Senior Analyst - Asset Management
Company Overview
A leading real estate operating platform focused on office and retail assets, supporting a team of over 200 professionals with expertise across acquisitions, asset management, leasing, development, and property management.
Role Summary
The Analyst / Senior Analyst on the Asset Management team will provide analytical support to regional and sub-regional teams charged with maximizing property values. The role will initially be allocated to the retail sector, with exposure to the office sector and potential to work on both office and retail as the portfolio permits.
Essential Job Functions
- Financial Goals: Act as a strategic and analytical thought partner to Market Leads on all financial matters related to the health and success of the company and assets in the market.
- Financial Planning: Create and maintain financial plans with Market Leads that are aligned with the property vision, organizational values, business objectives, and operating plans to grow asset value. This includes coordination with Regional Finance on annual budgeting and forecasting.
- Strategic Financial Analysis: Support efforts to coordinate strategic analysis as directed by senior leadership. This includes hold/sell analysis, yield on cost, repositioning analysis, major lease analysis, contribution/funding requests, and real estate tax analysis.
- Investment Analyses: Assist the valuations team in preparing quarterly valuation models to evaluate total investment return, leverage strategies, cash flow forecasting, asset sales timing and values, and distribution forecasting. Collaborate with Market Leads on developing assumptions, communicating market developments, and assisting in broker engagements.
- Due Diligence and Underwriting: Support the office team in underwriting, due diligence, and closing phases for disposition and debt transactions. Coordinate the flow of information and materials with various parties; review due diligence materials; and prepare closing statements and memos. Review Argus files and associated financial assumptions and cash flow.
- Organization and Communication: Drive the organization and communication of key work products and information to effectively report market conditions.
- Support Portfolio Work: Provide support to the Asset Management Department on leadership presentations, acquisition onboarding, portfolio valuation models, cash model reviews, lender compliance, and ad-hoc analyses as needed.
Technical Competencies
- 1-3 years of Argus Enterprise experience
- Highly proficient in Excel
- Proficiency in Argus is a MUST!!!
- Strong understanding of financial analysis concepts such as rates of return, cash flows, and net present value
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to work well under pressure, independently handling multiple competing deadlines
Preferred Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in real estate, economics, finance, or accounting with 1-3 years of real estate financial analysis experience
- Experience within a real estate or finance-related organization, private equity, investment advisor, or REIT
- Ability to read and interpret lease agreements
- Familiarity with Microsoft Word and PowerPoint
- Knowledge of real estate fundamentals, including property management, investment trends, and leasing issues, as well as strong analytical and research abilities
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