Analyst

Newcastle Investors • Chicago, IL

4d

About The Position

Newcastle Investors is a real estate investment and operating company that acquires, develops, and owns multifamily and mixed-use properties in urban Chicago. For more information on Newcastle, please visit www.newcastleinvestors.com/ Position Summary If you love real estate and want to be part of a collaborative culture that strives to win, we want you as part of our team. Come power your career with us and enjoy the journey along the way. You will experience all aspects of real estate investment, development, and operations at this vertically integrated real estate investment and operating company. You will work as part of a collaborative team to evaluate investment opportunities, develop firm-wide strategic initiatives, perform market analyses, report on asset and project performance, and support capital-raising activities.

Requirements

• Top academic performer with a BS/BA in finance, accounting, real estate, business, or related field.
• Two to four years of real estate investment experience utilizing financial analysis, research, and strong communication skills.
• Ability to construct, interpret, and explain complex financial models.
• Unquestionable integrity, credibility, and character, who has demonstrated high moral and ethical behavior.
• Advanced Excel skills.
• Familiarity with Argus.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office.
• Familiarity with debt and equity structures.
• Ability to understand and abstract legal documents such as leases and purchase and sale agreements.
• Experience compiling economic, demographic, and real estate market data to be used in investment and strategic decision-making.
• Desire and ability to develop relationships through networking and industry events.
• A highly motivated team player eager to work in a collaborative environment focused on delivering outstanding results.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop asset strategy that exploits opportunities or overcomes challenges on new and existing Investments.
• Monitor, evaluate, and report on portfolio asset performance. Analyze financial and operating trends to uncover opportunities and identify potential problems before they occur.
• Assist with asset financing and maintaining the firm’s debt portfolio by preparing loan packages, evaluating loan proposals, and ensuring loan compliance.
• Analyze opportunities and risks of new investments and developments.
• Prepare financial models (Excel, Argus, etc.) to analyze investments, model project capitalization, perform sensitivity analyses, and pitch investment opportunities to capital partners.
• Perform market analyses to track and analyze economic, demographic, and real estate market data to draw supportable conclusions that guide investment decisions.
• Evaluate value-add opportunities for portfolio assets.
• Partner with asset managers and operations managers to identify, evaluate and plan renovations and other large capital investments.
• Develop proposals and investor communications supporting investment decisions based on financial, market, and project analysis.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level