual pay may vary based on various factors, including but not limited to location and experience.