Financial Analyst, CoStar Risk Analytics

Job Description

CoStar Group (NASDAQ: CSGP) is a leading global provider of commercial and residential real estate information, analytics, and online marketplaces.  Included in the S&P 500 Index and the NASDAQ 100, CoStar Group is on a mission to digitize the world’s real estate, empowering all people to discover properties, insights and connections that improve their businesses and lives.

We have been living and breathing the world of real estate information and online marketplaces for over 35 years, giving us the perspective to create truly unique and valuable offerings to our customers.  We’ve continually refined, transformed and perfected our approach to our business, creating a language that has become standard in our industry, for our customers, and even our competitors.  We continue that effort today and are always working to improve and drive innovation.  This is how we deliver for our customers, our employees, and investors.  By equipping the brightest minds with the best resources available, we provide an invaluable edge in real estate.

CoStar Risk Analytics, located in Boston, MA, works with market participants across the commercial real estate (CRE) lending spectrum. Our solution provides lenders with the ability to better target business, appropriately price loans, make informed approval of credits, actively manage their portfolio with robust stress testing and surveillance measures, assess refinance risk and execute with a disciplined framework. Our clients include both public and private lenders, ranging from commercial banks and financial institutions to pension funds and insurance companies as well as government and rating agencies.

What We Are Looking For:

CoStar Risk Analytics is seeking a dedicated and experienced Financial Analyst to join our growing team based in Boston. This role is instrumental in helping our Commercial Real Estate (CRE) lender clients derive maximum value from our market-leading CRE risk management technology. You will blend technical proficiency, product knowledge, and client service skills to support clients in managing their loan portfolio data, interpreting risk analytics, and leveraging CoStar’s powerful tools to enhance their risk oversight and decision-making.

This position is located in Boston, MA and in office Monday through Friday.

Responsibilities:

• Serve as the point of contact for clients’ inquiries, delivering timely and professional solution-oriented support.
• Guide clients on data requirements and ensure accuracy and completeness of their CRE loan portfolio within the platform.
• Assist clients in understanding product features, interpreting risk analytics and meeting regulatory requirements.
• Build and maintain strong client relationships through regular meetings and responsive support
• Collaborate with internal product and modeling teams to resolve complex technical and analytical issues.
• Collect client feedback to support continuous product enhancements.
• Develop and maintain documentation for internal processes and client-facing materials

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree, preferably in Finance, Real Estate, Accounting, or a related field from an accredited, not-for-profit University or College
• 2+ years of relevant experience in commercial real estate, banking, insurance, investment management, or accounting OR 1 year of relevant experience with a completed Masters Degree.
• Proven client-facing experience with strong interpersonal and relationship-building skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, particularly Excel, Word, and PowerPoint
• Evidence of strong academic performance in college

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong understanding of CRE lending, loan portfolios and risk management.
• Familiarity with data analytics tools such as SQL, Python, or similar platforms.
• Experience supporting or using risk analytics platforms or financial technology products.

What’s in it for you?   

When you join CoStar Group, you’ll experience a collaborative and innovative culture working alongside the best and brightest to empower our people and customers to succeed.  We offer you generous compensation and performance-based incentives. CoStar Group also invests in your professional and academic growth with internal training, and tuition reimbursement.

Our benefits package includes (but is not limited to):  

• Comprehensive healthcare coverage: Medical / Vision / Dental / Prescription Drug  
• Life, legal, and supplementary insurance  
• Virtual and in person mental health counseling services for individuals and family  
• Commuter and parking benefits  
• 401(K) retirement plan with matching contributions  
• Employee stock purchase plan  
• Paid time off  
• Tuition reimbursement  
• On-site fitness center and/or reimbursed fitness center membership costs (location dependent) 
• Access to CoStar Group’s Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Employee Resource Groups  
• Complimentary gourmet coffee, tea, hot chocolate, fresh fruit, and other healthy snacks  

We welcome all qualified candidates who are currently eligible to work full-time in the United States to apply. However, please note that CoStar Group is not able to provide visa sponsorship for this position.  

This position offers a base salary range of $81,000-$109,000, based on relevant skills and experience and includes a generous benefits plan.

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CoStar Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer; we maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing