Real Estate Analyst

Lush North America supports 252 retail stores in Canada and the USA, a business based in Canada, and manufacturing centers in Vancouver and Toronto. Lush is known worldwide for our unique bath and beauty products. We pride ourselves on amazing skin and hair care, personalized customer service, environmental activism and a vibrant store atmosphere. We believe it's our responsibility to advocate for the environment, animals and people in need. We're passionate about giving back to organizations locally and around the world.

The Real Estate Analyst plays an essential role in developing, communicating and executing the company vision and enabling our departments to realise that vision through data-driven decision-making. As a Real Estate Analyst, you hold sacred our Lush culture and values through fearless leadership and owning the experience of every employee in your client group and every spreadsheet you put in their hands. You grow talent by motivating, encouraging and coaching your peers and colleagues to their highest potential; you know how to be curious about business opportunities and find ways to make ambitions a reality and to be real with feedback and support.

As a growing business, Lush needs people that can adapt and evolve to the needs of our business, analyze and interpret metrics and translate strategy into behaviors which drive sales and improve profit. Our Lush employees live with purpose, finding their personal value connection with the values of our business, bringing their work and life paths into one holistic journey. #mylushlife

Reporting to the Retail Real Estate Leasing Manager, your core RESPONSIBILITIES will include:

Financial Analysis & Reporting

• Act as a strategic business partner to the Property stream by modeling pro-forma Appraisals for all shops including new store openings, relocations, pop-ups, and all renovations.
• Develop and maintain real estate performance analytics to promote forward-looking business insight and data-driven decision making.
• Review and support property data in adaptive; including renewals, occupancy costs, rent budgeting, and forecasting in collaboration with Retail Finance
• Conduct return on investment (ROI), cash flow, and appraisal analyses to support property project planning and approvals.
• Develop financial summaries for Real Estate Managers to support deal approval packages and site selection.
• Prepare and present financial analyses and portfolio recommendations for leadership, including SSP/Strategy meetings and quarterly business reviews.
• Provide regular reports on lease obligations, rent schedules, capital spend, and portfolio performance to the Property Team.
• Conduct annual impairment reviews of fixed assets.
• Generate occupancy cost reporting, including store-level optimization recommendations and potential lease renegotiations.

Portfolio & Market Management

• Create and analyze data to evaluate renovation needs by reviewing store condition, design, age, lease details, and financial performance.
• Support market and store prioritization decisions using forward-looking analytics and performance data.
• Analyze market trends and store-level performance to provide recommendations for expansion, renovation, or relocation.
• Maintain accurate shopping center, market, and lease information to ensure reliable portfolio reporting.
• Support global finance coordination, including real estate process alignment and software collaboration.
• Support the real estate committee process and manage all financial-related data 

Cross-Functional & Process Support

• Collaborate with Leasing, Design, Construction, Retail Finance, and SSP teams to align on property strategy and capital planning.
• Provide budget support for capital cost for projects, including assisting SSP Capex planning and acting as the liaison to NA Finance, Global Finance and SSP partners.
• Ensure clear communication of financial concepts across internal teams, strengthening financial acumen.
• Create and monitor systems of control to improve cost management and capital spend transparency.
• Support construction reporting by providing accurate data for project assessments and financial tracking.
• Partner with internal stakeholders to include the global finance partner on lease renewals, relocations, compliance reviews, and provision assessments.
• Provide Retail and SSP teams with lease data and documents as required for decision-making.

Process Improvements & Data Management

• Drive process improvements for real estate data flow, reporting efficiency, and portfolio analysis.
• Audit lease databases and ensure accuracy in financial systems, dashboards, and reporting tools.
• Design and develop new and ad-hoc reports and dashboards to support strategic and operational needs.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of global real estate processes and tools.

You bring the following QUALIFICATIONS:

Required:

• 3-5 years of analytics experience with demonstrated expertise in Real Estate and Property analytics for a retail business
• Strong analytical, modelling, and presentation skills, in depth knowledge of financial statements and the drivers that impact them
• Ability to distill and summarize large and complex data sets in a simple and concise way and present it clearly without losing sight of the big picture
• Exceptional communication skills both written and oral are essential to succeed in this role
• Strong team player that can drive discussion but is always open to hearing a different view
• A proven, collaborative, proactive, and inclusive approach to business support
• A strong financial background and expert knowledge of Excel/Google Sheets is required.
• Strong analytical, modelling, and problem-solving skills.
• Highly organized, detail-oriented, and takes pride in quality.
• Able to work independently and prioritize multiple projects. 
• A proactive, solutions-driven approach

Strongly Preferred:

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Commerce, Business Administration, Real Estate or a related field 
• Experience in high-volume, vertically integrated retail operations
• Experience and proficiency with business intelligence and dashboarding tools such as Microsoft PowerBI
• Knowledge of Microsoft Dynamics AX, Tango Analytics/MRI ProLease and/or Adaptive
• CPA, CFA and/or MBA
  
  

Thriving with a diverse company culture, celebrating the uniqueness of our staff and committed to inclusion. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

We thank all interested applicants; however, only qualified candidates will be contacted.

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Job Type: Permanent Full Time. Remote role, with frequent travel (1-2 trips per month) required within North America.

Job Location: Open to candidates located within North America only. Ideally located in the Eastern or Central time zone.

Base Salary Ranges:

• Vancouver/Toronto: $82,000 - $92,000 CAD
• US Wide: $75,000 - $88,000 USD

This salary ranges are based on an assessment of the local market and may vary depending on the successful candidate's location. This range is based on base salary and does not include additional bonus program and total rewards eligibility.

Recruitment Process Overview: