Senior Associate, Acquisitions & Investments

Acento Real Estate Partners LLC.; Bethesda (MD); On-site; USD 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Base salary $125,000–$150,000

Medical, dental, vision insurance

Employer paid disability & life

Job summary

Acento Real Estate Partners LLC, headquartered in the Washington, DC metro area, is expanding its Acquisitions team to deploy capital into workforce housing. We are seeking a Senior Associate for the Acquisitions & Investments team to build execution capacity, taking direct ownership of underwriting and due diligence on a defined share of the live pipeline.

This newly created role will develop into a second team member capable of managing deal negotiations with the VP.

Qualifications

• 4–7+ years in real estate acquisitions, investment banking, or private equity.
• Independent due diligence and underwriting experience on institutional deals.
• Strong Excel modeling skills (pro formas, sensitivity analysis, waterfall/return modeling).
• Experience reviewing PSAs and coordinating with legal counsel; excellent communication to Investment Committee.
• Bachelor's degree; willingness to travel for property tours and market events.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain acquisition models and pro formas, including income growth, expenses, capex, tax, and exit analysis.
• Lead end-to-end due diligence, coordinating legal, financial, environmental, and inspection workstreams.
• Participate in negotiations, structuring, and PSA coordination toward independent deal negotiations.
• Own post-acquisition handoff: structured transition packets to asset management at closing.
• Prepare investment memos and IC presentations combining due diligence, market data, and financial analysis.

Skills

Real estate acquisitions

Financial modeling

Underwriting & due diligence

Negotiation & structuring

Presentation to IC

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

RedIQ

RealPage

Job description

Acento Real Estate Partners, headquartered in the Washington, DC metro area, is a leading property operations and investment management company, focused on delivering exceptional service to multifamily communities in Hispanic markets and Workforce Housing. Since 2002, we’ve earned a reputation as innovative, people-first experts in acquiring, redeveloping, and managing residential assets.

We believe diversity is a strength—and our workforce, residents, and partners reflect the vibrant, inclusive communities we build. Through value-driven strategies and a commitment to service, Acento Real Estate Partners is redefining the standard for residential property management.

Acento Real Estate Partners is expanding our Acquisitions team to support the deployment of our new fund's capital into workforce housing and we are looking for a Senior Associate for the Acquisitions & Investments team. This newly created role is designed to build execution capacity: taking direct ownership of underwriting and due diligence on a defined share of the live pipeline and developing into a second team member capable of running deal negotiation and structuring alongside the VP.

Key Responsibilities

Financial Analysis & Underwriting

• Independently build and maintain acquisition models and pro formas, including income growth assumptions, expense benchmarking, capex modeling, tax analysis, and exit scenario analysis
• Analyze historical operating statements to identify trends, anomalies, and value-creation opportunities
• Prepare and stress-test financial models for Investment Committee review
• Validate underwriting assumptions against current market rent, occupancy, and comparable data
• Develop and maintain sensitivity analyses and scenario models for active deals
• Independently manage the end-to-end due diligence process — from LOI execution through closing — on an assigned share of the pipeline, coordinating legal, financial, environmental, and physical inspection workstreams
• Assemble and quarterback due diligence teams and third-party consultants
• Order, review, and verify due diligence documentation, third-party reports, rent rolls, and operating statements
• Track loan terms, milestones, and lender requirements throughout the transaction lifecycle
• Track deal milestones, deadlines, and outstanding items using internal pipeline tools
• Support the VP (Lead) and Associate on the firm's insurance/climate risk matrix and market-risk data; flag material findings during underwriting and diligence

Deal-Making & Support

• Participate in negotiations, structuring, and PSA/counsel coordination alongside the VP, with a path toward running negotiations independently

Property Operations & Reporting

• Own the post-acquisition handoff: build and deliver a structured transition packet to asset and property management at closing
• Prepare investment memos and IC presentations synthesizing due diligence, market data, and financial analysis

What you will bring along

• 4–7+ years in real estate acquisitions, investment banking, or private equity; multifamily or workforce housing exposure preferred
• Demonstrated ability to independently run due diligence and underwriting on institutional-quality deals from LOI through closing
• Strong Excel modeling skills (pro formas, sensitivity analysis, waterfall/return modeling); working knowledge of RedIQ, RealPage, or similar platforms
• Experience reviewing PSAs and coordinating with legal counsel; excellent communication skills, comfortable presenting to an Investment Committee
• Bachelor's degree required; willingness to travel for property tours, broker meetings, and market-facing events

We Take Care of Our People – we offer competitive salary & employee benefits

• Base salary: $125,000–$150,000, commensurate with experience, plus performance-based incentive bonus
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance with Health Reimbursement Account (HRA) partially paid by employer
• Employer paid short & long-term disability + life insurance