ABOUT GREYSTAR

Greystar is a leading, fully integrated global real estate company 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 nearly 250 markets globally with offices throughout North America, Europe, South America, and the Asia-Pacific region. Greystar is the largest operator of apartments in the United States, manages over 1,000,000 units/beds globally, and has a robust institutional investment management platform comprised of nearly $78 billion of assets under management, including over $35 billion of development assets. Greystar was founded by Bob Faith in 1993 to become a provider of world-class service in the rental residential real estate business. To learn more, visit www.greystar.com.

JOB DESCRIPTION SUMMARY

The Associate is responsible for supporting all aspects of the portfolio management functions of the business including allocation decisions, hold-sell decisions, financings, equity raising, and relationship management.
The Portfolio Management team at Greystar plays a pivotal role in driving value creation for both our institutional partners and the internal business through effective collaboration with key internal and external stakeholders. This team is involved in critical allocation, financing, disposition, and structuring decisions. Additionally, they are instrumental in cultivating and maintaining robust relationships with external investors, ensuring alignment on the key targets of each venture.
This is a central and diverse role that provides support for, and input to, investment and portfolio management activities, through research, modelling and preparing analysis to support all functions of the portfolio management team. The Associate will also support the analysis and presentation of key performance information both internally and to external investment partners to drive well-informed and value-enhancing decisions on new and existing strategies.

KNOWLEDGE & QUALIFICATIONS

• Educated to degree level or equivalent (2:1 and above) in a related business or analytical subject; such as finance, business management, real estate, accounting, economics, mathematics, statistics; science or engineering.
• IT literate and fully conversant with all Microsoft packages including PowerPoint (Advanced level) and Excel (Advanced level)

EXPERIENCE & SKILLS

Essential:

• Demonstrable experience in an analytical role within investment banking, private equity, or other related finance.
• Strong quantitative background with experience in financial modelling, valuations and financial analysis.
• Strong qualitative analytical skills; having the ability to research, analyse and present complex financial data.
• Highly numerate, with strong attention to detail.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills; including the ability to effectively write and present reports and information.
• Excellent interpersonal skills including the ability to establish and maintain positive relationships at all levels.
• Good organisation skills and the ability to work effectively under pressure and to deadlines.
• Naturally inquisitive and commercially minded, with a desire to understand the bigger picture and contribute to understanding and solving problems.
• A positive team player, with an adaptable and flexible approach along with ability to work collaboratively to drive results and support the wider team and business objectives.
• An interest in Real Estate.

Desirable:

• Demonstrable experience working in the Real Estate Sector.
• Experience working in residential sector or on residential projects.
• Fluency in a European Language.

Primary responsibilities may include but are not limited to:

• Prepare financial models to support ongoing portfolio management decisions including, but not limited to, new acquisition activity, hold-sell analysis and financing decisions;
• Assess the performance of the portfolio(s) against budget and underwriting, highlighting any points of exception or opportunity;
• Work on a collaborative basis within Greystar’s fully integrated model to monitor and evaluate existing investments in support of the venture’s strategic objectives. Support the Portfolio Manager in engaging with Regional Investment Teams, Asset Management, Capital Projects and Marketing to bring ownership’s perspective to managing each asset.
• Oversee the preparation of materials and deliverables for presentation to internal committees, current and prospective investors, and other stakeholders;
• Assist in new venture formation, including preparation of life-of-fund models and strategy papers, as well as supporting the entities’ creation, structuring and legal documentation;
• Support the annual rent and budget-setting process;
• Work with stakeholders across the business to improve our reporting systems and data capture to drive visibility and efficiency;
• Support the mobilisation of new assets and portfolios into the business;
• Complete financial, accounting, narrative, and administrative reports, as well as analyses key to the successful execution of the business plans.