Be part of the firm that defines its industry
AST Defeasance is the largest firm in its field nationwide, advising on several thousand commercial real estate finance transactions every year. We’re a boutique firm, so you’ll work directly on complex deals from your first month, in a team where your analysis is seen and used, not buried under layers of hierarchy.
Location: Onsite, five days per week in Los Angeles, CA. Relocation costs are not covered.
Job Description- Accurately populate standardized templates with financial data and keep them current as deals progress.
- Gather and organize documents needed for transaction closings
- Assist with updating trackers, checklists, and internal databases as deals progress
- Respond to routine internal requests for data or status updates
- Bachelor’s degree required
- 1-2 years' experience in real estate or finance a plus
- Competency in Microsoft applications including Word and Excel
- Effective time management and ability to multitask
- Attention to detail
- Strong writing skills
- Work Authorization: Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States on a permanent basis. We are unable to provide visa sponsorship of any kind, now or in the future, including H-1B, TN, E-3, and sponsorship for OPT or STEM OPT extensions. Candidates who will require sponsorship at any point in the future will not be considered for this role.
Compensation is $60-75K
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree
- 1-2 years of experience in real estate or finance
- Competency in Microsoft applications, including Word and Excel
- Effective time management and ability to multitask
- Attention to detail
- Strong writing skills
- Permanent U.S. work authorization without current or future visa sponsorship requirements
AST Defeasance Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about AST Defeasance and has not been reviewed or approved by AST Defeasance.
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Career-Linked Recognition & Rewards — An entrepreneurial, performance-driven environment with merit-based advancement is noted, which some candidates value over big-company structures. Responsibility can grow quickly with meaningful deal exposure, indicating rewards tied to contribution.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Occasional office perks like free team lunches and early-leave Fridays are mentioned as small quality-of-life boosts. While not core coverage, these extras can improve day-to-day experience.
AST Defeasance Insights
What We Do
AST Defeasance is the first choice of commercial real estate borrowers and lenders looking for the highest quality and lowest cost defeasance consultants. There are real differences between AST Defeasance and its competitors: 1) NO UPFRONT FEES. We don't get paid until the deal closes. 2) We offer the lowest cost defeasance services in the industry since we refuse to partner with individual broker-dealers. AST collects multiple bids from the largest investment banks on Wall Street. 3) We'll close your deal in 2 weeks guaranteed. 4) We have a 100% closing track record. 5) AST Defeasance assesses each commercial real estate deal individually, utilizing state-of-the-art techniques to lower defeasance costs, including Residual Sharing, Defeasing to the Open Window and Competitive Securities Pricing and Custom-Made Securities. We know that defeasance is often the smallest part of our clients’ commercial real estate refinancings or sales. AST Defeasance manages the entire defeasance process from start to finish so you can focus on your closing.
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