Investment Associate

Posted 2 Days Ago
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Burr Ridge, IL
Mid level
Digital Media • Real Estate
The Role
As an Investment Associate, you will evaluate property investments and perform financial analyses, including Argus models and Excel pro formas. You will review investment materials, support capital sourcing efforts, prepare investment committee memos, manage due diligence for properties, and collaborate with various internal teams. Additionally, you will assist in training and developing junior analysts.
Summary Generated by Built In

Our SelectLeaders client is seeking a full-time Investment Associate to perform financial evaluations of property developments, acquisitions, dispositions, financing, leasing, and management for both the company’s existing portfolio and new opportunities.


This role will provide exposure to a variety of real estate investments, including retail, mixed-use, multifamily, office, and healthcare properties, and will span various risk profiles, transaction structures, and geographic regions. The position offers a fast-paced work environment in a dynamic organization with specific responsibilities varying day-to-day across projects. 

Responsibilities:

  • Support the evaluation and underwriting of acquisition and development opportunities by performing complex financial analyses, including Argus valuation models and Excel-based pro formas, cash flow projections, sensitivity analyses, and municipal incentive analyses.
  • Review and analyze investment offering materials and gather and evaluate economic and market intelligence, including leases and sales comparables, location analytics, and demographic data.
  • Support the sourcing of equity and debt capital by preparing detailed financial models, presentations, and other required deliverables for prospective investors and lenders.
  • Assist with the preparation of investment committee memos for both internal and third-party review.
  • Assist with managing due diligence on potential investments, including the review and analysis of leases, operating information, legal documentation, and other investment-related information, as well as touring properties, engaging with owners, brokers and other key stakeholders, and participating in interviews with tenants and service providers.
  • Collaborate with leasing, asset management, property management, accounting, and other internal stakeholders to validate and optimize underwriting assumptions on new opportunities.
  • Complete research and other ad-hoc analyses as required.
  • Train and facilitate the development of Investments team analysts.

Qualifications:

  • 2-5 years of work experience in commercial real estate investments, asset management, commercial banking, and/or investment sales with a minimum of 2 years in real estate development or acquisitions. 
  • Experience underwriting multiple property types with a preference for retail, mixed-use, office, and/or healthcare. 
  • Bachelor's degree 
  • Strong financial and analytical skills with advanced proficiency in Argus and Excel, a strong understanding of real estate investment metrics, and experience modeling joint ventures and distribution waterfalls.
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills, including a high standard of professionalism and responsiveness with both internal and external stakeholders.
  • Ability to work independently and as part of a team with exceptional organizational skills and a strong proficiency with multi-tasking and meeting deadlines in a demanding, fast-paced work environment.
  • Solid leadership capabilities with an enthusiastic attitude and confident personality.
  • Critical thinking with detail-oriented and creative problem-solving approach.
  • Possesses a strong work ethic, integrity, honesty, and drive. 

Benefit Overview:

  • Competitive compensation structure!
  • Company-paid dental, life insurance, short-term disability, and long-term disability are also available.
  • 401K Profit Sharing Plan
  • Flexible Spending Account
  • 25 days PTO annually
  • 8 paid Holidays

Top Skills

Argus
Excel
The Company
New York, NY
265 Employees
Hybrid Workplace
Year Founded: 2005

What We Do

Our mission is to inform, connect and advance the commercial real estate community to do more business. We aspire to be the most data-driven and humanizing digital media, live events and intelligence platform in the galaxy — and through this effort, drive the industry to greater heights.

Bisnow hosts 340+ events a year that are attended by over 70,000 people, 2,000 sponsors and hundreds of speakers. We also publish newsletters and morning briefs that reach almost three quarters of a million executives.

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