Analyst

Cantor Fitzgerald • Stamford, NY

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About The Position

The Analyst supports commercial real estate transactions by preparing pitch materials and offering memoranda, conducting research, building financial models, and writing transaction narratives. The role involves underwriting a variety of transactions using market information, appraisals, and comparable data, and reviewing financial statements, loan documents, joint venture agreements, appraisals, and other relevant materials to identify key information.

The Analyst also develops industry relationships, participates in weekly pipeline meetings, tracks transaction executions, and helps identify new business opportunities. The position requires strong analytical, writing, communication, organizational, and time-management skills, as well as the ability to work independently and collaboratively under tight deadlines.

Requirements

• 0–2 years of hospitality real estate experience in an analytically rigorous environment, such as capital markets, acquisitions, development, or asset management.
• Hospitality finance background, including specific experience with hotel profit and loss statements and STR reports.
• Good understanding of appraisal and valuation principles.
• Strong research, analytical, and problem-solving skills, including the ability to analyze qualitative and quantitative information.
• Self-motivated and team-oriented, with strong time-management skills to prioritize tight deadlines.
• Ability to be proactive, anticipate demands, and accomplish tasks with minimal direction and oversight.
• Exceptional organizational, interpersonal, quantitative, writing, and communication skills, including the ability to interface with clients and their top-level executives.
• Ability to communicate analytical and marketing data effectively in writing.
• Ability to work independently while contributing as a team player.
• Bachelor’s degree in Hospitality Management, Real Estate, Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related discipline, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Proficiency in Outlook, Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.

Nice To Haves

• Real estate investment banking or commercial real estate lending or investing experience.
• Candidates from a hotel or hospitality program.

Responsibilities

• Prepare pitch materials and offering memoranda for commercial real estate transactions, including research, financial modeling, and transaction narratives.
• Build complex financial models of property-level cash flows and debt and equity structures using market information, appraisals, and comparable data.
• Underwrite a variety of transactions quickly and accurately.
• Review financial statements, loan documents, joint venture agreements, appraisals, and other relevant documents to identify pertinent information.
• Network within the industry through meetings, events, and involvement in real estate trade organizations.
• Participate in weekly pipeline meetings to discuss deal flow, deal status, market conditions, and new client leads.
• Track and maintain a database of transaction executions and help identify new business opportunities.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Competitive benefits package
• Health insurance
• Vision insurance
• Dental insurance
• Paid time off
• 401(k) retirement plan with employer matching
• May be eligible for discretionary bonuses and other short- and long-term incentives, such as deferred cash or equity

What This Job Offers

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