Associate - Transactions

Franklin Templeton

92d • $115,000 - $130,000

About The Position

Clarion Partners has been a leading real estate investment manager for over 40 years. Headquartered in New York, the firm maintains strategically located offices across the United States and Europe. Clarion Partners offers a broad range of real estate strategies across the risk/return spectrum to approximately 500 institutional investors across the globe. Clarion Partners operates independently as a Specialist Investment Manager owned by Franklin Templeton (FT), a diversified firm that spans asset management, wealth management, and fintech, giving us many ways to help investors make progress toward their goals.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in real estate or finance; advanced degree is a plus.
• 3-4 years postgraduate experience.
• Strong skills in financial analysis and modeling; high competency in preparing cash flows.
• Proven track record of success deploying capital into investments that generate projected returns and create long-term value for all stakeholders.
• Experience in investment underwriting both commercial and residential asset types.
• Experience underwriting development opportunities is preferred.
• Experience in preparing written investment recommendations and participating in investment opportunity presentations.
• Candidates should be proactive and self-motivated with a strong work ethic and possess the ability to execute effectively in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.
• Strong interpersonal communication and writing skills as well as a high degree of integrity.
• Ability to undertake detailed analyses and to make well-reasoned, decisive recommendations to senior management.
• Excellent writing skills, financial/quantitative skills, and fluency in Excel and Argus software are required.
• Ability to efficiently work with a minimum of supervision, and to allocate time between multiple tasks/demands, changing priorities, and tight deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Assembling and modifying discounted cash flow projection models with respect to an investment, utilizing both Excel and Argus.
• Assist with all due diligence relating to new investments including but not limited to the review of third party environmental and engineering reports, title, survey, historical financial statements, leases, and market research.
• Assembling and drafting investment memos to be presented to Clarion Partners and client investment committees.
• Monitor and analyze the financial performance of properties and portfolios.
• Create/maintain portfolio models.
• Assist with financing and disposition transactions.
• Assist with preparation and review of portfolio level and client reports.
• Prepare ad-hoc reports when needed.
• Assist with special projects as needed.

Benefits

• Highly competitive and expansive health care coverage.
• Comprehensive 401K.
• Company-sponsored volunteer opportunities.
• Individual volunteer time off.
• Parental leave and childcare programs.
• Other benefits and discount purchase programs.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees