Acquisition / Asset Management Associate

Grant Morgan; Washington, Baltimore (District of Columbia, MD); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Grant Morgan is seeking an Investment Associate/Senior Associate to join its Washington, DC area team. The role focuses on strategic investment analysis for new and existing deals and preparing Investment Committee materials.

Candidates should have 2–4 years in real estate, investment banking, or private equity, strong Excel/financial modeling skills, and experience with ARGUS (AE) is preferred. The pace is fast, with interaction across Finance, Acquisitions, Development, and Asset Management.

Qualifications

• 2-4 years of relevant real estate, investment banking, or private equity experience.
• Excellent working knowledge of Excel and financial modeling.
• Strong analytical skills and solid financial aptitude.
• Ability to manage multiple transactions in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategic investment analysis for new and existing deals.
• Support Investments team by preparing Investment Committee materials and other documents.
• Review historical asset data and pro forma/budget analyses; create/update pro forma cash flows.

Skills

Financial modeling

Excel

Analytical skills

Time management

Tools

ARGUS (AE)

Job description

Our client is one of the most prestigious, prominent commercial real estate owners/developers in the metro Washington D.C. area. The company is looking for a bright, high potential individual to join their team as an Investment Associate/Senior Associate. For the past 20 years, the company has focused on value creation across all asset classes, including office, multi-family, retail, hotel, and land held for development. The company has completed over $4.7B of transactions in the DC area, achieving exceptional returns. The portfolio is currently over 3.5M square feet and will rapidly grow to over 5M square feet upon the upcoming completion of a major mixed-use development project. The executive management team is highly reputable and widely recognized for being strategic, innovative, and entrepreneurial. The company is well-positioned for continued transactional success and expansion, and they have an outstanding culture that is positive, motivated, and team oriented.

Position

In this newly created position, this person will work on strategic investment analysis for new and existing deals. The candidate will support the investments function in preparing Investment Committee materials and other necessary documents. Review and analyze historical operational asset-specific data (proforma analysis and budget analysis) and create/update pro forma cash flows. The successful candidate must be loyal, have strong character, be creative, intellectually curious and have a strong work ethic. It is essential that the candidate have the willingness to roll up their sleeves and get into the details of the task at hand. This person will have strong interaction with and visibility to members of Finance, Acquisitions, Development, Asset Management, and Property Management. This is an outstanding career opportunity for a high potential individual who is interested in working in a best-in-class, entrepreneurial, growing company.

Qualifications

• 2-4 years of relevant real estate, investment banking, or private equity experience required. Prior commercial office, multifamily, or retail experience strongly preferred
• Excellent working knowledge of Excel and financial modeling required, experience with ARGUS (AE) strongly preferred.
• Strong analytical skills and solid financial aptitude. Accuracy and attention to detail is critical.
• Strong entrepreneurial spirit with the ability to manage multiple transactions. Enjoy working in a fast-paced, informal, fluid environment with changing priorities.
• Ability to work with minimal supervision while allocating time between multiple tasks/deadlines/opportunities.

Compensation

A competitive package with an annual cash compensation package, including base and bonus.