Real Estate Manager

Sean Taylor

*** ***** **. 516-***-**** Brooklyn, N.Y. 11211 ****.**.******@*****.***

Education and Professional Training

Hofstra University, Frank G. Zarb School of Business

Bachelor of Business Administration: Major in Finance with a minor in Economics, December 2009

Professional Experience

Cushman & Wakefield, New York, N.Y.

Financial Analyst, July 2015 – Present

Consult for Citigroup’s North American real estate portfolio performing analysis, forecasting and annual budgeting for over 100 buildings, 10 million square feet and $600 million in total expense.

Determine risks, opportunities, operating losses and variances while performing the monthly financial close for Citigroup’s North American real estate portfolio.

Prepare and present to each of Citi’s Global Commercial Bank businesses financial and space metrics as well as make recommendations for cost saving strategies.

Built and maintain a dynamic P&L budget model for all assets and capital projects for Citi’s RE portfolio.

Support senior asset managers and the North America CFO in determining real estate cost savings strategies such as lease terminations and assignments, reserves and allocation of employees for business employment incentive programs through analysis of the monthly profit and loss, balance sheet and general ledger reports.

Reis Inc., White Plains N.Y.

Market Research Analyst, March 2014 – June 2015

Extensively researched commercial real estate assets and market trends for multi-family and office sectors.

Acquired and synthesized CRE data to forecast market conditions for Student, Senior and Affordable housing.

Calculated CRE metrics such as average rent, vacancy, absorption and capitalization rates to forecast economic trends and presented finding to senior management through memorandums.

Douglas Elliman, Setauket N.Y.

Real Estate Agent, September 2011 – February 2014

Executed the purchase of single and multi-family residential real estate assets for clients.

Conducted extensive market research for potential investment opportunities, constructed pro-formas for asset acquisitions and successfully rezoned commercial property with the local government in order to put in place land lease agreements for clients.

Oversaw the acquisition of distressed multi-family investments, developed construction budgets, arranged financing, hired and advised all third party contractors, and marketed and leased all units on client’s behalf.

Taylor Fuel Inc., Ronkonkoma N.Y.

Account Manager, January 2010 – September 2013

Manage receivables of over 5000 accounts for a home heating utility company.

Facilitated the capital improvements of heating equipment for over 300 residential and commercial properties.

Performed cost/benefit and sensitivity analysis before launching a subsidiary unit of Taylor Fuel Inc.

Relevant Coursework

Advance Corporate Finance - Wrote a prospectus for potential IPO, created a DCF model, conducted a sensitivity analysis, derived enterprise value and an initial price per share.

Financial Modeling - Created dynamic financial models that included a bond pricing model, a mortgage refinancing model, and an exchange rate arbitrage model using MS Excel.

Computer Skills

Superior MS Excel skills; Proficient in MS Word, MS Outlook, MS Power Point, MS Access, Hyperion Essbase, SAP Business Objects, Cognos TM1, Argus Valuation DCF, Argus Enterprise and SQL.

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