
Investment Analyst/Associate
Job Description
Investment Analyst/Associate
Department: Acquisitions
Employment Type: Full Time
Location: Corporate - New York
Compensation: $75,000 - $150,000 / year
Description
Key Responsibilities
- Developing transaction specific financial models and investment memorandums to review, screen, and present new real estate equity and debt investments, and to analyze complex JV / partnership waterfall structures and capital structure / budgeting scenarios
- Assist in all aspects of portfolio operations, including: leasing, developing property budgets and formulating long-term asset strategies, including producing sensitivity analyses and other ad-hoc analyses for ongoing strategic initiatives
- Assisting the investment team with executing transaction-related activities such as dispositions, major lease analyses, recapitalizations, and refinancing
- Review deal-level operating / financial performance, perform variance analysis and report on operating / capital project status
Skills, Knowledge and Expertise
- Undergraduate degree in finance, economics, accounting, mathematics, or related degree from a top-tier university, with a cumulative GPA of 3.5 or higher (this is a pre-MBA role, and MBA candidates or graduates will not be considered for this position)
- 1-2 years of experience in a highly analytical role, such as investment banking (real estate investment banking preferred), private equity, or real estate finance
- Outstanding Excel financial modeling and analytical skills, with an ability to easily create models from scratch. The candidate must also be proficient in PowerPoint and Word
- Experience with Argus is preferred
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Self-motivated, with quick responsiveness and a sense of urgency
- Keen attention to detail in an environment that will require the candidate to juggle multiple deadlines under minimal supervision