Analyst

starlightinvest.com; Toronto; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Starlight Investments is seeking an Analyst to support financial analysis, underwriting, and due diligence across its Canadian residential and mixed-use portfolio. You will work with development, construction, asset management, and finance teams to advance opportunities from acquisition through execution, while identifying AI-native workflows to improve decision making.

The role emphasizes building defensible business cases, managing due diligence, and maintaining accurate portfolio data to

Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree in commerce/business with a focus on corporate finance.
• Proficient financial modeling (Excel) and presentation creation (PowerPoint).
• Strong aptitude for AI and workflow automation technologies; evaluate new tools quickly.
• Drive to uncover potential problems and solve them creatively with minimal direction.
• Ability to make decisions in a highly demanding environment.
• Develop and sustain cooperative, professional working relationships.
• Basic understanding of the real estate development process from acquisition to stabilization.
• Excellent organizational skills and ability to manage multiple deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Create defensible business cases for development opportunities from concept to execution plans.
• Lead development underwriting, due diligence, financial modeling, and investment memos.
• Manage due diligence with internal teams and external consultants.
• Maintain portfolio summaries for senior management review.
• Collaborate with development and construction teams; update cash flow projections.
• Remain informed on market dynamics in Starlight’s target areas and potential new markets.
• Support construction financing applications with lender packages and due diligence.

Skills

Financial modeling

AI & automation awareness

Tool evaluation & adoption

Decision making under pressure

Relationship building

Analytical thinking

Problem-solving

Education

Commerce/Business degree (corporate finance focus)

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Starlight Investments (“Starlight”) is aleading global alternative asset manager with $30 billion in assets under management across Canada, the United States, and the United Kingdom. Aprivately held owner, developer and asset manager of more than 70,000 multi-residential suites and 7million square feet of commercial space, Starlight offers arange of investment vehicles and strategies across the residential, commercial, development, infrastructure and capital markets sectors. Starlight’s mission is to invest with impact, creating long-term value for investors while building stronger, more sustainable communities.

Starlight’s Canadian development platform is focused on creating purpose-built rental housing through acombination of infill intensification opportunities within its existing portfolio, redevelopment projects and strategic land acquisitions. Our development pipeline includes over 10,000 suites to be delivered over the next ten years across the GTA , Southern Ontario, Metro Vancouver, and Vancouver Island. The platform spans low-rise, mid-rise and high-rise communities and is designed to help address Canada’s housing supply challenges while enhancing the long-term value of Starlight’s existing assets.

Reporting to the Senior Vice President, the Analyst is responsible for financial analysis, underwriting, due diligence, and evaluation of development and investment opportunities across Starlight’s Canadian residential and mixed-use portfolio. The role supports the identification and execution of infill developments, redevelopment initiatives, and greenfield projects, while working closely with our development, construction, asset management, and finance teams to advance projects through acquisition, planning, financing and execution.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Create defensible business cases for potential development opportunities by analyzing initial, high-level concepts through to detailed development, construction, and overall execution plans; present these plans for review and approval by senior management and, ultimately, Starlight’s Investment Committee
• Accountable for the development underwriting process, including due diligence, financial modeling and preparation of investment memos and other decision-making materials
• Manage due diligence for select development projects, working collaboratively with internal partners and third-party consultants
• Maintain accurate portfolio summary to ensure timely access to information for use by senior management
• Collaborate with the development and construction teams, manage quarterly reporting streams and cash flow projections to update estimated returns
• Maintain adetailed and thorough understanding of events and dynamics occurring within Starlight’s target markets and other potential markets of interest
• Assist with construction financing applications by preparing lender packages, reviewing third-party valuations, construction budgets, and due diligence materials, refining financial projections, and obtaining investor/partner approvals
• Challenge traditional ways of working by identifying and implementing AI-native and automated workflows that materially improve how the team analyzes opportunities, makes decisions, and executes itswork

Requirements

• Undergraduate degree in commerce/business with afocus on corporate finance
• Proficient financial modeling (Excel) and presentation creation (Powerpoint) skills
• Strong aptitude for AI and emerging workflow automation technologies; ability to rapidly evaluate new tools, identify practical applications, and translate them into tangible operational improvements
• Drive to uncover potential problems and solve them creatively with minimal direction
• Ability to carefully make decisions in ahighly demanding environment
• Ability to develop and sustain cooperative, professional working relationships
• Elementary understanding of the real estate development process throughout aproject’s lifecycle from acquisition to stabilization
• Strong organizational skills and an ability to manage competing deadlines by prioritizing work streams