Senior Analyst, Investments

Greystar•Newport Beach, CA

22h•Onsite

About The Position

Greystar is a leading, fully integrated global real estate platform offering expertise in property management, investment management, development, and construction services in institutional-quality rental housing. Headquartered in Charleston, South Carolina, Greystar manages and operates over $300 billion of real estate in more than 250 markets globally, and is the largest operator of apartments in the United States, managing over 1,000,000 units/beds globally. Across its platforms, Greystar has nearly $79 billion of assets under management. Founded in 1993, Greystar aims to be a provider of world-class service in the rental residential real estate business. This role supports all aspects of Greystar’s west regional investment management team, including acquisitions and asset management functions, and serves as a key resource for the broader regional investment teams on both ongoing and ad hoc initiatives. The position contributes to the execution and implementation of the Company’s strategies and programs that drive the financial and operational performance of the Investment group through acquisitions and asset management of existing owned assets. This includes gathering and analyzing market, property, and portfolio data, identifying opportunities for improving financial and/or operational performance, managing programs that promote revenue, and performing other analytical, program management, or tasks that support the daily operation of the business. As a cutting-edge firm, Greystar is committed to leveraging AI to enhance investment strategies, sharpen analytical capabilities, and drive operational efficiencies across the platform, and this role is expected to be a contributor to that effort by actively learning, adopting, and implementing artificial intelligence tools and technologies into day-to-day investment workflows and processes.

Requirements

2+ years of experience in real estate finance.
A bachelor’s degree is required in finance, business, or related field.
Attention to detail and strong creative problem-solving skills.
Proficiency in Excel and strong financial modeling skills.

Nice To Haves

Proficiency in ChatGPT and/or Claude is a plus.

Responsibilities

Conducts financial analysis of investment opportunities, including the creation of detailed pro-forma and financial models.
Gathers, compiles, investigates, and analyzes market data to identify potential investment opportunities, and prepares narrative investment memoranda, detailed reports, and market summaries that provide insights on proposed acquisitions.
Prepare and present new investment memos, financing or disposition recommendations and updates on existing investment or portfolio status.
Establishes and maintains productive relationships with local market brokers, institutional and equity partners, lenders, real estate owners, and other key stakeholders, and appropriately manages on-going communications related to proposed investment transactions.
Identifies, investigates, and refers potential acquisitions, and other real estate transactions to appropriate Greystar leadership, and assists in preparing financial analysis, market research, and other ad hoc analysis.
Organizes, leads, and/or participates in the due diligence on acquisitions under contract, and develops documentation and recommendations on key findings that may affect the return and financial performance of the proposed deal.
Monitors and reports on the status and progress of proposed acquisitions transactions within the assigned geographic region, establishes critical timelines and deadlines for tasks and activities related to the proposed transaction, and identifies and effectively addresses issues or problems that could otherwise adversely affect closing.
Works with internal teams and external parties to implement process improvements and programs targeted to increase revenue, reduce costs, promote efficiencies, and improve the overall performance of the assigned portfolio.
Provides support and assistance to key business leaders and others by fielding questions and requests and gathering data and reports.
Performs various Investment Management functions on an on-going basis, including the monitoring, reporting and proactive problem-solving of the Company’s existing portfolio of assets within the assigned geographic region.
Supports the Asset Management team on day-to-day and ad hoc assignments, collaborating with asset managers to assist in the monitoring, analysis, and execution of portfolio-level initiatives and operational decisions.
Actively learns, adopts, and implements artificial intelligence tools and technologies into day-to-day investment workflows and processes.

Benefits

Competitive Medical, Dental, Vision, and Disability & Life insurance benefits.
Low (free basic) employee Medical costs for employee-only coverage; costs discounted after 3 and 5 years of service.
Generous Paid Time off. All new hires start with 15 days of vacation, 4 personal days, 10 sick days, and 11 paid holidays.
Your birthday off after 1 year of service!
Additional vacation accrued with tenure.
For onsite team members, onsite housing discount at Greystar-managed communities are available subject to discount and unit availability.
6-Week Paid Sabbatical after 10 years of service (and every 5 years thereafter).
401(k) with Company Match up to 6% of pay after 6 months of service.
Paid Parental Leave and lifetime Fertility Benefit reimbursement up to $10,000 (includes adoption or surrogacy).
Employee Assistance Program.
Critical Illness, Accident, Hospital Indemnity, Pet Insurance and Legal Plans.
Charitable giving program and benefits.
Benefits offered for full-time employees.