Senior Analyst, Equity

Bellwetheram 2; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 95,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Bellwether is seeking a Senior Analyst, Equity to support a portfolio of commercial real estate investments in North America. The role focuses on maintaining complex financial analyses, evaluating monthly operating reports, and participating in leasing calls.

The candidate will contribute to strategic initiatives, assist with due diligence, and mentor junior analysts. The ideal candidate has at least 2 years of relevant experience in asset management, development, or acquisitions, with strong

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• Minimum of 2 years' relevant experience.
• Experience with asset management, development, or acquisitions across major asset classes preferred; client-facing experience preferred.
• Experience with property underwriting and advanced financial modeling.
• Familiarity reading loan documents, joint-venture agreements, and management agreements.

Responsibilities

• Assist in proactive monitoring and management of a portfolio of equity investments across various property types.
• Review and analyze business plans, leasing activity and monthly property operating performance.
• Maintain detailed asset-level cash flow reforecasting models.
• Organize investment-level data on a monthly & quarterly reporting basis.
• Evaluate and analyze potential new investments, assisting with due diligence and execution.
• Liaison with operating partners and asset management team to review business plan execution.
• Perform additional ad-hoc analysis as needed.
• Help train and mentor junior analysts.

Skills

Asset management

Financial modeling

Underwriting

Leasing

Due diligence

Communication

Excel

PowerPoint

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

ARGUS Enterprise

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Bellwether is a global advisory firm that helps businesses solve their most complex challenges and enhance enterprise value. We specialize in formulating and executing dynamic growth strategies through true partnership with our clients. Merging deep industry expertise, advanced analytical capabilities and best-in-class talent, we create value across the business lifecycle, from transaction management to operational transformation. Bellwether specializes in the management, analysis, and reporting of over $35 billion of AUM across a wide range of real estate related assets and corporate platforms in North America, Europe and Asia. Bellwether is privately held and has offices in Los Angeles, Newport Beach, London and Dallas.

A Senior Analyst, Equity will support the oversight of a portfolio of commercial real estate investments. Key responsibilities include maintaining complex financial analyses, evaluating monthly operating reports and participating in bi-weekly leasing calls. The Senior Analyst, Equity will be encouraged to contribute on the strategic initiatives across their deals and suggest business plan variations, where appropriate.

• Assist in the proactive monitoring and management of a portfolio of equity investments across various property types
• Review and analyze business plans, leasing activity and monthly property operating performance
• Maintain detailed and complex asset-level cash flow reforecasting models
• Organize investment-level data on a monthly & quarterly reporting basis
• Evaluate and analyze potential new investments, assisting with due diligence and execution of said investments
• Liaison with operating partners and leading members of the asset management team to review business plan execution
• Perform additional ad-hoc analysis as needed
• Help train and mentor junior analysts.
• A minimum of 2 years' relevant experience
• Asset Management, Development, or Acquisitions across major asset classes experience preferred; client-facing experience preferred
• Experience with property underwriting and advanced financial modeling
• Familiarity with reading loan documents, joint-venture agreements, management agreements, etc
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint and ARGUS Enterprise
• Bachelor's degree required

Bellwether seeks to hire entrepreneurial individuals who are highly motivated, mature and intelligent, with demonstrated excellence in prior endeavors. The successful candidate should have:

• Job Knowledge & Technical Ability: Development and analysis of real estate-based financial models with a focus on multifamily, office, and industrial assets. Familiarity with complex financial models including waterfalls and various debt structures. Ability to read and analyze investment, lease, and management agreements.
• Initiative & Dependability: Ability to perform responsibilities independently and proactively, solve problems, and improve processes and/or services. Self-directed, takes initiative and responsibility, and ensures completion of tasks.
• Communication: Excellent verbal and written communication skills; strong listening and interpersonal skills. Highly effective at preparing and presenting information.
• Professionalism & Teamwork: Acts with honesty and integrity and maintains confidentiality, adheres to company policies. Promotes a collaborative and productive work environment. Demonstrates team building, support and respect.
• Local and/or nationwide travel to assets and client sites may be required as needed, approximately 1-2 times per month depending on deal list.
• Classification: Exempt
• Position Status: Regular, Full-Time
• Reports To: Vice President, Equity
• Direct Reports: No
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, sit, and walk. Must be able to sit at an office workstation for an extended period of time. May need to reach, stoop, or kneel to access items.
• Must be able to talk, hear and use wrists, hands and/or fingers frequently and repetitively to operate a computer, telephone and other office productivity machinery.
• Must frequently prepare or inspect documents, and convey details or important instructions or ideas accurately, loudly, or quickly.
• Ability to work independently and prioritize duties to ensure timely completion. The ability to collaborate is also imperative.
• Requires active listening, critical thinking, making decisions, time management, as well as administration skills.
• Ability to interact in a courteous professional manner at all times.
• Regular, predictable attendance is required.

The physical and mental demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the functions.

• No hazardous or significantly unpleasant conditions (such as in a typical office).
• Moderate noise (i.e., business office with computers, phones, printers and light traffic).
• Indoor business office environment with windows; light foot traffic within work areas.

The work environmental characteristics described here are representative of those a teammate encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Intent of Position Description

This position description describes the general nature and level of work required by the position. It is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of qualifications, skills, duties, responsibilities or working conditions of the job. The job description is subject to change with or without notice, and Management reserves the right to add, modify or remove any qualification or duty. Nothing in this job description changes the existing at-will employment relationship between the Company and the employee occupying the position.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Bellwether is an equal-opportunity employer. Bellwether complies with all federal, state, and local laws providing equal employment opportunities, and all other employment laws and regulations. All qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to an individual's race, color, religion, religious creed and genetic information, ancestry, citizenship, physical or mental disability, medical condition (including cancer and genetic characteristics), genetic information, marital status, reproductive health decision-making, sex, gender (including gender identity and gender expression), age, sexual orientation, protected veteran and/or military status, protected medical leaves, domestic violence victim status, political affiliation, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local laws. All candidates must be able to prove eligibility to work in the United States.