Analyst/Associate of Acquisitions & Development
About The Position
SteelWave is seeking a detail-oriented Analyst or Associate to join its Acquisitions & Development team in either its San Francisco or Marina del Rey office. Working under limited supervision, the position supports transaction underwriting, financial modeling, market research, reporting, and asset management. The role regularly interacts with joint venture partners, lenders, investment brokers, senior leadership, and investors. SteelWave is a vertically integrated real estate investment manager, owner, and operator with a commercial portfolio across the western United States, including Northern and Southern California, Denver, Seattle, and Austin. Since 1973, the company has acquired and developed more than $11 billion in commercial real estate. This is an office-based individual-contributor role with up to 15% travel. Work is primarily computer-based, and extended hours may be needed during peak transaction cycles. The position may have minimal supervisory responsibilities.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Real Estate, or a related field.
- 2–5 years of experience in commercial real estate underwriting, analysis, or asset management.
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel modeling and ARGUS Enterprise.
- Strong written, verbal, and presentation skills, with the ability to interface effectively with senior executives and external partners.
- High degree of self-motivation, exceptional attention to detail, strong organizational skills, and ability to independently manage competing deadlines.
Nice To Haves
- Experience leveraging AI tools to draft, summarize, and analyze data efficiently and accurately.
Responsibilities
- Perform preliminary underwriting, asset valuation, and sensitivity analyses across a range of financial assumptions.
- Maintain and update complex Excel and ARGUS models.
- Prepare quarterly business plans, monthly and quarterly variance analyses, capital trackers, and rolling financial forecasts using historical and projected data.
- Coordinate departmental budget processes, maintain financial controls and procedures, and enhance FP&A processes.
- Gather and analyze financial market data.
- Support asset-level marketing initiatives, including branding, brochures, collateral, and websites, and interact with the brokerage community.
- Interface professionally with internal departments, joint venture partners, lenders, consultants, and potential investors.
- Provide ad hoc analytical support and research as needed.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
