Associate, Investments

Company: Greystar
Location: Charleston
Posted on: April 10, 2021

Job Description:

Greystar is seeking an Associate to join it develop to core fund management team. The Associate will be responsible for maintaining the FP&A function of the fund, which, among other responsibilities, includes spearheading the fund's financial forecasting, return analyses, operating performance analyses, and evaluating the impact of transactions (e.g., acquisitions, developments, dispositions, etc.) on the fund's cash flows and returns. This role will provide financial consulting and strategic support to senior management to optimize capital and operational decision making and drive fund performance.JOB DESCRIPTION

• Maintain robust asset and fund-level financial models, which will serve as the basis for the fund's annual business plans, capital raising targets, investor reporting and investment decision making.
• Collaborate with regional investment and development teams to create financial analyses necessary to evaluate prospective transactions and determine their impact on the fund's forecasted cash flows and returns.
• Collaborate with asset management, operations, and capital projects teams to monitor performance of existing investments. Oversee financial analyses to measure key performance indicators and performance relative to budget, which will be leveraged to make asset-level decisions aimed at maximizing value and driving investment performance.
• Assist in the creation of annual business plans for each asset and the overall portfolio. Work with internal teams to develop performance objectives for each investment and assess potential exit strategies.
• Assist in determining the optimal funding / capitalization strategy for each of the fund's investments with the goal of optimizing the fund's liquidity and debt profile. Work closely with the finance team to actively manage debt obligations and execute financings / refinancings.
• Support the fund's quarterly valuation policies, which involves working with third party appraisers to determine the fair value of the fund's real estate investments and debt instruments in order to strike the fund's net asset value (NAV) on a quarterly basis.
• Collaborate with investment accounting and client relations to oversee the fund's quarterly and annual reporting requirements.
• Oversee the preparation of presentation materials and deliverables for Greystar's investment committee as well as current and prospective investors and other stakeholders.
• Collaborate with investor relations and client relations teams to support the fund's capital raising efforts. Assist with the completion of investor questionnaires and ad hoc analyses in an efficient manner. Greystar will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records. Posted 2 Days Ago Full time R0027817 About Us Greystar i s a leading, fully integrated real estate company offering expertise in investment management, development, and management of rental housing properties globally. Headquartered in Charleston, South Carolina, Greystar manages and operates an estimated $150 billion of real estate in over 185 markets globally including offices throughout the United States, UK, Continental Europe, Latin America, and the Asia-Pacific region. Greystar is the largest operator of apartments in the United States, managing more than 500,000 units/beds, and has a robust institutional investment management platform with approximately $35.8 billion of assets under management, including nearly $13.9 billion of assets under development. Greystar was founded by Bob Faith in 1993 with the intent to become a provider of world-class service in the rental residential real estate business. To learn more, visit www.greystar.com .

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