Senior Analyst, Asset Management Student Housing, US

The Role

You will play a significant role assisting the asset management team in optimizing the operations and maximizing the value of a portfolio of student living assets across the US and Canada.

Job Responsibilities

• Finding ways to drive value to the operational analysis of our assets and portfolio
• Owning a significant amount of internal reporting and approval request responsibility, including the coordination of reporting responsibilities with several internal departments to ensure proper tracking and timely and accurate reporting
• Seeking opportunities to proactively automate and increase efficiencies in our current processes
• Benchmarking of performance of the assets relative to original business plans, competitors, and market conditions
• Creating inventive cost/benefit and “what if” scenarios on an ad hoc basis
• Supporting the annual budget creation and quarterly reforecasting processes
• Preparing strategy and investment recommendations through written and oral presentations and reports
• Assisting in the management of capital budgeting and project tracking and profitability analysis
• Building positive business relationships with property managers in furtherance of business objectives
• Attending regular update calls with third-party property managers to assist with the implementation of strategic, property-level decisions
• Evaluating opportunities to renovate existing communities, analyzing projected costs, returns and potential cost savings

Job Requirements

• Degree in Real Estate, Economics, Accounting, or Architecture
• Significant financial modeling experience, preferably in real estate
• Intermediate expertise regarding data models, database design development, data mining and segmentation techniques
• At least 2 years’ experience working with multi-family or student living assets
• Advanced Excel skills along with a creative approach to analyzing data to solve problems
• Intermediate PowerPoint skills
• Ownership mentality, should also be flexible and inquisitive
• A demonstrated interest in real estate asset management
• Ability to multi-task projects with overlapping deadlines efficiently and to prioritize effectively
• Ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced and process-driven environment
• Familiarity with property management software (Entrata) preferred
• CPA/CFA charter holder or candidate status preferred